I just want to throw this in the series and see on what everyone think in conjunction with the "healthy diet or exercise" in preventing heart diseases. To me, this next topic plays a great role in understanding what can happen still or what predisposes anyone to Heart Attack, no matter how religious we are in achieving or maintaining a healthy life style.
In 2004, our 9-5 hours Heart Attack Care Services (HAC) was changed to 24 hours, this included out-of-hours where all arriving patients with chest pain were directed to our Coronary Care Unit (CCU). Among these admissions were of young and healthy men having real heart attacks. This number basically opened our eyes and found them alarming, they were found to not have a single risk of Heart Disease and having a healthy lifestyle.
One example was a 29 yearl old gym instructor, with all the packs that you can count in the world, not just 6! It can't be helped that we needed to ask about his diet.
The only abnormal blood result we had of him was his sky-high level of cholesterol.
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Familial Hypercholesterolemia (FH)
Simply put, anybody who have this basically have had high levels of cholesterol since birth. Or worse, from conception perhaps?
As it's in our genes, one DNA is not doing its's job, that is to control our low-density proteins or LDL, the bad cholesterol.
In the UK, one person a day with FH has a Heart Attack. About a third of people don’t survive their first heart attack, and many who do survive will have damaged hearts.
Statins
These are cholesterol-lowering drugs that vary in their effectivity. What they do is to block the production of cholesterol, making them a standard medication after a heart attack, as a secondary prevention for another occurence.
But, has anyone heard of the "cholesterol myth" before?
Increasing number for the young male population
As our Hospital Trust is a pioneer when it comes to cardiac research, our CCU for instance have a lot of ongoing research, day after day with our 24 hours HAC service. Some take years in data collection, some for only a few months.
This increasing number was quite alarming which prompted another research in 2008 to find a cure, or at least find "something" that is effective in lowering the cholesterol other than statins.
The next part will be of the most common side effects of statin, the cholesterol myth and some recent results that were found to be effective in lowering cholesterol in our diet.
Please leave a comment or anything to add, suggest, correct, advise and any experiences that may be found helpful by some of us. The more, the merrier.
I am a cardiac nurse, not a doctor. Please do own research as you may see fit. Thank you.
https://steemit.com/steemiteducation/@immarojas/which-weighs-more-in-preventing-heart-illnesses-healthy-diet-or-exercise-part-2
References:
https://www.bhf.org.uk/heart-matters-magazine/medical/familial-hypercholesterolaemia
https://www.webmd.com/cholesterol-management/side-effects-of-statin-drugs#2-3
Nice information, thanks. I get this strange feeling with the construct "have anybody" instead of "has anybody". Strange because the English is fluent everywhere else. Much love.
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Ahahaha thank you..after some thought, i sometimes get distracted and confused on which one to use. This includes IN or ON.
Sending some back☺😁
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Maybe its interesting to mention that slim people also can suffer from a high cholesterol level, or am i wrong?
And good cholesterol is def a must in a everone's diet, its boosts your testosteron level.
Good night po
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You are correct yes. Am a bit intrigued on what diets can people have in helping their cholesterol level...that includes u for ur testosterons. Me i must start focusingin these things.
Thanks kuya!
Somebody told me to get BAT as @lukestokes apparently is endorsing it. What do you think?
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Well i said me, but everybody must keep their testosteron in check. Man & women. Im interested in food to. I must, if i dont eat good i dont feel good. However thats pretty easy. all i need to do is eat my daily raw veggies in shake with fruit. And i don;t eat too much junk-food and rarely drink alcohol. This way i stay a bit ninja.
Thanks for asking but I really dont know much about the market, i thought you ment a BAT diet:) I gues the whole market wile rise in the upcoming years if the goverment wont involve too much. But dont take my word for it nobody knows for sure.
Its baliw late here i better go to sleep.
Ignat.
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Its morning in Europe kuya..where are u at? Am kidding..dont be so serious😂😂
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Nice series.
I'm an ophthalmic physician and what I advise my patients is that diet is the key and most important thing for heart and other systemic illnesses, but exercise is very important as well for both physical and mental health.
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For diabetics yes..aside from all other problems that they can have secondary to their DM.
You think stem cells will be considered as a treatment for them in the future? Pancreas wise.
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I have FH and am on a statin for therapeutic purposes. Even tho my cholesterol went down from using the medications they want me to stay on it forever bc of family history. Thankfully I didn't have a bad reaction like some do to this medication.
Now that Im just passing my 60's I am overweight and having a heck of a time getting the weight off - actually getting the motivation to get the weight off. Did you know that tomorrow never comes?? hehe
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It never comes lols! Oh so this was what you meant before. Yeah stay on it. We prescribe it even if the patients' chol levels are normal as per standard☺
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I always thought that it should be both to prevent illnesses, healhty diet and even some exercise/or not being too stagnant.
Nice to learn new here, about that in born high cholesterol level.
I think one reason why male were likely to have higher cholesterol is because of they are mostly/or a lot are alcohol drinkers. I am not a med practitioner or even a researcher, just my observation. :D :P
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Let me finish this ate and we will tackle alcohol with cholesterol. Am not well versed about alcohol but ive heard of red wine. I-research ko later as magandang isale here. Ta!
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Lola, high blood na ba Yung nahihilo Lalo na Kung tumitingin sa itaas. Tapos masama agad pakiramdam kapag walang masyadong fresh air sa paligid or not well ventilated ung area? O posibleng dahil sa mata lang?
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Sounds like vertigo ate..or sudden change of position. Di po ako sure. Kc un wala fresh air, parang di ka makahinga, ewan ko lang if sensitive tayo.
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Medyo sensitive Lalo pag naka ercon bus sumasaba pakiramdam. Tnx Lola ha. Steem on! God bless always.
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Ako sa syado lamig ang masama naman..like ramdam ang lamig na napasok sa nostrils. Kulong kc ang hangin sa bus..so hinde sya fresh..nasama na utot ng lahat😂
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