Sunday, March 20, 2011

Coronary Artery Disease (CAD)


Coronary Artery Disease (CAD)

Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) is a chronic medical condition most commonly caused athermanous plaques obstructing the coronary arteries. It is the number one cause of death in United States. 
Risk factors include family history, age, and male gender and other medical condition such as hypertension, diabetes, and high cholesterol. Among all the risk factors, lipid metabolism is the one directly implicated in the pathology of CAD. The higher the LDL cholesterol level, the higher the risk of CAD; the higher the HDL Cholesterol, the lower the risk. 
Symptoms of a Heart Attack may be different between man and woman, Patients may complain of vague chest pain, pressure-like discomfort or burning and numb sensation or chest pain with difficulty breathing. Sudden onset of strangling anxiety or pain that radiates down the ulnar side of the left arm are typical. Woman often discovered had heart attack with different symptoms such as extremely fatigue, nauseas, Vomiting pain like stomach ache because is not a typical symptom; therefore, it often been ignored. 35% of woman who had heart attack die in the first year. Woman who has heart attack when to emergency usually not be treated fast like man because the symptom is not severe. Woman who had heart attack should be put on aspirin like man. If you are having a heart attack, put aspirin in your mouth and chew for faster reaction.

Change your life style, diet, and stress management can make a big difference on your health. It is a time to assess your health:
1. Do you use tobacco?
2. Do you get enough exercise?
3. How is your weight? What is your BMI? What is your body & organ fat?
4. Is your diet health?
5. How is your mood?

Quick smoking: Smoking is a major cause of atherosclerosis — a buildup of fatty substances in the arteries. People who smoke a pack of cigarettes a day have more than twice the risk of heart attack than nonsmokers. Smokers increased risk of developing coronary artery disease, heart attack, stroke and tendency for blood clotting.

Exercise: Even a modest walking program can improve your heart health, reduce stress and give your extra energy. More than 60% if American adult aren’t active on a regular basis. Set up a basic activity plan will improve your health.

Over Weight: More than two- thirds of Americans are overweight. Overweight increases your risk of diabetes and heart disease. 

Nutrition and diet: Eating the right foods can prevent disease. More grains and fiber in vege and fruit. Replacing butter, lard and other solid fat. Use more olive, canola oil.

Supplements & herb benefit preventing CAD:  1. Flaxseed/ Omag-3 2. Garlic 3. Green Tea 4. Hawthorn 5. Coenzyme Q10

Acupuncture proved to be effective therapy for below reason:
1. Acupuncture help smoking cessation by reduce irritability of quitting. Strong the will power of quitting and clear the lung.
2. Acupuncture move qi (vital energy) and promo blood circulation reduce fat accumulation and break up the plaques (clotting in the vessel).
3. Acupuncture reduce stress by relax the body and the mind, promo a better metabolism.
4. Acupuncture help reduce appetites and weight control to reduce cholesterol and preventing become diabetes.
5. Acupuncture help control stress, diet relate to blood pressure.

Chinese Herbal formula for Cholestrol
1. Xiang Sha Liu Jun Zi Tang
2. Lian Po Yin
3. Xiao Yao San
4. Qi Ju Di Huang wan
5. Gua lou xie Bai ban Xia Tang
6. Xue Fu Zhu Yu Tang

Chinese Herbal formula for Hypertension
1. Long Dan Xie gan Tang
2. Tian Ma Gou Teng Yin
3. Zui Gui Wan
4. Er Xian Tang
5. Ban Xia Bai Zhu Tian Ma Tang

Herbal Tea:
1. Shan Zha (Hawthorn) tea is great for reduce Cholesterols, and fat accumulated.
2. Ju Hua (Chrysanthemum flower) tea is great for reduce blood pressure.
3. Mei Gui Hua (Rose bud) tea is great for stress release.
4. Xi Yang Shen ( American Jing Shen) tea is great for strength vital energy.

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