Dr. John Tyler - Beginners Guide to Cardiac Diet: Complete guide to Heart Healthy life, Recipes and a meal plan

ContentsIntrdutnCrd Dt Hrt disease drb a range f ndtn that fft your heart. D under the heart disease umbrella include blood vl diseases, uh rnr rtr d; heart rhthm problems (arrhythmias); and hrt dft u'r brn with (ngntl hrt defects), among others. Heart d describes a range f ndtn that affect ur hrt. D under the hrt disease umbrella include bld vessel diseases, uh rnr rtr disease; heart rhythm rblm (arrhythmias); and heart dft u'r brn wth (ngntl hrt dft), among others. Th trm "hrt d" often ud interchangeably with th trm "cardiovascular d." Crdvulr d gnrll refers to conditions that nvlv nrrwd r blkd bld vessels tht can ld to a hrt ttk, ht pain (ngn) r stroke. Other hrt ndtn, uh as th tht affect ur hrt' mul, vlv r rhthm, l r ndrd frm of hrt d.

Mn forms f heart d can be rvntd r treated wth hlth lftl h. The f fd that u t r xtrml mrtnt n rgrd to ur hrt health. Yu r wht u t th . Th food u eat will thr make you hlthr preventing nd vn treating d r f u t the wrong foods it wll u nd/r worsen d. If your diet md up f mtl unhlth fd, ur risk f heart d, nr, mn thr serious mdl ndtn and simply ur risk of death t a younger g will be significantly hghr. Hippocrates, th father f medicine once d vr 2000 r g Let fd b th mdn and mdn b thy food.

Even if ur weight nrml, u xr every d nd ur calorie ntk reasonable, hvng the wrng content f nutrnt in ur dt can still nr ur rk f heart disease gnfntl. Hrth D Hrt d drb a rng f conditions tht fft ur heart. D undr th hrt d umbrll include blood vl diseases, such coronary rtr d; hrt rhthm rblm (arrhythmias); nd heart dft you're born with (ngntl heart defects), mng thr. The trm "heart d" ftn ud interchangeably wth the trm "rdvulr d." Crdvulr d gnrll rfr t conditions tht nvlv nrrwd r blocked bld vl that n ld t a hrt ttk, chest n (angina) r trk. Other hrt ndtn, uh th tht fft your hrt' mul, vlv r rhthm, l r considered forms of hrt d. What heart (rdvulr)d? Th heart is like any thr muscle n bd. What heart (rdvulr)d? Th heart is like any thr muscle n bd.

It nd an dut bld ul to provide xgn so tht the mul n ntrt and um bld to th rt f the bd. Not nl d th hrt pump 7 bld t the rt of th body, t also um bld t tlf via the rnr arteries. These arteries rgnt from the b of the rt (th major blood vl that rr xgntd bld from the heart) and thn brnh ut along th urf f th hrt. When n r more rnr rtr narrow, it m mk it dffult fr dut bld to reach th hrt, ll during exercise. This n u the hrt mul to h lk n thr mul in th bd. Should th rtr continue t narrow, t m take l tvt to tr th hrt nd rvk symptoms.

The l symptoms of chest n or rur and hrtn f brth tht ftn spreads t th huldr, rm, nd/r nk due t thrlrt heart d (ASHD) r rnr rtr d (CAD) r lld angina. Shuld n of the rnr arteries bm mltl blocked uull du t a plaque that rutur nd u a bld lt t frm blood ul t rt f th hrt may be lt. This causes a f heart mul t die. Th lld a hrt ttk or mrdl nfrtn (m=mul + cardia=heart + nfrtn= tissue dth). What r th gn nd symptoms of hrt(rdvulr) d? Th classic mtm f ngn, or n frm th hrt, r described a ruhng pain r heaviness n the ntr f the chest wth radiation of th n t the arm (uull th lft) r jw. There n b associated hrtn of brth sweating nd nu.

Th mtm tend t be brught n by activity nd get bttr wth rt. Some people m hv ndgtn and nausea while others may have ur abdominal, shoulder, or bk n. Unstable ngn is the trm used to drb mtm tht occur t rt, wkn th patient from l, and d nt respond ukl t ntrglrn r rest. Other hrt (rdvulr) d mtmnd gn Not ll n frm hrt disease hv the same gn and mtm. Th mr we learn about hrt disease, the more we rlz that symptoms n b mrkdl different in dffrnt groups f people. Wmn, people who hv dbt, nd th ldrl m have different pain perceptions nd m mln of overwhelming ftgu nd weakness r a change in their blt t rfrm routine daily tvt lk walking, climbing t, r dng huhld hr.

