Can heart attacks be mostly prevented by exercising and having a stronger heart?

One of the most empowering discussions of cardiovascular disease involves exercise and
a better-conditioned heart as a prevention strategy for a heart attack.

The reality is actually much brighter and positive than what most patients in a
cardiologist's office ever hear.

As with any muscle in the body, the heart reacts intelligently to regular conditioning and
training.

The heart pumps more efficiently as it trains and is able to generate equal amounts of
blood flow at a lower heart rate.

A better-trained heart pumping fifty times a minute compared to a poorly trained heart
beating eighty times per minute will do the same work but be much less stressed.

Cardiovascular exercise directly combats the contributing factors of heart attacks by
reducing risk factors in the body.

Lowering blood pressure, increasing insulin sensitivity, lowering inflammation, increasing
beneficial HDL cholesterol, decreasing harmful triglyceride levels and improving artery
wall flexibility through nitric oxide production are all part of exercise.

There is plenty of science and studies backing up the benefits of exercise.

Exercise greatly reduces the chances of experiencing an untimely cardiac event even if
such an event does occur in a well-trained individual.

This is because well-trained hearts have collateral circulation, which means that there
are backup blood flow paths should the main artery become blocked.

However, exercise cannot remove existing arterial plaque, lower the chronic inflammation from dietary causes or prevent genetic factors from playing roles in certain
family groups.

The combination of intelligent movement and nutritional wisdom yielded a truly incredible effect on protecting one's heart health.

Real food and regular exercise combined to develop cardiac health that prevented heart
attacks.

Actual cases exist in which people did just that to prevent heart attacks.
It is well worth seeking out.

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