How people can reduce the percentages of heart blockages,eventhough they are well aware with drugs and sufficient execise?

Proper diet may be a factor in this relationship as well. Studies have shown that patients are much more willing to take a drug and start an exercise program than they are to change their eating habits. But as fitness professionals most of us will agree, that our clients see the most change and reach their goals when they also change their diet, especially when it comes to weight loss or body composition changes.

Hello Nathan,

unfortunately, there are people who do all the right things in terms of diet and exercise, may even take drugs, and still suffer heart attacks as a result of blocked coronary arteries.

It’s probably something in their personal genetic make-up.

But it is very rare, and most people will benefit greatly from the combination of proper diet and exercise.

Karin Singleton
www.meltnc.com

The body is a very complex machine. If a person eats a wholesome plant based diet they may be able to reverse or prevent coronary artery disease even if its genetic most of the time (check the China Study). Also outside factors like sleep,water,air,stress affect the body adversely..

Genetics and diet are big factors here. People cannot escape their genetic makeup, but they can change the way they eat and live. Most of the times a pill and/or exercise alone are not enough to reverse a medical condition such as heart disease and all of the side effects that come with it.

Good answers. A review of the literature suggests that inadequate vigorous exercise/activity, high fat/high calorie diet and, especially, genetic tendency all increase the risk for coronary artery blockage. The risk is significantly increased if two or more of the risk factors are combined. The best and only appropriate answer to your question, since it involves diagnosis of etiology and prognosis, is your client’s cardiologist.

Take care.