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5 Tips to Prevent Heart Attack | Dr. Gina Pritchard

Heart attacks are optional. You can take control of your heart health. I'm Dr Gina Pritchard, founder and director of The Prevent Clinic, specializing in cardiovascular disease prevention and treatment. Here are tips that can help lead you to a heart healthy life.

00:18 The Importance of Early Screening
Number one. Two in three women over the age of forty-five have cardiovascular disease and many don't know it until it's too late. Ask for heart disease screening tests early before the age of forty-five.

00:33 Oral Health and Heart Disease
Number two. 50% of heart attacks occur from an oral health issue. Your dental hygienist may very well save your life. Maintaining good oral hygiene is not just about a killer smile. It's also about keeping your heart happy.

00:49 The Power of Vitamins K2 and D3
Number three. Vitamin K2 and D3 combined, whether in food or taken as a supplement or some of both, decreases your risk of cardiovascular disease. Vitamin K2 is found in fatty meat, fermented food, and high-fat cheeses.

019 Breathing Technique for Heart Health
Number four. High-quality oxygen. Breathe through your nose rather than your mouth. If you can't breathe well through your nose, consider using nasal strips which you wear outside of your nose. This helps widen the nasal passages.

01:25 Protein: The Building Block of Heart Health
Number five. Eat more protein. Protein and the amino acids in protein are essential to build and maintain muscle. The heart is a muscle that also needs plenty of protein for strength. I recommend eating one gram of protein per pound of your ideal body weight per day. Get your protein from real food, such as meat, eggs, fish, and maybe dairy if you tolerate dairy well.

01:52 Taking Control of Your Heart Health
You have the power to take full control of your heart health, and possibly even reverse heart disease.

For more information, resources, and support on your heart health journey, visit Let's embark on this journey together

Heart Month: Urgent Wake-Up Call to Women | Dr. Gina Pritchard

February is American Heart Month. This is an urgent wake up call to women.

0: 02 The Silent Threat of Heart Disease
In the chaotic rhythm of our daily lives, we need to urgently draw our attention to a critical matter that can unfold during what should be just another ordinary day. We go through our usual morning routine of juggling family duties and work responsibilities while desperately reaching for that first cup of coffee.
And then you start to feel a bit out of sorts. Dismissing it as just another hectic day, you continue with your routine tasks, sitting down for a moment to catch your breath. However, what seems like a fleeting episode can turn into a shocking revelation. What is initially dismissed as indigestion or gas can turn out to be a heart attack.

0:51 Leading Cause of Death for Women
This is an urgent reminder that heart disease is the leading cause of death among American women. It's time to recognize the signs, prioritize your heart, and implore the women you care about to do the same.
Heart disease often presents subtle signs such as nausea, jaw tightness, dizziness, shortness of breath, muscle pain, achiness, and pressure in the chest. You need to pay immediate attention to these signals and seek medical help promptly.

1:23 Taking Action for Heart Health
Your heart's health demands your immediate attention and awareness is the first crucial step towards prevention. Act now by recognizing the signs of heart disease and taking immediate, proactive steps.

For critical information on prioritizing heart health, visit today.

The Spit Test: Protecting Your Heart | Dr. Gina Pritchard

00: 00 Importance of the Spit Test
00:16 The Five High-Risk Bacteria
01:14 How Bacteria Enters the Bloodstream
01:57 Link Between Bacteria and Heart Attacks
02:37 Preventing Heart Diseases by Eliminating Bacteria
03:22 The Need for The Spit Test

AA = Aggregatibacter Actinomycetemcomitans
PG = Porphyromonas Gingivalis
TF = Tannerella Forsythia
TD = Treponema Denticola
FN = Fusobacterium Nucleatum

For more information, resources, and support on your heart health journey, visit Let's embark on this journey together and prioritize our heart health for a vibrant and longer life.

If you want to avoid future diseases and future health problems, you need the spit test. You need to know if you have any of the five high-risk bacteria, germs, or pathogens living in your mouth. These five bacteria are AA, PG, TF, TD, and FN. We'll have the full names in the description below. These five bacteria specifically have been linked and contribute to heart attack, stroke, diabetes, dementia, Alzheimer's disease, inflammatory diseases, bone loss, certainly dental implant failures and periodontal disease locally, and other systemic problems. They've even been tied to childbearing related issues.

So, even if you're younger, meaning of childbearing age and you're male or female, potential mother or father, you want to make sure you're tested for these bacteria and that you lower or even eliminate all five of these bacteria.

So, the bacteria get into the bloodstream. They live primarily in the mouth, up under the gums. We can collect them, as I said, in the saliva or in your spit, but there's at least five ways that they then travel to various parts of the body. For one, the mouth has a lot of blood vessels in it, and they can easily get into the blood stream, even if your teeth and gums and mouth are healthy, even if you don't have any bleeding or gum disease.

These bacteria can also get into the bloodstream because we swallow our spit or our saliva, and these bacteria get into our GI tract and then into the bloodstream. There's a variety of waves. Once it's in the bloodstream, studies have identified that they're active and alive, for example, at the site of a heart attack. Where the heart attack originates in the heart, these bacteria have been identified.

In fact, Dr Pesci and his research team identified these bacteria at the site of the heart attack back in before 2013. The American Heart Association came out with a paper in 2013 saying there's enough evidence that these pathogens are contributable to at least 50% of heart attacks.

So you want to have these bacteria tested, certainly if you're a child-bearing age, and most certainly if you're concerned at any age, but 40 or 45 and older and have a family history of heart attack, stroke, diabetes, dementia, Alzheimer's disease, all of those diseases are listed in the beginning, for prevention purposes, you want to know if these bacteria are in your mouth now because now, they can easily be eliminated by your dental team, the dentist, the dental hygienist, and working collaboratively with your nurse practitioner, your doctor, your MD, your DO. These teams can easily ensure that these pathogens are treated appropriately and don't come back.
This may be a test that you haven't had done: The Spit Test. Learn more today.

Heart Month: Urgent Call for Heart Disease Awareness | Dr. Gina Pritchard

February is American Heart Month. This is an urgent call for heart disease awareness.

0: 07 Experience with Heart Disease
The day kicked off just like any other day filled with the usual hustle and bustle. Looking back, I can recall feeling a bit more sweaty than usual, and there was definitely a lingering soreness. At the time, it was easy to dismiss.
Little did I know, these physical cues were signs of a heart attack. It's shocking how our bodies can send signals that we might overlook in the whirlwind of our daily routine. This seemingly ordinary discomfort turned out to be an urgent wake up call.

0:40 The Silent Threat of Heart Disease in Women
Heart disease is the number one cause of death for American women. I urge all women to pay heeded to the signals their bodies are sending.

0:56 The Power of Lifestyle Changes and Awareness
It's the small changes in our daily habits, regular checkups, and awareness of risk factors that can make a big difference. Commitment to a heart healthy lifestyle can be transformative.

18 Call to Action for Women's Heart Health
This is not just my story. It's a shared narrative among women from all walks of life. It's a rallying cry to confront the stark reality of heart disease and to empower women to make informed choices that saves lives.

For more information, resources, and support on your heart health journey, visit Let's embark on this journey together and prioritize our heart health for a vibrant and longer life.

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