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Congestive Heart Failure

 

 

Congestive heart failure (CHF) is a chronic condition that results when the heart muscle is unable to pump blood as efficiently as is needed. High blood pressure can cause congestive heart failure.

Congestive heart failure is a serious medical condition that requires expert management rather than self-treatment.

    Nutritional supplements that may be helpful for congestive heart failure:

    • Magnesium (reduced the risk of heart arrhythmias)
    • L-carnitine (reduced oxidative damage to heart)
    • Taurine (increase the force and effectiveness of heart-muscle contractions)


    Herbal supplements that may be helpful for congestive heart failure:

    • Hawthorn increases blood flow to the heart, increase the strength of heart contractions, reduce resistance to blood flow in the extremities, and act as an antioxidant.
Cardio Vascular Disease

Cardiovascular disease encompasses a variety of conditions that affect both the heart and associated blood vessels. Most risk factors associated with cardiovascular disease can be managed, but some including age and hereditary predisposition cannot.

People at risk of cardiovascular disease include those with high cholesterol, low HDL cholesterol (known as the “good” cholesterol), and high LDL (known as the “bad” cholesterol). These factors can lead to the development of atherosclerosis, eventually leading to a heart attack.

It has also been suggested that high triglyceride and homocysteine levels may also be linked with heart disease. However, the link between these two substances and heart disease is not as well established as the link between high cholesterol and heart disease.

Hypertension, or high blood pressure, puts individuals at high risk of cardiovascular disease. The risk of cardiovascular disease increases as blood pressure rises. Glucose intolerance and diabetes may also increase the risk of heart disease.



    Nutritional supplements that may helpful for cardio vascular disease:
 

Information provided by the following books: The Green Pharmacy by James A. Duke, Ph.D. and The Herbal Drugstore by Linda B. White, M.D., Steven Foster

Statements on this web site have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. These products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.

 

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