February is Heart Month!

Are you loving your heart?

Why should you love your heart?

Do you put your heart at risk?

Consider these [updated] statistics on Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) in the United States:

CVD is the leading cause of death for men, women, and people of most racial and ethnic groups in the United States ¹.
In 2021, about 695,000 people in the United States died from heart disease, which is approximately 1 in every 5 deaths ¹.

That’s equivalent to 1 person dying every 33 seconds from cardiovascular disease ¹ Coronary heart disease is the most common type of heart disease, killing 375,476 people in 2021 ¹.

In 2019, coronary heart disease was the leading cause of deaths attributable to CVD in the United States, accounting for 41.3% of deaths ².
Heart disease costs the United States about $239.9 billion each year from 2018 to 2019. This includes the cost of health care services, medicines, and lost productivity due to death ¹.
Heart disease kills more women than men ¹.
Obesity, smoking, high blood pressure, diabetes, poor diet, excessive alcohol use, lack of exercise, and stress are all risk factors for heart disease ¹.

Sources for the statistics:

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2021). Heart disease facts. https://www.cdc.gov/heartdisease/facts.htm
American Heart Association. (2022). 2022 Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics Update Fact Sheet At-a-Glance. https://www.heart.org/-/media/PHD-Files-2/Science-News/2/2022-Heart-and-Stroke-Stat-Update/2022-Stat-Update-At-a-Glance.pdf

Your heart beats approximately 100,000 times a day, pumping 2,000 – 5,000 gallons of blood through 60,000 miles of blood vessels to nourish the body with blood and oxygen. As many as 14 million Americans suffer heart problems that result from compromised blood flow to the heart. The heart can’t function properly when it doesn’t get adequate oxygen and nourishment.

Problems with your circulatory system may include:

Angina
Arrhythmias
Atherosclerosis
Congestive Heart Failure
Mitral Valve Prolapse

What can you do to love your heart?

A good diet that is rich in fresh fruits, vegetables, high quality protein, and fiber.
Exercise regularly.
Minimize stress in your life.
Quit Smoking! Need help? Ask us!
Avoid excessive use of alcohol.
Choose the herbs and nutritional supplements that are right for you.

Supplements for the Heart

Cardio Assurance
A blend of heart-benefiting ingredients designed to protect your heart from disease and damage and prevent the death of heart cells.Mega-Chel
It contains a large array of nutrients to support the entire circulatory system—arteries, veins, capillaries and the tissues and organs they service.Ask about our Oral Chelation ProgramL-Arginine
Not only supports the body’s efforts to regulate blood pressure, it enhances waste elimination and boosts immune, heart and brain functions.Liquid Chlorophyll
This is the green pigment in plants that harnesses the sun’s energy in photosynthesis. Chlorophyll performs metabolic functions in plants such as respiration and growth.

Co-Q10-30
Contains 30 mg of Co-Q10 per capsule, along with zinc, copper, magnesium, capsicum, fruit and Ginkgo biloba leaves.

For other heart healthy supplements see our NSP site HERE

Heart friendly Herbs:
Blessed Thistle, Hawthorn Berries, Holy Basil, Linden, Mother Wort, Red Clover

Heart friendly Essential Oils:
Cinnamon Leaf

Heart Health Supplements

Heart Chakra

“anahata chakra”the fourth chakra

Associated with the heart and the thymus.Located in the mid-chest area, it is also the Center which joins the higher and the lower chakras.

Blocked: it can cause cardiac problems.Blocked: Feelings of loneliness, isolation, hatred, and aloofness.

Open: unconditional love, the ability to see the past and our memories as an opportunity to heal. Our challenges are lessons and we experience a sense of the interconnectedness to all things.

Remember to Love Your Heart!

Dr. Charlotte Test
Board Certified Alternative Medicine Practitioner
Doctor of Naturopathy

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