"One minute he was fine and BOOM -- the next minute he was dead!"

That's how people often describe it when someone suddenly drops dead of a heart attack.

I would know. It's how my own father died when I was 15.

According to the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), the top cause of death in the US continues to be heart disease, just ahead of cancer.

But with the exception of congenital heart disease (meaning you're born with it), heart disease doesn't just pop out of nowhere...

It's created over time.

You see, the main cause of heart disease is atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries). And that is created slowly, methodically, day after day and year after year.

Here's what happens--let's take a peek inside your arteries:

The creation of atherosclerosis

Stage 1: A little artery wall damage

Just like anything else, your arteries endure normal "wear and tear." There are often signs of minor abrasions in the arteries of people as young as 20.

High blood pressure is also a culprit. Just like what tires do to a dirt road, the force of your blood being pumped through your blood vessels can cause serious damage to the walls of your arteries over time.

Stage 2: Inflammation

Once an artery becomes damaged, it sounds the alarm for your body's repair system, which is made up of platelets and white blood cells.

Although these substances are supposed to promote healing, if the damage continues, they can get "carried away" and instead create pockets of inflammation in your arteries.

Stage 3: Enter cholesterol

Inflammation in your arteries provides the perfect spot for cholesterol buildup.

LDL cholesterol is transported inside white blood cells called macrophages through your arteries and is "dropped off" at one or more of your inflammation pockets.

Stage 4: Plaque buildup

At this point large amounts of LDL cholesterol have begun accumulating along the walls of your arteries.

Stage 5: Serious blockage...and hello heart disease

This is where your coronary arteries are so clogged with plaque that they're squeezing off the blood supply to your heart. Hello heart disease.

Note that if a blood clot finds its way to a clogged coronary artery and completely shuts it off, you have a heart attack. If this happens in a vessel that brings blood to the brain, it's a stroke.
 

How to prevent being a statistic

While the process I've just described is rather grim, in addition to quitting smoking, maintaining a healthy weight and exercising, there are two VERY effective measures you can take to help prevent becoming a statistic...

...And not only make it into your golden years, but be able to enjoy them as well!

1- Be a good home for your heart

All of your organs were designed to function in an alkaline environment, and that especially includes your heart.

Your heart pumps an astounding 13,000 quarts of blood a day. If there are lots of toxins in that blood, that puts a huge strain on your heart. Acid wastes in your system rob your blood of oxygen, and that causes your heart tissue to deteriorate.

So it's essential to keep your pH as alkaline as possible and minimize the toxins flowing through your blood. Your life may literally depend on it.

The good news is that it's not difficult.

The Great Taste No Pain manuals will show you exactly what to do.

The GTNP manuals will teach you the simple principles of smart food pairing which will help prevent accumulation of acid wastes.

Plus, they'll tell you exactly which foods are inherently acid-waste creators and which are alkaline so there's no guesswork.

You'll also receive convenient charts showing you what to pair with all of your favorite foods to make them easily digested, including meats, pastas, grains, dairy, bread and vegetables.

Eating for a strong heart couldn't be easier!
 

2- Get your Omega-3 essential fatty acids

Omega-3 fatty acids have shown to be an important tool to help fight heart disease in these 4 ways:

* They've been medically proven to help lower blood pressure. Studies show that daily fish oil supplementation alone can lower your systolic (the top number) pressure by five points or more and your diastolic (the bottom number) pressure by three points or more!

* Omega-3 fatty acids have anti-inflammatory properties, which may help counteract any inflammation you might have building up in your arteries.

* Omega-3 fatty acids help raise HDL cholesterol levels and lower LDL cholesterol, thereby helping to improve your HDL/LDL ratio.

* They also help keep blood clots from forming by reducing the stickiness in your platelets and curbing the production of fibrinogens--protein strands that can get tangled up with platelets and result in a clot.

Problem is, most people in developed countries are seriously lacking in Omega-3 fatty acids.

So one of the best ways to help fight or prevent heart disease is to take a very high-quality fish oil formula.

Like VitalMega-3.

The suggested 2-capsule daily serving packs a whopping 1,200 mg. of EPA, DHA and other Omega-3 fatty acids in the same pure, potent form you'd get directly from fish itself.

The oils in VitalMega-3 go through a CO2 distillation process that removes any trace amounts of heavy metals like mercury and PCB's...

...so it's FAR safer than eating fish itself.
 

Heart disease is nothing to take lightly.

And the biggest mistake you can make is thinking that it can't happen to YOU.

It can.

It didn't get to be the number one killer by affecting just a few.

Do all you can to keep this killer far away from you.

Your body will say thank you, and so will your loved ones.

To your health,

Sherry Brescia

PS: Julie no longer needs acid reducers and her bp is now 118/70!

Dear Sherry,

After experiencing 12 hours of agonizing abdominal pain and having a CAT scan all in one day last May, I decided I HAD to follow your "Great Taste No Pain" eating plan--no excuses, no cheating.

As long as I stick scrupulously to the plan, my two prescription GERD pills stay in the medicine cabinet.

But even better, since then I easily lost 20-25 #; and as of 3 days ago, my blood pressure has dropped to 118/70, and my cholesterol has dropped to 140.

These are additional, unexpected benefits that are music to the ears of this 64-year-old lady.

Thank you, Sherry.

Julie L.

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