Friday, November 5, 2010
Heart Disease In my Family Blog # 10
Heart disease is a number one killer in the world. it affects me and my family in great deal. Both of my parents died from heart disease. my father died at the age of 63 with hyper tension and my mother died from stroke at the age of 57. I have five brothers and two sisters. Two of my brother and my self diagnosed with hyper tension and coronary artery disease ( my self) one of my sister diagnosed with congenital heart disease. Who knows what is next?. If six individuals affected in one family, the prevalence of the disease is higher for heart disease. The physical aspect of this of the disease is, of course losing your family members. the consequence of loosing a father or a mother have a great impact in socio economic of the family and others who are associated with the family. Heart disease is caused, either by building of cholesterol in arteries or by high blood pressure. The Culture aspect of heart disease in my family is food. we eat food rich in saturated fat and red meat. eating food in saturated fat is a precursors for building cholesterol in the arteries.Education is key to reduce the incidence of heart disease. Educating the public, about regular exercise, healthy diet and other preventive strategies have a great deal of impact in our life.
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Heart disease is a huge issue in the US today, and is very prevalent in my family also. Our family relationships revolve around food - every get together includes delicious dishes, most of which contain a lot of artery clogging fat. Cheese, red meat, fried foods - we love all of them! Since this kind of eating is our heritage, we tend to continue it at home with our nuclear families also. Atherosclerosis also has a genetic component so not all heart disease is culture related. For me the key is to try to eat a healthy diet most of the time and allow myself some leeway to enjoy the delicious but less healthy foods at family gatherings. Moderation is so important, in everything.
ReplyDeleteWow.....heart disease is definetly prevelant in your family. You cannot change your past but you can change your futre. Although it is hard, it is very important that we all watch our diet and reduce our redmeat intake. My family and myself love meat, but we have chose to eat lean meats such as chicken, turkey and fish. We try try to strain away from red meats as much as possible. I believe early intervention can also be a way of making a difference in catching heart disease. I wish you well and I pray the you overcome any disease.
ReplyDeleteDana Anderson