Wednesday, 16 March 2011

Ways to prevent Arteriosclerosis


Arteriosclerosis is a disease which refers to the accumulation of excess of bad cholesterol and other debris in the blood stream. Arteries of our body carry blood to many organs of our body. Arteriosclerosis causes the tissues of the arterial walls to thick and hence the blood supply to major organs of the body like the kidney, brain is stopped. This causes heart attacks and strokes,liver and kidney problems. High blood pressure is caused primarily due to the poor blood circulation in a body due to Arteriosclerosis (l’artériosclérose) . Heart can be compared to muscle. Every heart just like every muscle of the body becomes stronger and healthier with exercise. A regular aerobic exercise increases the energy of the heart to pump more of blood with fewer beats .The first symptom of this disease is the pain in the chest area. The legs of the body would feel weak and numb. The kidneys would also cause problems.

Hyper tension is developed when the pressure of the blood is increased. This adds more stress to the heart while it pumps blood. The causes of Hyper tension are Obesity,Stress and age factor. Menopause and other hormonal changes in women like pregnancy also contributes to hyper tension. This can be reduced by regular exercise , intake of healthy diet,and also by quitting smoking and drinking.

The complications and the results of hyper tension are Cardiomegaly[enlarged heart],
heart attacks(crise cardiaque) ,Arteriosclerosis,Kidney failure,Eye damage and brain damage.

Hypertension is the primary reason which damage the arteries' cell causing them to thicken or harden. In this stage when one consumes fatty substances these fats just accumulate in the blood vessels of the body .
Antioxidants (In French
antioxydants)  this blocks the  ability of the heart to pump blood and in turn it causes Chest pain ,Kidney and brain damage.

Due to the high blood pressure blood clots in the brain and the brain cells die due to the lack of proper supply of oxygen. In the Kidneys the blood clots deprives them of the ability to separate toxic waste and hence cause Kidney failure.

The home remedies to lower hypertension are as follows:

Garlic -This is used to reduce blood pressure and cure the hard and thick arteries.
Indian goose berry -The juice of this berry can be taken as an effective remedy every morning. Water melon,Papayas,baked potatoes are proved to effectively reduce hypertension. Grapefruit is known to tone the arteries of the heart. Dark chocolates are also good for heart and blood circulation in the body.

"Every affection of the mind that is attendant with either pain or pleasure, hope or fear, is the cause of an agitation whose influence extends to the heart."
-William Harvey,father of modern heart physiology,


Herbert Benson was able to discover in the early 1970's itself the great effects that yoga has on reducing the stress and its impact on healthy heart.
Hence it is important to do yoga to get rid of stress and fear factors of the mind.

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