Heart Attack Avoidance And Action Information

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Heart Attack and Water 

How many times have you heard someone say they don't want to drink anything before going to bed because they'll have to get up during the night ?

Why are so many people awakened during the night to urinate ?

Cardiologists answer:
Gravity holds water in the lower part of your body when you are upright (legs swell). When you lie down and the lower body (legs etc) is level with the kidneys, it is then that the kidneys remove the water because it is easier. 

We need  several glasses of  water each day to help flush the toxins out of our bodies. 

The best times to drink water to maximize its effectiveness on the body:

2 glasses of water after waking up - helps activate internal organs.
1 glass of water 30 minutes before a meal - helps digestion.
1 glass of water before taking a bath - helps lower blood pressure.
1 glass of water before going to bed - helps avoid stroke or heart attack
and helps relieve leg cramps.  Your leg muscles are seeking hydration

when they cramp and wake you up.
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Mayo clinic aspirin information:

 Dr. Virend Somers, is a Cardiologist at Mayo Clinic, and author of a report in the July 29, 2008 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. The report shows that most heart attacks occur in the day-time, generally between 6 A.M. And noon. Having one during the night, when the heart should be most at rest, usually means  something unusual is happening. Somers and his colleagues have been working for a decade to show that sleep apnea is usually to blame.

1. If you take an aspirin each day, take it at night with water.
The reason: Aspirin has a 24-hour "half-life"; therefore, if a heart attack happens in the early hours of the morning, the aspirin would be at it's strongest in your system.

2. Aspirin lasts a really long time (years) in your medicine chest. When it gets old, it smells like vinegar.

3. It's a good idea to keep a couple of aspirin, with water, by your bedside in case.

Other symptoms:

 

 

There are other symptoms of a heart attack, besides  pain in the left arm. Sometimes it's an intense pain in the chin, as well as nausea and lots of sweating; however, these symptoms may also occur less frequently. There may even be NO pain in the chest during a heart attack.

If it happens to you:

 

The majority of people (about 60%) who had a heart attack during their sleep were not awakened by it. However, if it occurs, the pain may awaken you, of course. If that happens, immediately chew  and swallow two aspirins with water.  Then call 911 and a neighbor, friend or relative if one lives near by. Say "heart attack" and "I have taken two aspirins and called 911", unlock the front door, sit near it. and wait for their arrival. ...DO NOT LIE DOWN!  Force yourself to cough every few second while awaiting  treatment.