Heart Attack Warning Signs

Heart Attack Warning Signs

A heart attack happens when the heart does not get enough blood flow. During a heart attack, heart muscle can be permanently damaged. Many people think a heart attack is sudden, like a �movie� heart attack, where someone clutches her chest and falls over.

But the truth is that many heart attacks start slowly as mild pain or discomfort. These feelings may even come and go. For both women and men, the most common sign of a heart attack is pain or discomfort in the center of the chest. The pain or discomfort can be mild or strong. The discomfort may be constant or it may come and go over several minutes.


For women, though, chest pain may not be the first sign that your heart is in trouble. Before a heart attack, women have reported unusual tiredness, trouble sleeping, heartburn, a cough, heart flutters, or loss of appetite.

These are symptoms that could mean a heart attack is happening:

� Chest discomfort. Most heart attacks involve discomfort in the center of the chest that lasts more than a few minutes, or that goes away and comes back. It can feel like uncomfortable pressure, squeezing, fullness, or pain.

� Discomfort in other areas of the upper body. Symptoms can include pain or discomfort in one or both arms, the back, neck, jaw, or stomach.

� Shortness of breath. This may occur with or without chest discomfort.
� Other signs. These may include breaking out in a cold sweat, nausea, or lightheadedness.

Get help right away
If you have signs of a heart attack or stroke, call 911. Call right away � in 5 minutes or less. 

Indigestion may be caused by how you neat, not just what you eat.

Indigestion may be caused by how you neat, not just what you eat. 

The feelings of discomfort and distress in the abdomen are often caused by overeating, eating too rapidly or not chewing properly. Overeating or eating frequently produces a feverish state in the system and overtaxes the digestive organs. It produces excessive acid and causes the gastric mucus membrane to become congested. Hyperacidity is usually the result.

Overeating makes the work of stomach, liver, kidneys and bowels harder. When this food putrefies, its poisons are absorbed back into the blood and consequently, the whole system is poisoned. Many people gulp their food due to stress or hurry. When food is swallowed in large chunks, the stomach has to work harder and more hydrochloride is secreted.


Eating too fast also causes one to swallow air. These bad habits force some of the digestive
fluids into the oesophagus, causing burning, a stinging sensation or a sour taste, giving an
illusion of stomach acid.

Take heed of headaches. Headaches may be a symptom of hypertension.

Take heed of headaches. Headaches may be a symptom of hypertension. 

High blood pressure can cause pounding headaches. The headache usually starts at the back 

of the head on getting up in the morning.

A safe method of treatment for this is to immerse your

legs to calf-level in a tub of hot water for 15 to 20 minutes. This draws the blood away from the 

head and down to the feet, relieving the headache. 

To cure a headache, eat something (as long as it is not sugar).

To cure a headache, eat something (as long as it is not sugar).

Low blood sugar is one of the causes of irritability and headache. Sugar is not a cure for low

blood sugar, though it may raise the blood sugar temporarily and make one feel better for a while.

Low blood sugar is the result of an abused pancreas which over stimulates the production

of insulin in the body. It can be controlled by eating smaller meals at short intervals rather than

the standard three large meals daily. The intake of carbohydrates should be cut down to the

minimum. Coffee should be eliminated as it over stimulates the pancreas.