Hidden Causes of Heart Attack and Stroke: Inflammation, Cardiology's New Frontier

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Heart disease is the leading cause of death for men and women in America. Good heart health can easily be achieved and maintained by taking a few simple steps.

There are things you can do at home to keep your heart healthy, read below.

1. Get Active - The easiest way to prevent heart disease is to exercise regularly. It will keep you at a healthy weight while simultaneously strengthening your heart. It doesn't have to be rigorous to be good for you. Things like walking, gardening and taking the stairs are all activity.

2. Omega 3's - Omega 3 fatty acids are the only acids that your body cannot produce on its own. Fish are the main source of this essential nutrient, but most you can also take a daily supplement.

3.  Maintain A Healthy Weight - As we get older, we tend to store more fat than muscle. This excess fat increase your chance for heart disease. Reducing your weight by even 10% greatly reduces the strain on your heart, blood and organs.

4. Reduce Your Salt Intake - Our body needs salt, about a teaspoon a day. Most people get a much higher daily intake of salt than one teaspoon. Excessive salt intake cause a strain on our heart and raises hypertension. Hold the salt and help your heart.

5. Choose Whole Grains - Studies show that people who eat 3-4 servings of whole grains a day reduce their risk for heart disease by 20-30%. Whole grains, unlike processed grains, include fiber, which keeps your arteries healthy.

6. De-Stress - Stress is the biggest causes to heart attacks and general illness. Stress represses your immune system and strains you heart. Studies have shown that meditation is proven to reduce stress and help your heart. A great way to meditate is to use a proven method, like the silva method, or the sedona method.

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Know your risk factors for stroke: Many strokes are preventable!

Unfortunately, having a stroke can happen to anyone. There are several types of strokes, but a stroke creates a condition where your brain cells are deprived of a sufficient blood supply, with sometimes devastating results. Knowing the risk factors for strokes can save your life. In the case of strokes, truly an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure!

Let's take a look:

Some factors are related to lifestyle choices, while others are genetic. There are also medical conditions which may predispose you to suffering a stroke.

Among the lifestyle choices, there are risk factors for stroke that are most preventable. One of the most common is smoking. It's well known that smoking tobacco products contribute to cardiovascular damage.

Enough said. Don't smoke. If you do, do your best to quit. Many studies have concluded that excessive use of alcohol and street drugs increase your risk of stroke.
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