A cardiologist friend of mine summed up fate thusly:
"If you were born to drown, you'll never hang."
I think that the genetics of heart disease are extremely compelling, and that many of the conventional risk factors, including high cholesterol, are only that--risk factors, not guarantees of early demise.
Having said this, and acknowledging Craig's ? point about most Americans eschewing vegetarianism and a sub-10 percent fat diet (which can cause its own problems, especially for athletes training hard), you might want to look at the research indicating how three medicines can cut heart attack risk by about 80 percent.
low dose aspirin to inhibit blood clotting
a beta blocker to control blood pressure
a statin drug to lower cholesterol and, perhaps more importantly, stabilize whatever plaque you have within you
if anyone is interested, you can email me and I will send you an article I did on this for Best Life magazine (an offshoot of Men's Health)
A cardiologist friend of mine summed up fate thusly:
"If you were born to drown, you'll never hang."
I think that the genetics of heart disease are extremely compelling, and that many of the conventional risk factors, including high cholesterol, are only that--risk factors, not guarantees of early demise.
Having said this, and acknowledging Craig's ? point about most Americans eschewing vegetarianism and a sub-10 percent fat diet (which can cause its own problems, especially for athletes training hard), you might want to look at the research indicating how three medicines can cut heart attack risk by about 80 percent.
low dose aspirin to inhibit blood clotting
a beta blocker to control blood pressure
a statin drug to lower cholesterol and, perhaps more importantly, stabilize whatever plaque you have within you
if anyone is interested, you can email me and I will send you an article I did on this for Best Life magazine (an offshoot of Men's Health)
