{"id":5420,"date":"2010-01-09T19:37:21","date_gmt":"2010-01-10T00:37:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/living-well\/2010\/01\/the-2-phasic-nature-of-illnessdr.html"},"modified":"2017-11-29T09:17:08","modified_gmt":"2017-11-29T14:17:08","slug":"the-2-phasic-nature-of-illnessdr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/living-well\/2010\/01\/the-2-phasic-nature-of-illnessdr\/","title":{"rendered":"A New View on Cardiovascular Conditions"},"content":{"rendered":"
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According to the mayo clinic, heart disease is the No. 1 worldwide killer of men and women in the United States. It is responsible for more deaths than all forms of cancer combined. In fact, in 2006, 631,636 people died of heart disease, making heart disease responsible for 1 in 4 deaths overall in the United States. It has been estimated that heart disease will cost the United States $304.6 billion in 2009. (This total includes the cost of health care services, medications, and lost productivity).<\/p>\n
For these reasons, the CDC has labeled cardiovascular disease as “America’s Heart Disease Burden”. Due to the fact that many forms of heart disease can be prevented or treated with healthy lifestyle choices, the above statistics exemplify that the common approach and theories related to cardiovascular health could be lacking.<\/p>\n
Many now believe that the current theory of the high fat, cholesterol diet is outdated. Cholesterol may actually be your bodies defense mechanism against an underlying, unseen, chronic etiology. (There is more information on cholesterol available in previous blogs, including the many important roles of cholesterol <\/a>and the sugar connection<\/a> to heart health). <\/p>\n In fact, it may be that the other risk factors associated with heart disease- inactivity, obesity, smoking, and diabetes, are more likely contributing to the real cause of heart disease. The common link with all of the above is chronic inflammation. <\/p>\n Another important area in heart health that was recently highlighted in conventional medicine is stress reduction. As I’ve stated in previous postings, high stress raises cortisol, contributing to inflammation. <\/p>\n