8 A SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, JUNE 20, 2015 COCBR J OEL F UHRMAN , MD SCHOLARSHIP What women should know about heart disease In recent years, the impact of heart disease on women has gained increasing attention. Though it is often thought to affect men disproportionately, heart disease kills more women than men. Heart disease is responsible for 1-in-3 deaths of American women each year, killing more women than all cancers combined. The standard American diet (SAD), full of white flour, sug- ars, oils and animal products, promotes heart disease; as a result, taking medications for elevated cholesterol and blood pressure has become nearly ubiquitous, and common for heart attacks and strokes to occur. Health authorities often advise women to know the symptoms that may be charac- teristic of a heart attack, and they make lenient, ineffective dietary recommendations about reducing fat intake. This does not work, only a Nutritarian diet, rich in protective plant foods can reverse this epidemic and protect your life. Women can take control of their cardiovascular health; they can become so healthy that a heart attack is almost impossible. A growing body of scientific literature shows that heart disease is easily and almost completely preventable (and reversible) by following an eating style rich in plant pro- duce and dramatically lower in processed foods and animal products. My 25 years in clinical prac- tice is a testament to these prin- ciples. I have treated advanced heart disease for nearly a quar- ter century, and all my early adapters are still thriving into their 80s and 90s without expe- riencing heart disease again or requiring medications anymore for hypertension or high cho- lesterol. When you learn how to take care your heart with superior nutrition, you automatically take steps that will help to pre- vent diabetes, cancer, osteo- porosis and other diseases, and maintain youthful energy, posi- tive emotional outlook and enthusiasm for life. It protects your brain, not just your heart. The most important strategy for taking care of your heart is to eat your G-BOMBS daily: greens, beans, onions, mush- rooms, berries and seeds. Natural plant foods have numerous cardioprotective effects. For example, greens turn on the body’s natural detoxification mechanisms and protect blood vessels against inflammatory processes that lead to atherosclerotic plaque buildup. Higher consumption of fiber-rich vegetables, fruits and beans helps to keep blood pres- sure in the favorable range. Beans, nuts and seeds have unique cholesterol-lowering capabilities. Berries and the flavonoids they contain have a blood pressure-lowering effect, plus berries and pomegranate have potent antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects that protect against the develop- ment of heart disease. Getting frequent exercise and maintaining a healthy weight are of course also important, as is minimizing added salt, alcohol and caf- feine. Radical fat exclusion or a completely vegan diet is not the foundational principle here. The foundational principle is micronutrient adequacy and nutritional excellence. An extremely low-fat diet is not the optimal method to address this issue, since includ- ing nuts and seeds in the diet contributes to cardiovascular health in several different ways including cholesterol-lowering, arterial function, blood glucose lowering, and weight mainte- nance. Furthermore, the combina- tion of delicious dressings and dips made from nuts and seeds with overall healthful diet and lifestyle habits, not only leads to more favorable outcomes, but also was demonstrated to add almost a decade of lifespan in the most thorough study investigating this issue. Another important message I have for women: Don’t be fooled by high-protein weight loss schemes that emphasize animal products and/or limit fresh fruit. High-protein diets can gen- erate ketosis, which predispos- es one to electrolyte imbal- ances and cardiac arrhythmias that could lead to sudden car- diac death. High-protein, low- carbohydrate diets are associat- ed with increased risk of car- diovascular disease and prema- ture death. Animal protein also elevates IGF-1, which is associated with increased risk of several can- cers, especially breast cancer as the practices of aerial spray- ing on forested areas near watersheds in the Oregon Coast Range. The panel will include residents from local communities who will pro- vide a short report on the sta- tus of air and water quality in their areas. Cost for the event is $5 for students and City Lights Cinema members, or $7 for general admission. Fifty percent of proceeds will be donated to Beyond Toxics to help provide these meetings in rural communi- ties, and also for a fund to assist residents of Gold Beach who were affected by recent aerial spraying. well as cardiovascular disease. You can lose weight without compromising your health; the most effective eating style for weight loss is also the healthi- est way to eat for protection from cancer and cardiovascular disease. When you use lifestyle inter- ventions instead of drugs to reduce blood pressure, choles- terol and other risk factors, you achieve much greater results- because a high-nutrient diet doesn’t merely lower blood pressure and cholesterol, it floods the cells and tissues with beneficial phytochemicals and allows the body’s self-healing mechanisms to work at their full capacity to restore health. My book Eat for Health guides you easily through the transition toward a health-pro- moting Nutritarian diet and can help you achieve a healthy weight and a substantial reduc- tion in heart disease risk. Dr. Fuhrman is a New York Times best-selling author and board certified family physician specializing in lifestyle and nutri- tional medicine. COURTESY PHOTO Eric Stenke (right), chairman of the Central Oregon Coast Board of Realtors Scholarship Committee (COCBR), at the 10th annual Lane Community College Student Scholarship Night, presented Emily Laing with a scholarship for $1,000. 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