Atherosclerosis Leads To Heart Attack, Stroke, and Kidney Failure

ATHEROSCLEROSIS

"In many countries, atherosclerosis is the leading cause of illness and death."

Atherosclerosis comes from the Greek words athero meaning gruel or paste and sclerosis meaning hardness. This disease refers to a condition involving plaque which builds up on the inner lining of the artery. The plaque develops from deposits of fatty substances, cholesterol, cellular waste products, calcium and other substances. As the level of the plaque increases blood and oxygen are restricted from flowing freely though the artery. Further injury is caused when plaque becomes brittle and fractures causing blood clots to form. These blood clots are very life threatening as they travel through the blood vessels to different parts of the body. If the clot travels to a blood vessel feeding the heart, a heart attack precipitates. If the clot travels to a blood vessel leading to the brain, a stroke results. When atherosclerosis becomes severely advanced, angina, abnormal heart rhythms, heart failure, and kidney failure may also develop.

Atherosclerosis can affect arteries in the brain, heart, kidneys, other vital organs and the arms and legs. Atherosclerosis begins slowly, oftentimes in childhood and progresses with age. It has been noted that in a portion of the population the disease progresses rapidly during the ages of thirty to forty. With other people, it becomes dangerous in the fifties and sixties. Some scientists believe that the advent of this disease begins with damage to the endothelium which is the innermost layer of the artery. Possible causes to the damage are elevated levels of cholesterol and triglyceride, high blood pressure, tobacco smoke and diabetes. Once the damage occurs, the various substances are deposited in the artery wall.

There are various risk factors that have been attributed to the development of atherosclerosis: high blood cholesterol, cigarette smoking and being exposed to tobacco smoke, high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity, advancing age and physical inactivity.
Men have been found to have a higher risk than women but this changes as women enter into menopause making the risk equal to that of men.

• Pain and cramps at times when blood flow can't keep up with the demand for oxygen.
• During exercise, chest pain, angina, may be felt as a result of lack of oxygen to the heart.
• While walking, one may feel legs cramps because of a lack of oxygen to the legs

• Lower the risk factors you can control such as high blood cholesterol levels, high blood pressure, cigarette smoking, obesity, and lack of exercise.
• Eat a healthy diet comprised of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, low-fat milk products, and lean proteins.
• Limit intake of food high in calories and low in nutrition.
• Limit yourself to one alcoholic drink a day for a woman, and two for are a man.
• Begin and maintain a level of physical activity which will keep you fit and equals the number of calories you eat.

Remedies

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