The sad news of Brittany Murphy’s death is disturbing. Any young Hollywood personality who suddenly dies is the subject of scrutiny and speculation. It sounds and looks like she was not the picture of health. Stories are circulating about a history of illicit drug use, prescription drug use, anorexia and diabetes. The mere combination of these can kill anyone.

1. Let us not forget that these actresses are on a perpetual diet. It may seem like the best way to control your blood sugar is by not eating. But the reality is that diabetics should eat three square meals because they are taking medications such as insulin or pills for sugar control. Taking such medications without food leads to dangerously low blood sugar which causes people to pass out. On the other hand, not taking the sugar control medications leads to sky high sugar levels, dehydration, and low potassium levels. That too makes people pass out. Pass out to to point of not breathing. A few minutes later the lack of oxygen leads to a cardiac arrest.

2. Any abuse of alleged drugs can cause a cardiac arrest. Cocaine is known to cause heart rhythm disturbances and heart attacks. Prescription drugs like pain killers are narcotics which slow down breathing and cause dizziness. Add that to a hot shower anybody would become unconscious.

3. A viral illness could have been the last straw for her. Some virus lead to inflammation of the heart. Sudden swelling of the heart leads to abnormal rhythms. Supposedly she wasn’t days before the event.

4. Anorexia and liquid diets are known to cause dangerous heart rhythms.

Fact is, she should have been taken to the hospital hours earlier when she wasn’t feeling well. Any 32 year old that arrests in front of doctors in a hospital can be saved. Young persons who have cardiac arrests are salvageable. RIP

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