Statistically, more than 1 million people in the U.S alone experience heart attack each year and more than half of them die. Hear attack or myocardial infarction (MI) in its professional reference, happens when blood supply aimed at transferring oxygen to the heart muscle is interred or completely blocked, usually due to clogged arteries. Very often blockage in blood supply to the heart can result in sudden death when the abnormal heartbeat causes the pumping function of the heart to dramatically decrease.

High cholesterol, obesity and high blood pressure are all conditions that dramatically elevate the risk of having a heart attack if they are not properly controlled.

Although a heart attack is not always fatal, one should be aware of the warning sign that lead to this almost epidemic condition, so it could be monitored, prevented and properly handled in case the symptoms of the heart disease have leveled to a state of danger. It is important to know that if a heart attack even minor one, is not treated In time, a permanent heart damage can occur and victims can often die.

It is also important to note that the early warnings and symptoms vary from one person to another and some people in rare cases may experience a “silent heart attack” where there are no symptoms at all. (These heart attack can be monitored through a an echocardiogram, though).

Some of the most popular symptoms are: Chest discomfort, Shortness of breath, pain that feels like indigestion or heartburn, numbness in arms, back, neck, jaw, or stomach, having nausea, vomiting, or feeling dizzy.

It is highly important to receive an emergency treatment as soon as you develop any of the symptoms or a combination of the symptoms above. Treating heart attack as close to the incident itself may be the only thing that separates between life and death.

Taking responsibility over your blood cholesterol level by stepping towards a low fat diet regime, good supplementation, weight loss and exercise are not only crucial to reduce the chance of a heart attack with al its consequences, it can certainly lead to better health, free from the dangers of high cholesterol, naturally without the side effects of conventional drugs.