Self Defense for Men Starts with Heart Health

     We have a variety of age groups training on the mat at El Dorado Hills Jiu Jitsu. The youngest being age five and the eldest being age 74. I would be hard pressed to give an average age of our student population, but I'm willing to bet it's somewhere in the early to mid thirties. These are all very fit individuals with a strong sense for eating well, not smoking, not drinking, and incorporating a healthy dose of fitness in their life. One of the most important aspects of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is self defense and we have practiced many different situations with the sport and combative situations that would enhance a students knowledge to apply practical self defense tactics if they are ever attacked. However, instead of defending themselves from an random assailant on the street, being able to defend themselves from silent attackers that creep up from within may be far more important.
     The silent attackers are heart disease. Heart disease affects 2,500 people every single day in the United States. These silent attackers need to be given special consideration as the deadliest assailants out there.
     While most of the self defense tactics we train are related to taking preventative measures. Cardiac Self Defense starts with taking preventative measures as well. In this video Dr. Laxmi Mehta outlines some good preventative measures for Cardiac Self Defense. In short here they are:

1) Know the symptoms of heart disease
2) Know your risk factors for heart disease
3) Visit your health care provider
4) Maintain a healthy lifestyle

    This outline is a very simple yet practical approach to thinking about hearth health. Learn the facts about cardiac self defense. Even if you exercise on a regular basis, if you don't eat right you are not taking every possible measure to defend your body from these assailants. We will be covering heart disease in more detail over the next few weeks. Please take the time to do your own research and take steps towards preventative cardiac self defense.

Eliot Kelly

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El Dorado Hills Jiu Jitsu