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Cholesterol,
Hypertension, and Stress
Michael Lam, MD, MPH
www.DrLam.com
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Introduction
Elevated Cholesterol
Elevated Blood Pressure
Elevated Stress
Discussion
Introduction
 14 million Americans have heart disease and more than
2,600 die daily from heart attacks in the United States alone. According
to the World Health Organization, 12 million people worldwide die every
year from heart attacks, strokes, and other forms of cardiovascular diseases.
15% of adults in their late 30s to 40s are afflicted by this disease, about
50% of 55 to 64 year-olds, and 65% of those in the next decade are afflicted.
It is obvious that most of the population slept through Heart Disease Prevention
101 in school.
To reduce the incidences of cardiovascular disease, researchers have been
unearthing markers that have proven predictive values in this disease. Over
300 markers have been unearthed, including correlations between infection,
age and height, and male pattern baldness to the increased incidence to
cardiovascular disease.
What are the latest alternative treatment options in normalizing three
established risk factors - elevated cholesterol, hypertension, and stress?
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