6 Factors Predicting Heart Attack Risk (and me)

According to Mercola..... the link is down below and there are a lot more interesting things than what I have listed here.
Women who adhered to all six guidelines lowered their heart disease risk by 92 percent. Based on that, researchers estimated that more than 70 percent of heart attacks could be prevented by implementing the following:

1. Healthy diet    <<< I try sort of just not good enough>>>
2. Normal BMI (body fat % is actually more accurate) <<< Well I blow this one all to heck!>>>
3. Getting at least 2.5 hours of exercise each week   <<< Nope don't do this good>>>  
4. Watching television seven or fewer hours per week <<< I'm sunk on this one too>>>
    (((Sitting is the new smoking, raising your risk for lung cancer by more than 54 percent. It's actually worse for you than secondhand smoke! Prolonged sitting has significant negative impacts on your cardiovascular and metabolic function. The combination of prolonged sitting and inadequate exercise has been shown to double men's risk of heart failure. )))
5. Not smoking    <<< Got this one nailed!>>>>
6. Limiting alcohol intake to one drink or less per day << Got this one nailed to since I don't drink!>>>>
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Ok so most of this stuff above we have heard before. Some of it we are good at some of it w-e-l-l- maybe not so good! LOL

The thing is the stuff listed below is pretty easy to do. It may seem minor but hey, we can at least do the easy stuff you would think. 
These are all things I can do and I harp on to my husband. Most of which for some reason he just can't manage. 
Well we do try to sit out in the sunshine every morning when the weather is nice to get some good vitamin D but even then I can't get him to expose enough / any skin to absorb the rays! 

As far as barefoot goes........ yea right! That's a good laugh I think he thinks he's naked outside without shoes on! LOL Me I am always barefoot in the yard and house. 

As far as optimism goes... I am always very optimistic where he is totally the other way which to me is to the extreme. He says he is real and I am just .... just.... to put it nicely kinda on the dumb side. LOL
Love
Ranchmama

Another recent study found that optimism can cut your heart attack risk in half, but the tendency to always expect the worst is linked to a 25 percent higher risk of dying before age 65.

According to longtime vitamin D researcher Dr. Michael Holick, vitamin D deficiency can increase your risk of heart attack by 50 percent, and if you have a heart attack while you're vitamin D deficient, your odds of dying from that heart attack creeps up toward 100 percent. The best source of vitamin D is from exposing your skin to the sun so that your body will produce much-needed cholesterol sulfate.

To benefit from vitamin D, you need a level of at least 40 ng/ml, and to get there, you may need around 5,000-6,000 IUs or more of vitamin D3 per day, from all sources. Ideally, strive to maintain a level between 50-70 ng/ml for optimal health.


the benefits of grounding as a tool for heart health, as well as overall health and vitality. When you walk barefoot, free electrons are transferred from the earth into your body, and this grounding effect is one of the most potent antioxidants known. Grounding also helps thin your blood by improving its zeta potential, which means it improves the energy between your red blood cells.
Grounding is a powerful way to reduce inflammation throughout your body. Inflammation thrives when your blood is thick and you have excess free radicals and excess positive charges in your body. Grounding alleviates inflammation because it thins your blood and infuses you with negatively charged ions, which enter through the soles of your feet. Surfaces that allow for proper grounding include sand and grass, bare dirt, and untreated concrete or brick. Leather-soled shoes also allow you to ground while walking, whereas rubber-soled shoes disconnect you from the earth and block this beneficial electron flow.



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