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No. 0209
The Villains
Ask Harvey
Cholesterol and saturated fat and ‘bad’ fat. they are unquestionably the major
I am confused. I have to watch
kill people. When blood is constricted and cause. They are true villains when it
my cholesterol so is it wrong to
Cholesterol comes from animal unable to get to the heart, a comes to our heart health.
have avocado? I know it has fat in
products. It is produced in the heart attack is the result. When Today, it is no longer a matter of de-
it. liver and cells of animals and the blood is prevented from bate whether we should reduce the
— Norma P humans and nowhere else. It is reaching the brain, a stroke intake of animal products, but solely on
impossible to ingest cholesterol occurs. Plaque causes veins to the extent to which we should reduce
from the plant kingdom. be blocked. Plaque is a thick it. Opinions range from a conservative
Fats are found in all foods. coating of cholesterol and fat cutback of 15 percent or 20 percent to
Hi Norma However, the vast majority of trapped in the arteries, which total abstinence from all animal prod-
There is no such thing as choles- fat, including saturated fats, the body has been unable to ucts. What you are motivated to de-
comes from animal products as remove. cide is what you are most comfortable
terol coming from nuts or avoca-
well. Certainly many other factors with and what will work best in your
dos or any other plant food—or,
Reduce the intake of animal contribute to cardiovascular life.
for that matter, any place other
foods in your diet and you re- disease, and animal products One thing is certain: ... cont P2
than the liver of animals. duce your level of cholesterol are not the exclusive cause, but
Harvey
February is Heart Month
Because February is Heart pressure and cholesterol; over- fresh fruits and vegetables.
Health Month the focus for this weight; physically inactive; and If you talk on the phone for long peri-
article will be some simple, family history of heart disease. ods, stand up while talking.
practical, and beneficial strate- Heart disease is often referred If your work includes sitting for long
gies for heart-healthy living. to as a lifestyle disease. Un- periods of time, take short breaks to
Staying Fit For Life through healthy habits lead to an un- stand or walk every hour.
smart diet and exercise is a healthy heart. Take the stairs instead of the elevator,
good investment. So, here are some suggestions: or get off a few floors early and take
Risk factors that seem to al- Stop smoking. the stairs the rest of the way.
ways top every list when it Limit your intake of animal Park father away from the mall or the
comes to a recipe for heart dis- products. grocery store and walk the extra dis-
ease are: Smoking; high blood Increase your consumption of tance … (continued P2)
Feeling Fit For Life Letter
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The Villains — continued from p1
Lowering your intake of animal vegetables. becoming too thick and plug-
products is going to have a Dr. William Castelli, medical ging the arteries.”
beneficial effect on your health director of the famed Framing- Fruit is cleansing, not clog-
commensurate with the extent ham Study on Heart Disease ging.
to which you reduce these and a faculty member of Har- Research on the effect of the
foods in your diet. vard Medical School, indicates overconsumption of animal
Let me be clear. Cholesterol that “An amazing substance products is overwhelmingly
and fat (animal products) are found in many types of fruit conclusive: It is killing us!
wreaking havoc on people’s can cut your risk of heart dis- Take the approach to health
health. Cut back! Add more ease or heart attack. The care that is truly grounded in
“I had a cleansing foods to your diet. substance protects the heart prevention and help your body
Add more fresh fruits and by preventing the blood from cleanse itself from villains.
quintuple
February is Heart Month —- continued from p1
bypass in May. Walk your dog. family’s house instead of tele- cause of death in the U.S.
Dance with someone or by phoning them. Educate yourself about the
It was not Mad yourself. Keep fruit and/or vegetables dangers and get on track with
If you want something across handy for snacks. proper eating, including proper
Cows but sane the room, get it yourself in- You get the idea. Stay active. food combining, and exercise.
stead of asking someone else Eat healthier. Cut out bad Be heart smart year round and
to get it. habits. be Fit For Life as your way of
cows in my Bicycle. February is heart awareness life for yourself and for your
Do housework. month. February is not the loved ones.
arteries.” Play outdoors games and ac- sole month to practice a heart
tivities with friends and family. healthy lifestyle.
—unknown Walk to a nearby friend or Heart disease is the leading
TECH TALK
There is a surprising link be- plaque will burst, causing a whatever reason, the cytokine
tween inflammation and heart heart attack or a stroke. Phy- signals begin ramping up the
attacks. sicians still do not know for inflammatory process instead
Cholesterol molecules slip sure how inflammation might of notching it down, the plaque
into the lining of coronary ar- cause plaque to burst. The becomes unstable. Inflamma-
teries and are engulfed by theory is that macrophages tion seems to contribute to the
cells called macrophages. alerted to the presence of propensity of plaques to rup-
Eventually, a plaque forms. something that doesn’t be- ture and cause a heart attack.
The stronger the inflammatory long, come in and try to clean CardioZyme with Nattokinase
reaction, the more likely the out the cholesterol. If, for enhances ...(continued P3)
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TECH TALK — continued from p2
the body’s natural ability to Nattokinase may help prevent The combination of Car-
fight clots in several different the conditions leading to blood dioZyme and LifeImmune are
ways. The properties Car- clots. preventative and maintenance
dioZyme’s Nattokinase closely LifeImmune with Serratiopepti- enzymes that may well con-
resembles those properties of dase, and other Proteolytic tribute to a healthier heart due
plasmin so it dissolves fibrin enzymes exhibits anti- to the reduction of plaque and
directly. More importantly, it inflammatory qualities that inflammation which are lead-
also enhances the body’s pro- improves circulation. Once in ing causes of cardiovascular
duction of both plasmin and the bloodstream these en- problems.
other clot-dissolving agents. zymes enhance blood flow These enzymes do not have
An oral daily dose of as little due to repairing capillaries the harmful side effects of
as 2,000 fibrin units (FU) of damaged by inflammation. medications prescribed by
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