{"id":9297,"date":"2014-02-06T13:00:59","date_gmt":"2014-02-06T18:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blueheronhealthnews.com\/site\/?p=9297"},"modified":"2014-01-30T17:21:58","modified_gmt":"2014-01-30T22:21:58","slug":"when-aspirin-for-heart-attack-prevention-is-not-a-good-idea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blueheronhealthnews.com\/site\/2014\/02\/06\/when-aspirin-for-heart-attack-prevention-is-not-a-good-idea\/","title":{"rendered":"When Aspirin For Heart Attack Prevention Is NOT A Good Idea"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Ill<\/a>For the last decade or two we\u2019ve been strongly advised and encouraged by most physicians to use Aspirin as a preventative measure from heart attacks.<\/p>\n

But according to a recent review-study, the risk of taking Aspirin outweighs the benefits\u2026 at least for some of us.<\/p>\n

Aspirin is widely prescribed to people with a history of heart attack and stroke.<\/p>\n

These conditions, as well as various other cardiovascular diseases, cause the hardening of the arteries, resulting in blood clot formation.\u00a0 Aspirin helps to dissolve blood clots, preventing further complications.<\/p>\n

According to some, misleading propaganda has led aspirin to become a panacea for heart-related diseases, cancer and overall health.<\/p>\n

In order to clarify conflicting messages about aspirin use, UK researchers decided to make a thorough analysis of 9 randomized controlled trials; a total of 27 studies.<\/p>\n

And there was good news and bad news\u2026<\/p>\n

Good news: the results of the analysis linked regular aspirin use to the prevention of 33 to 46 deaths from any cause in 10,000 study participants over the period of 10 years.<\/p>\n

Not so good news: However, there were also reported 46 to 49 fatal bleeds and 68 to 117 gastrointestinal bleeds within the same 10-year period in the same 10,000 people.<\/p>\n

Researchers summarize that taking aspirin regularly boosts the risk of stomach bleeding for 37 percent and hemorrhagic stroke for 38 percent.<\/p>\n

Taking all into consideration we can clearly conclude that there is no sensible reason for healthy individuals to take aspirin for health-improving benefits.<\/p>\n

There are much more effective and safer ways to improve your health and prevent cardiovascular disease without dangerous side effects.\u00a0 Exercising, keeping a healthy lifestyle and diet is an excellent way to ensure great health for many years to come.<\/p>\n

A few years back, my doctor informed me that my main heart arteries were 90% clogged, I had more blood cholesterol than a Big Mac, and I should check myself in for heart surgery TODAY.<\/p>\n

Being stubborn and wanting control over my own outcomes, I decided to change my diet and lifestyle instead. Here is the step-by-step measure I took to become the heart-healthy individual I am today…<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n

However, if high blood pressure is your main concern, here is the quickest way to get it down \u2026 as soon as today… <\/a><\/b><\/p>\n

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For the last decade or two we\u2019ve been strongly advised and encouraged by most physicians to use Aspirin as a preventative measure from heart attacks. But according to a recent review-study, the risk of taking Aspirin outweighs the benefits\u2026 at least for some of us. Aspirin is widely prescribed to people with a history of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":9298,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[36,131],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9297","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-articles","category-heart-attack"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/blueheronhealthnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Depositphotos_16276269_xs.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blueheronhealthnews.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9297","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blueheronhealthnews.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blueheronhealthnews.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blueheronhealthnews.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blueheronhealthnews.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9297"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blueheronhealthnews.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9297\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blueheronhealthnews.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9298"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blueheronhealthnews.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9297"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blueheronhealthnews.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9297"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blueheronhealthnews.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9297"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}