Sm patients may have n dmfrt t all. Most often, th symptoms f cardiovascular d become wr vr tm, as the narrowing f th fftd coronary artery progresses vr time nd blood flw to tht rt of th heart dr. It m tk l tvt to cause mtm to occur nd t may tk lngr for th mtm to get bttr with rest. Th hng n xr tlrn is hlful n mkng the dgn. Oftn th frt signs and mtm of hrt d m be a heart ttk. Wh is t rk fr heart (cardiovascular)d? There are rk ftr tht nr the tntl t dvl lu wthn rnr rtr and u them t nrrw. Wh is t rk fr heart (cardiovascular)d? There are rk ftr tht nr the tntl t dvl lu wthn rnr rtr and u them t nrrw.

Athrlr (thr=ftt lu + sclerosis=hardening) is th trm tht drb th condition. Factors tht put l t increased rk fr hrt d are: Smoking Hgh bld pressure (hypertension) High cholesterol Diabetes Fml htr f hrt problems, especially hrt attacks nd strokes Obt Sn cardiovascular d, rhrl artery d, nd trk hr th m rk ftr, a tnt wh dgnd with n f the three has nrd rk f having r dvlng th thr. What causes hrt (rdvulr)disease? Hrt r rdvulr d is th ldng u of death in the United States and often n be attributed t the lifestyle ftr tht nr the rk of thrlr or nrrwng f rtr. Smkng, lng wth poorly ntrlld hrtnn (hgh bld pressure), nd dbt, u nflmmtn nd rrttn of the nnr lnng f the coronary rtr. Over time, hltrl n th bloodstream can llt n the nflmd r nd begin the frmtn f a lu. Th plaque can grow nd it d, th diameter f th rtr narrows.

If th rtr nrrw by 40% t 50%, bld flw drd nugh to tntll u th symptoms of ngn. In some rumtn, the lu n rutur r break n, ldng to th frmtn f a bld lt in th rnr artery. Th clot can mltl lud r blk the artery. This rvnt xgn-rh bld frm bng dlvrd t the hrt mul bnd that blkg nd tht part of th heart muscle begins t d. Th is a mrdl infarction r heart ttk. If th tutn nt rgnzd and trtd quickly, the fftd rt f th muscle cannot be rvvd.

It d nd rld b scar tissue. Lng trm, th r tu decreases th hrt' ability t um fftvl nd efficiently nd may lead t ischemic rdmth (hm=drd bld supply + rd=hrt + m=mul + th=d). Heart mul tht lk dut blood ul also becomes rrtbl nd m not ndut ltrl impulses nrmll. Th n ld to bnrml ltrl hrt rhythms nludng ventricular tachycardia and vntrulr fibrillation. These are the hrt rrhthm td wth sudden cardiac death. Hw heart (rdvulr) ddgnd? Th diagnosis f rdvulr disease begins by tkng th patient's htr.

Th hlth-r professional nd t undrtnd the patient's mtm and this m be dffult. Oftn, hlth r professionals k but ht pain, but th tnt m deny hvng n bu th rv their symptoms as pressure or hvn. Wrd l may hv dffrnt mnng fr dffrnt people. Th patient m drb their discomfort hr, meaning ntn, whl th hlth-r rfnl may undrtnd tht term to mean tbbng. Fr tht reason, t mrtnt fr the tnt t b llwd t tk th tm to describe the symptoms n thr own words nd have the health-care rfnl tr to lrf th trm bng used. Th health-care professional m k utn but the ult nd quantity of n, whr t ltd, nd whr t mght travel r rdt.

It mrtnt to knw about th td mtm nludng hrtn f brth, wtng, nu, vmtng, and ndgtn, as well malaise or fatigue. Th rumtn surrounding th mtm r l mrtnt. Electrocardiogram (EKG, ECG) Th hrt an ltrl um nd ltrd n th kn can tur nd record th mul generated as ltrt trvl thrughut th hrt muscle. Heart mul tht h drd bld ul ndut electricity dffrntl thn nrml mul and th hng n b n n th EKG. A nrml EKG does nt exclude rdvulr d and coronary rtr blkg; thr may b nrrwng of th coronary arteries tht has yet t cause hrt mul dmg. An bnrml EKG m b a "nrml" vrnt fr tht tnt nd th rult h t be interpreted based un the patient's circumstances.

If possible, an EKG should b compared t previous trng looking for changes n th ltrl ndutn ttrn. Stress tests It wuld mk n tht durng xr, th heart kd to wrk harder nd if th hrt uld b monitored nd evaluated durng tht exercise, a tt might unvr bnrmlt in hrt funtn. That xr may occur b kng the tnt to wlk n a treadmill r ride a bl whl at th same time, n ltrrdgrm being rfrmd. Mdtn (dnn, rntn, dobutamine) n b ud t tmult th hrt if th tnt unable t xr bu f r ndtnng, injury, or bu of n underlying mdl ndtn.