Heart attack...the ultimate wake up call

A heart attack is the ultimate wake up call...if you are one of the lucky ones who survives it. Something like 50% of first heart attack victims do not survive it. This is not good odds! A better plan is to make yourself heart attack proof before it gets to that point, and that is easier than you might think.

Think heart disease is not a problem for you? Did you know heart disease kills 1 in 4 Americans, and is the leading cause of death for men and women? Even more shocking is the fact every one of us who grew up eating a typical western diet has the beginnings of heart disease by the time we reach puberty...the question isn't whether you have it, the question is how progressed is it...



Unfortunately, as good as medical technology is, it is not yet good at seeing the actual condition of our arteries. Treadmill stress tests typically detect only very advanced heart disease, and even then not at all reliability.
http://epmonthly.com/article/special-report-the-truth-about-stress-tests/?option=com_content&task=view&id=591&Itemid=28

A high resolution imaging procedure that does show the exact condition of our arteries has been developed by the Cleveland Clinic in recent years, but it is not commercially available because it's complex and expensive. If you're curious to know more about it you may be interested in this lecture delivered by Cleveland Clinic Chief of Cardiology:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKXqO3FaBCY_YlnBV3diMEtKFHjrmKMQa

So yes, this is perhaps the most important diet related health topic of our time. Heart disease is not normal, it does not occur in cultures with correct diets (see the book "The Blue Zones"). And reversing heart disease completely is not only possible, it is not complicated from a procedural perspective (see the book "Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease" by Dr. Esselstyn, formerly of the Cleveland Clinic). Of course changing diet can be difficult for emotional and cultural reasons...motivation helps. The surprising thing is the overwhelming majority of people who make the change report the "new" diet is actually more enjoyable than the old...all the pleasure, none of the pain.

There is a hero story to wrap up this post: a health care industry professional who survived a heart attack herself, and then adopted the disease reversal diet. Hers is an encouraging story.