Do-It-Yourself Bypass Surgery
You can build bypasses around blockages by walking. Let me repeat that. Your body has the ability to widen and connect collateral blood vessels so that they can reroute some of the blood flow around a blockage in the heart.
There’s only one thing your body requires to make this happen –exercise. When you exercise you increase blood flow through coronary arteries. Increased pressure in those arteries stimulates collateral blood vessels to elongate, widen and form new connections. Growing new collateral blood vessels is no joke; it can ease chest pain, limit heart attack damage, improve your chances of survival and maybe offer extra time for emergency therapy if you’re having a heart attack.
What does this mean? Exercise can mean the difference between having bypass surgery or not if you already have narrowed coronary arteries. The January 2008 Harvard Heart Letter asks, “Why not give yourself a natural bypass before you need a surgeon to perform a more painful and hazardous one?”
How much exercise is necessary to perform this little miracle? Brisk walking, that gets your heart beating faster, for 20-30 minutes at a time, several times a week should do the trick. If you have coronary artery disease and you’re not exercising now, you may want to talk to your doctor about how to get started. But in general, walking is a safe way to start. Build up slowly and increase speed, intensity and length of time little by little.
Four Behaviors, 14 Years More Life
It’s no surprised that exercise is one of the four behaviors you need to cultivate to lead a longer, healthier life. A recent British study found that people who don’t smoke, get at least 30 minutes of daily physical activity, drink moderately, and eat five or more daily servings of fruits and vegetables are likely to live 14 years longer than those don’t practice any of those behaviors.
The study followed 2000 people for about 11 years. Those with the four behaviors named above had a death rate four times lower. The study also showed that doing any of the noted behaviors helps.
The Anti-Aging Bottom Line: Heart disease is the #1 killer in the U.S. If longevity is important to you, then regular exercise, eating your fruits and veggies, not smoking and limiting your alcohol intake should be at the top of your “to do” list.
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