The prevention of ischaemic disease and heart attacks can be done by preventing atherosclerosis. Atherosclerosis, which affects the arteries, which appeared in the persons life together with eliminating from our food natural elements, and replacing them with fats and processed food. Atherosclerosis can appear from childhood - when there start to appear fat layers in the arteries. Inside the arteries a layer of fat is gathering. This can affect or stop the blood circulation to myocardial and to heart muscle itself. That way a part of the heart muscle is dying - that is a myocardial attack. If the blood circulation to the brain is also affected you get a brain stroke. Atherosclerosis also leads to premature aging, because of poor blood circulation.

How big is the risk of getting ill of atherosclerosis? It is hard to tell, but you should know which are the risks of getting this disease. The risks for women grow after 45 years, and for each 5th men under 60 years old.

So, for you personally the risks are according to the next six factors:

Three of them represent real danger - high level of cholesterol, high artery pressure and smoking.

Each factor is rising the probability in 2,3 times.

Another three factors are little movement, overweight and stress.

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