Inflammation and Heart Disease<\/h2>\n
The risk developing a heart attack or stroke<\/a><\/strong> is determined by measuring the hardening of arteries. This arterial stiffness isn\u2019t very closely associated with high cholestInflammation and Heart Diseaseerol levels or smoking, but it is closely linked to\u00a0inflammation. Also, inflammation is the body’s reaction to injury, but if it is too high, it can lead to several diseases, such as eczema and arthritis.<\/p>\n Studies have found that more the intensity of inflammation, the higher is risk of developing heart diseases and atherosclerosis. Several clinical studies have revealed that inflammation is one of the key factors that leads to the development of heart diseases and hardening of arteries.<\/p>\n In a study, a group of people were given a drug to reduce inflammation<\/a><\/strong>. It was found that the medication helped bring down the number of heart attacks in people who had a heart attack. It also reduced the risk of cancer.<\/p>\n But the question arises how can people reduce inflammation without taking fancy drugs? It has been seen that besides avoiding obesity<\/a><\/strong> and quitting smoking<\/a><\/strong>, maintaining healthy gut bacteria<\/a><\/strong> can also be helpful in reducing inflammation.<\/p>\n Our gut microbes play an important role in preventing many diseases caused due to inflammation, like diabetes<\/a><\/strong>,\u00a0psoriatic arthritis,\u00a0and inflammatory bowel disease. It has been found that all these diseases are associated with a lack of good gut bacteria. Also, certain substances produced by healthy microbes were also found at higher levels in blood of people having healthier arteries. One of these substances is indoleproprionic acid, which helps in\u00a0lowering the risk of diabetes. Gut bacteria produce more indoleproprionic acid if a person consumes more fiber<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n It was found that in 10 percent of cases of inflammation, arterial hardening was explained by gut microbes and the substances produced by microbes. Cholesterol levels, diabetes, smoking, and obesity explained less than two percent of the risk of heart diseases. This finding was found very exciting as unlike genetic risks, the gut microbes and the substances produced by them can be changed.<\/p>\n![\"inflammation](\"https:\/\/zovon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/img-inflammation-and-heart-disease-2018-05.jpg\")
<\/p>\nHow Healthy Gut Microbes Help Prevent Heart Disease?<\/h2>\n
\nIn the current study, it was observed that the women who reported hardening of arteries had less microbial diversity in the gut, and the women having healthier arteries had more good gut microbes.<\/p>\nDiet Is the Key to Maintaining Healthy Gut Microbes<\/h2>\n
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