Masters of Health Magazine February 2019 | Page 30

Is it the stress of returning to work or from the effects of a boozy weekend? Other frequent heart attack days are Christmas, the day after Christmas, and New year’s Day. So most likely, it is the consumption of alcohol and an unhealthy overload of sugary foods.

Male pattern baldness is another sign of heart disease. Men with crown hair loss have a 23 percent higher risk of heart disease than men with a full head of hair. That risk increases to 36 percent for men with complete loss of hair on top of the head. And, that risk increases even more if a man has high blood pressure or excessively high cholesterol. Scientists and nutritionists believe this is because of an imbalance of hormones. The condition of your hair is an indication of hormones in the testicles if you are a man and ovaries if you are a women.

One form of cardiac arrest treatment used to slow the brain and other organ damage, is therapeutic hypothermia, where the body is cooled to 91 degrees F (7 degrees below average). Research in the Annals of Neurology in 2010 found that two-thirds of patients who received this therapy after revival from cardiac arrest recovered and went home with good heart function.

Early diagnosis and treatment can stop heart disease from worsening and prevent a heart attack or stroke. In some cases, with the application of good nutrition and the many natural modalities listed below, heart disease can even be reversed.

Be sure not to miss Part 2 of

HEART HEALTH & HAPPINESS

in the March issue of Masters of Health Magazine.

by Lady Carla Davis, MPH

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