Fear of Heart attacks and strokes. part of sleep insomnia.

I use to be an alcoholic back then after i was in a 2 year relationship with my ex who cheated me twice.. once i forgave her blindly because i was so in love and yet young at the time.. and after she cheated on me again i use to drink heavily like scotch and such around my teens, but since ive coped over alcohol now with the help of non alcohol and not drinking as much as i would normally, im starting to grow a few fears. i fear that after what ive been through with alcohol it might of ruined my health, im not saying that i feel any pains or anything in my body i mean i feel just as healthy as any other person would but i have a big fear of having a heart attack or stroke and its causing me to have sleep insomnia.. can hardly sleep and then it makes me feel even worse when i feel completely drained out of energy where i want to sleep but i fear if i do i might die in my sleep due to a heart attack.

I researched that most heart attacks are caused by coronary arteries clogging up, and i heard there are many healthy fruits and fruit juices to drink to help maintain a very internal healthy life style.. such as Pomegranate juice for the heart and lemons or onions for the liver, i want to try and have a healthy internal life, im not fat or anything i have a high metabolism as a male and I'm quite skinny.

I was just wondering if what i'm doing is on the right path? will this give me a long life without any internal health problems, can medical fruits like these restore and fix certain organs and gives them nutrients to remain strong?

Right now im trying to fix my life with my sleeping issues and anxiety with the fear of internal health problems.

Xavior,

I feel for you as I too worry about heart disease but my dad did die to it and his Mum I don't know how old you are or if heart disease is in your family.

I had high cholesterol and went on statins but six months in had severe muscle atrophy throughout my body and lost so much muscle I had to come off them.

I know with myself worries about heart attack and stroke are made worse when I am stressed about other things and have no one to talk to about it. Maybe that's the case with you? It seems anxiety latches onto something and won't let go and it just grows and grows then latches onto something else,

It's easy to dish out advice but I think everything is good in moderation, I know we need some bad fat as well. I drink benacol every day and eat fibre breakfast cereal, apples have a lot of fibre in them as well, and exercise raises good cholesterol to a certain degree as well, I see it as doing my best I can, I bike 90 miles per week because I am worried about heart disease.

I got toldd stress raises cholesterol by my GP but it's hard word de stressing about things.

I think being aware like you are is good for you.