H Pylori Infections Cause Heart Disease - Part One

H pylori is a tiny bacterium that buries itself into the stomach lining. It is very common, infecting more than 50% of the world's population.

It is best known for causing common digestive symptoms such as gastritis, heartburn, acid reflux, bloating and irritable bowels, though it can lead to more serious problems such as ulcers and even stomach cancer.

It causes symptoms primarily be creating inflammation in the stomach and intestine. It is this inflammation that can spill out into other areas of the body and cause symptoms and even serious disease there.

When inflammation spills out from the gut into the body, the arteries can become damaged, leading to the early stages of heart disease and it's this mechanism we'll explore in this article series to show how a simple stomach infection may lead to a deadly heart attack or stroke in some people.

The medical system and media tend to blame cardiovascular diseases (heart disease and stroke) on so-called "traditional" risk factors, which include:

High cholesterol levels 
High blood pressure 
Family history 
Type II Diabetes 
Tobacco Smoking 
Obesity 
Inadequate exercise

These factors are certainly legitimate, but are the likes of family history and high cholesterol the true underlying factors for this killer disease?

We have to acknowledge that the likes of high cholesterol and high blood pressure are the end results of damaging processes in the body. As such it is vitally important to consider the reasons why blood pressure elevates and why cholesterol levels rise.

Simply taking drugs to suppress cholesterol and decrease blood pressure do absolutely nothing to address the underlying cause(s) of the problems!

It just so happens that H pylori infections appear to increase blood pressure and cause potentially dangerous changes to blood cholesterol levels. These claims are backed up by a lot of scientific evidence, as I'll show you in this series of articles.

Here's something interesting: 50% cardiovascular disease patients have NONE of the traditional risk factors listed above. In other words:

They don't smoke cigarettes 
They have no family history 
They're not obese 
They don't have hypertension 
Their cholesterol levels are normal or even low 
They don't have diabetes 
They exercise 
They are relaxed and not under stress

In these people, we have to look for other possible causes, and that's something we'll do in this article series.

A number of studies are available suggesting a cause and effect relationship between bacteria/viruses and heart disease.

According to Aristo Vojdani, PhD, the relationship between infectious agents and heart disease was reported as long ago as 1911. H. pylori is one of those infectious agents. Dental infections and oral health are also heavily implicated in heart disease.

H. pylori infections are associated not only with heart disease and stroke, but also with many of the risk factors that are used to assess vulnerability to cardiovascular disorders.

I think this article series may shock you a little, but I believe it's time you knew the truth about this leading killer disease and how to minimize your risk of falling foul of it.

As such I'm thoroughly looking forward to summarizing this information for you over the coming days and weeks.