A Healthy Heart Through Super Nutrition
A book written by Dr.Bruce Miller a few years ago talks about how to have a healthy heart through super nutrition.
According to the Heart Foundation.org Heart Disease is the number one killer of Americans, 920,000 Americans will have a heart attack this year.
Every 33 seconds someone dies from cardiovascular disease.
By 2020 Heart Disease will be the leading cause of death in the world.
Did you know there are no symtoms just before a fatal heart attack?
Did you know heart disease is preventable?
It is not that hard to have a healthy heart.
The Greenland Eskimos eat a high fat diet of whale blubber but there incidence of heart attack is very low almost rare.
There diet also includes sardines and other cold water fish that is high in Omega3 Fatty Acids.
And according to Dr. Bruce Miller
“A major reduction both in hear attack and heart death can be achieved only by prevention of heart attack, not from the treatment of established heart disease.
Almost half of all heart attack deaths occur with the first heart attack and before treatment can be started .
Therefore, prevention is a must.”
Of course you need all the vitamins and minerals found in nature to have a healthy heart,
But listed below 5 powerhouse Vitamin Supplements that are effective in preventing heart disease and helping you have a healthy heart.
EPA Fish Oil
EPA (fish oil) has been found to help most people.
Lowers triglycerides, often quite dramatically.
Makes Platelets not stick together and makes them less brittle.
Makes red blood cells more slippery, thus increasing circulation.
Sometimes even reduces high blood pressure.
Minimized damage form the type of stroke most common in America.
Alfalfa
Helps reverse plaque build-up.
Alfalfa is also an extremely rich source of micronutrients missing in the American diet.
Vitamin E
Vitamin E increases the amount of HDL in the blood.
It stimulates the production of prostacyclin, a chemical that prevents blood platelets form clumping together and forming dangerous clots in the blood vessels.
Vitamin C
Vitamin C can help clear the blood vessels and aid in preventing heat attacks and strokes.
It triggers the enzyme LCAT, this enzyme breaks down cholesterol and triglycerides.
It is essential for the formation and repair of connective tissue.
Vitamin C in case of heart attack is rushed to the heart to repair damage.
B-Complex
Improves cardiovascular health you need all the B vitamins not just one or two.
Folic acid -dilates or opens blood vessels, very helpful with leg ulcers.
Thiamine-helps maintain a steady heart beat.
Niacin-Lowers cholesterol and triglycerides.
You need all the B vitamins that’s why it is important to use a vitamin supplement with all the B vitamins.
Exercise reducing stress and other important activities are important to have a healthy heart but these 5 vitamin supplements can greatly reduce your risk of heart disease.
I have taken all the products mentioned above Shaklee’s EPA or fish oil has helped lower my triglycerides and cholesterol.
Shaklee’s B-Complex lowered my homocysteine levels very quickly.
I love all the natural ways to improve my health. I think you will also.