The article “Over the Counter: The key to a healthy heart”
focused on the heart and the food that one can eat in order to prevent heart
disease. It states that the key to a healthy heart is to rid your body and
heart from free radicals and unstable particles because they damage cells in
the body. Its main focus is on the heart and cholesterol. It talks about how
the body can “sense” when the blood vessels are damaged and so in order to try
to fix the problem, the body releases more cholesterol into the blood vessels.
This inflammatory response ends up hardening the cholesterol, which is commonly
known as atherosclerosis, and it limits the flow of oxygen rich blood from
flowing through the body. If blood cannot get through the body and reach
certain areas in the body, then your heart will stop pumping blood, which can
kill people.
This article is very important to understand and educate
people on because it affects everyone globally, not just in Mexico. Although
all health is important to be educated on, health related to a person’s heart
is one of the most important knowing that heart disease is the number cause of
death in the world and the leading cause of death in the United States (stated
in article). As I stated above, the
heart is one of the most important and vital organs for survival, so when
things limit the flow of blood to the heart, in this instance cholesterol, then
people need to be aware of treatments and alternatives that can be used
decrease this problem. The article states that the start of decreasing this
problem is to reduce inflammatory responses within the body by omega-3 fatty
acids, such as fish oils and flaxseeds. A variety of fruits and vegetables a
day is also important in reducing this heart condition. It is important to
educate people on this matter and advocate the treatments in order to prevent
this heart disease from killing so many people worldwide.
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