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	On this page we will discuss dietary methods of reducing cardiovascular risk. The reduction of risk factors with pharmaceutical products will not be discussed.
	The prudent method of reducing your risk of heart attacks, heart disease and death from cardiovascular disease is to examine your changeable risk factors, then determine the lifestyle changes necessary to modify those factors. In the end it is up to you to decide the changes that you are willing and/or able to implement.
	Risk Factors You Can Change!
	Tobacco Smoke	Cholesterol	High Blood Pressure
	Obesity	Homocysteine	Fibrinogen


Tobacco Smoke	Back To Top	How Supplements can HELP!
The method of reducing this risk factor is straight-forward; quit smoking. While the greatest benefit comes from quitting, reduction in the number of cigarettes per day can also reduce risk.
Cholesterol	Back To Top	How Supplements can HELP!
There has been much discussion about reducing the intake of cholesterol as an aid in reducing cholesterol. The probability of reducing serum cholesterol by reducing intake of dietary cholesterol is low for most individuals with moderately high serum cholesterol levels(between 200-300 mg/dl). Why? Because 85% of cholesterol in the body is produced by the liver and the small intestine. Dietary cholesterol accounts for no more than 15% of total cholesterol in the body. No only is reducing dietary cholesterol ineffective in most cases, it also causes the liver and small intestine to increase their production of cholesterol. Some studies have suggested that reducing your total fat intake can have a beneficial effect on cardiovascular risk. Many of these studies suggest that the reduction of dietary fat below 30% of total caloric intake will reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease. The Step II diet is partially based upon this principle. The National Cholesterol Education Program/American Heart Association (AHA) currently advocates the Step II diet to improve your cardiovascular profile. The Step II diet guidelines include getting 30% or less of each day's total calories from fat, less than 200 milligrams of dietary cholesterol a day and less than 7% of the day's total calories from saturated fat sources. However, recent research is suggests that a diet high in monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFAs), found in peanuts, peanut butter, olives and olive oils is more effective atreducing risk factors than the Step II diet. This high MUFA diet maintained the current fat intake of the average American diet of 34%. In response to this mounting evidence the AHA suggests that replacing saturated fats and carbohydrates with MUFA's may be more effective a improving cardiovascular health. Foods high in MUFAs include nuts, avocados, olives, sesame seeds, and tahini.
High Blood Pressure	Back To Top	How Supplements can HELP!
Ninety percent of high blood pressure cases are consider to be idiopathic. Idiopathic is a fancy way of saying that the cause of a disease is unknown. Even so, diet certainly can effect blood pressure in many cases. Many scientists have reported improvements in blood pressure following dietary modifications similar to those suggested by a high monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFAs) diet. These diets include reductions in carbohydrates and hydrogenated fats and increases in nuts, avocados, olives, and sesame seeds.
Obesity	Back To Top	How Supplements can HELP!
Successful sensible dieting will reduce cardiovascular risk. A high protein/fat/high monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFAs) diet often helps with weight reduction and to reduce cardiovascular risk.
Homocysteine	Back To Top	How Supplements can HELP!
Reducing this factor involves dietary modifications that insure adequate amounts of B complex vitamins. These include yeast, wheat germ, legumes, nuts, lean meat, whole eggs, cheese. Un-refined brown rice and whole wheat bread are much better source of B complex that refined sources like white rice and white bread.
Fibrinogen	Back To Top	How Supplements can HELP!
Another benefit of reducing or quitting smoking is a reduction in fibrinogen levels. Omega-3 fatty acids also reduce fibrinogen levels significantly reducing the risk of death from heart attack. Good food sources of omega-3 fatty acids include cold-water fish, such as mackerel, salmon, herring, sardines, black cod, anchovies, and albacore tuna, and flaxseed and flaxseed oil.
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