thereby blocks off oxygen transport to the cells. The red blood cells thus loaded with carbon monoxide-
hemoglobin burst and shed their defective protein particles into the plasma of the blood. Many of these
protein particles are now deposited in the basal membranes of the capillary walls. When the capillaries'
storage capacity has reached its saturation point, the arteries begin to deposit the protein debris in their
walls as well.
This makes the carbon monoxide of cigarette smoke a slow-working but lethal poison that, by forming
excessive amounts of protein debris, destroys the body's circulatory network and heart muscles. Also,
passive smokers inhale large amounts of carbon monoxide, which explains why they share a similar risk
of developing coronary heart disease as active smokers.
4. Constitutional (Genetic) Disposition Toward Reduced Protein Digestion
People whose constitution does not require extra food protein in order to be healthy (especially the
Kapha and Pitta types) don't have a very efficient digestive system for breaking down animal protein.
Since constitutional body types are mostly hereditary, this genetically determined "inefficiency" is passed
on from parents to children. Those with a family history of heart attacks appear to be at risk because of
possible hereditary factors, but the role of genetics in heart disease is only marginal, if it exists at all. The
primary connection is that family members share a similar diet, lifestyle and constitutional body type,
with possibly the same "inefficient" enzyme systems for destroying excess, unused proteins.
5. Women During And After Menopause
Women who consume large quantities of protein foods and/or smoke cigarettes are at risk once their
menstrual cycles become irregular or end. The regular discharge of menstrual blood protects a woman
(before menopause) from accumulating dangerous amounts of protein in the body, as long as the
reproductive system functions normally. This may explain why menstruating women before age 40 are
generally not at risk of suffering a heart attack, whereas men of that age are. All the different blood values
in women under 40 are lower than among men in the same age group. These include red blood cells,
hemoglobin, Hematocrit, and the total amount of protein. Research has shown that men between the ages
of 30 and 40 years are six times more likely to die from a heart attack than women of the same age. In
fact, heart attacks among menstruating women are extremely rare.
Once a woman's menstrual cycles subside, her continued ingestion of animal protein will steadily
raise the level of protein concentration in the blood. By the time she is about 50 years old, her risk of
suffering a heart attack is nearly the same as it is for a man of the same age. The earlier that menopause
begins, the greater the risk. Women whose ovaries have been removed before age 35 have a seven times
greater risk of a heart attack than those who have yet to enter menopause.
The hot flushes and reddening of the face, which many women experience during menopause, are
often signs of higher blood values. They indicate that the body has stored excessive amounts of protein
which it can no longer expel with the menstrual blood. It has now been found that a diet consisting of
large quantities of dairy products hastens the forming of atherosclerotic deposits in a woman's body and,
as I will explain later, also causes osteoporosis.
6. Not Eating Enough Fruit And Vegetables, Smoking And Not Exercising
It was a wakeup call for Baby Boomers when newscasters reported in 2004 that former President Bill
Clinton had to undergo emergency heart surgery. Unfortunately, the message conveyed to the world