SAVE YOUR HEART MEDITERRANEAN?

​Heart failure is the #1 chronic disease in our industrialized society, manifold related to premature death. Fortunately, as scientifically verified in the U.S. and internationally, Mediterranean diet may well show the way out of this vicious cycle. Read on to learn about details.       

THE PHILOSOPHY BEHIND

​The U.S. is definitely foremost in technical cardiovascular medicine worldwide. With, inter alia,

• First open heart surgery (Dr. Michael E. DeBakey)
• First modern cardiologist (Dr. Paul Dudley White)
• First artificial heart transplant (Dr. Denton Cooley)
• First heart repair w/stem cells (Dr. Ed Marban)

 
Despite of that, according to statistics of the World Health Organization 86% of non-age-related deaths and 77% of all ailments combined are the consequence of debilitating and unsolved (‘chronic’) health issues – with heart failure on top of this statistics. As confirmed also by the U.S. governmental Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
 
In real terms: almost 7 million adult U.S. citizens suffer from heart failure, with half of those expecting premature death.
 
The realty behind: the existence of our planet the Earth is a biologic-ecologic phenomenon. So are all all living species on it – man no exception. Accordingly, only our own body can avoid and cure any disease, provided we support our body with the appropriate – natural – food and remedies. Heart failure being no exception.

HEART HEALTHY FOOD – SCIENTIFICALLY VALIDATED
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In line with this basic law of nature, it gives us endless healthy food – yes – also for your heart. Scientifically validated today.
 
With special reference to

Mediterranean Diet
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i.e. the diet consumed overridingly in countries located at the Mediterranean Sea (like Italy/Spain/France).    
 
Which, according to U.S. News & World Report, is the healthiest diet in the world since 6 consecutive years especially when it comes to, inter alia, cancer and heart disease.
 
Doing justice accordingly, the American Heart Association (AHA) recommends especially Mediterranean diet with following nutrition as part of heart healthy food.  
 
Inter alia,

• fruits
• vegetables
• whole grains
• seafoods
• healthy fats (like olive oil)
• beans
• legumes
• nuts

           &

• red wine (in moderation)

 
Based on U.S. & international research at, inter alia,
- Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center in Johnstown, PA
- University of Vienna in Vienna, Austria
- University of Freiburg in Freiburg, Germany
- University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Poland 

Scientifically supported also by Harvard School of Public Health in Boston, MA, with respect to, inter alia, healthy fats such as

• olive oil
• avocados
• nuts
• oily fish

At the same time, however, limiting of following parts of nutrition is recommended:

• added sugar/sugar beverages
• refined carbohydrates
• (highly) processed foods
• sodium

 
How important Mediterranean diet may well be for your heart has been scientifically validated also by a meta-analysis of several studies in March 2023 including 700,000 female participants. According to the University of Sydney in Australia.
 
As a result, the risk of cardiovascular disease has been cut down with this Mediterranean diet by 24%.
 
This is in line also with U.S. and international research at
- Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education in Rochester, MN
- Pennsylvania State University at University Park, PA&
= Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland ​

IN A NUTSHELL

Heart failure is the #1 chronic disease in our industrialized society, manifold related to premature death. Neglecting basic laws of nature including appropriate healthy nutrition. Fortunately, as scientifically verified in the U.S. and internationally, Mediterranean diet may well show the way out of this vicious cycle. Unlike Western diet with its highly (ultra-)processed food most of us are used to. 
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ADAGE OF THE WEEK​

​“If people let government decide what food they eat and what medicine they take, their bodies will soon be in as sorry a state as are the souls of those who live under tyranny."
American President Thomas Jefferson
(“Man of the People”)
1743-1826