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[W395]What Are The Symptoms Of Heart Disease

by Walton Huzzy, Wal

Heart disease is the number one health problem in the U.S. today. It is the number one killer of both men and women.
However, heart disease can actually mean one of several health problems. For instance, there is coronary artery disease, which is what most people think of when they think of heart disease.
There are also other health issues in the heart disease category, including things like abnormal heart rhythms, heart failure, heart valve disease, congenital heart disease and vascular disease.
All of these can be serious health problems if not treated.
One of the things that can be an early symptom of heart disease are the risk factors for people who are more likely to get heart disease. These health risk factors include being male, at an older age, having a family history of heart health problems, being a post-menopausal woman, and being of the African American, Native American or Mexican American race.
If a person has one or several of these risk factors, it can be an early symptom of heart disease or heart health problems.
Other risk factors include smoking, high cholesterol, a sedentary lifestyle, being overweight and having uncontrolled diabetes or stress.
One of the most common signs of heart health issues is angina. This is pain, discomfort, heaviness or aching in the chest, or in the areas of the shoulder, arm or jaw.
Another symptom of heart disease is often shortness of breath, having heart palpitations, experiencing a faster heartbeat, periods of dizziness, nausea and sweating.
The type and severity of these symptoms could mean serious health problems.
A person who experiences any of these symptoms and has other risk factors or other health problems should see their doctor right away.
Heart disease is one health issue that should not be taken lightly, because it is a health problem that could have serious implications.
All of these health problems can get progressively worse if not treated, see a doctor.

When you shop around supermarkets, you will probably come across eggs tagged with labels such as ?Omega 3?, ?Low Cholesterol?, ?Organic Selenium?, ?Beta-carotene?, and more. They also cost very much more than the normal eggs. Perhaps that is why they are termed as ?designer eggs?.

These Designer eggs are not new at all. They have been in the market since early 1990s, and they are already a booming business in the West. A 2004 Associated Press report from Loa Angeles indicated that designer eggs account nearly 5 percent of the US$3 billion egg market in the United States.

They are none other than those produced by feeding egg-laying hens with a special diet rich in certain vitamins and other nutrients. The special diet usually includes kelp, flax seeds, canola oil and marigold extract. Different categories of designer eggs serve different purposes. For example, ?Omega-3? eggs are claimed to be heart-healthy, and ?Carrot? eggs are high in luteins, which play a role in preventing eye disease.

However, if you asked people who had consumed them, they will tell you that when cracking them open, one can rarely tell the difference between these designer eggs and the normal eggs. Then, why there are a growing number of people who are willing to pay such a high price for these eggs? The answer is that these designer eggs are healthier than normal eggs.

A study, involved 16 healthy men who were given a liquid Omega-3-fortified egg breakfast for 21 days, reported that their blood triglyceride levels dropped by an average of 32 percent. This also means that their risk of getting heart disease was also greatly reduced. The results were published in 2006 in Canada's Food Research International Journal.

Nevertheless, this does not imply that people can eat as many of these designer eggs as they like because people still need to keep track of their own cholesterol intake. Remember this: high cholesterol level is one of the many risk factors for heart disease.

The recommended intake of cholesterol is less than 300 mg a day. As one egg contains about 210 mg of cholesterol, it makes sense that one should not take more than 4 egg yolks a week. Although fortified eggs or low cholesterol eggs are healthier alternatives, they still contain 110 mg to 170 mg of cholesterol per egg.

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