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Articles: heart
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A Choice of Treatment for the Heart
by Catherine M Crawford
Over the past four years, Catherine Crawford, an Aromatherapy practitioner, has experienced arrhythmia of the heart. In July 2002, while having to wait for a doctor's appointment, she decided to find a nutritional solution herself. I decided on Magnesium and Calcium and ordered these from a reputable company. Within 24 hours the arrhythmia had stopped and I felt so much better. I still needed a diagnosis and I wanted reassurance that I was not missing some more serious problem.
Cardiovascular Risk Assessment
by Kate Neil
In this Expert Regular Column, Kate Neil looks at the risk of cardiovascular disease and what can be done to reduce such risk. She gives the case study of a 45 year old man with a family history of heart problems, suffering from high blood pressure and weight gain.
Chelation Research Merits Priority Attention
by Sandra Goodman PhD
The statistics regarding Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) and Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) make grim reading. In the UK, CHD affects 24% of all men and 25% of all women – with 150,000 deaths per annum, heart disease is the nation’s Number 1 killer.
David's Heart
by David Evans
This article, written in the first person with the heart itself as the narrator, is a warning of the damage which can be inflicted on the heart and indeed, its owner's life, by a poor diet and unhealthy lifestyle. The author, the David of the title, has himself undergone six by-pass grafts and, due to an hereditary condition, may face further surgery in the future.
Dietary Recommendations to Reduce Heart Disease Risk
by Dr Jeffrey Bland
Dr Jeffrey Bland is a giant in the field of nutritional research. This recently published book describes fascinating research about nutritional interaction with our genes, and how this knowledge regarding nutrition may benefit a wide range of illnesses including cancer, arthritis, diabetes and age-related conditions such as senile dementia.
Essential Fatty Acids: Treatment for a Heart Condition
by Dr Jav Nazemi
It's a cliché, but out of adversity there is often triumph. In the case of this story, however, my family's adversity led to more than triumph; it led to the introduction of a new series of innovative fatty acid formulations that have changed the landscape of the omega market.
Evidence-based Practice: Cardiovascular Health - A Different Perspective
by Alyssa Burns-Hill
In this column, the author states that heart disease and stroke are the main cause of death in the UK, and that more than one in three deaths in 2005 was attributed to cardiovascular disease (CVD). It is actually a progressive disease that starts much earlier than most people are aware.
Green Tea Good for the Soul – but even better, Good for the Heart
by Ivy Greenwell
Since blood sugar tends to increase with age, accelerating aging by crosslinking with proteins (glycation), the ability of green tea to lower serum glucose levels is extremely important as part of its anti-aging benefits.
Inflammation, Heart Disease and Marine Oil
by Carl D Thompson
This article describes the research indicating that it is inflammation which seems to be the culprit in heart attack. No longer thought of as a ‘plumbing problem’, it has been observed that plaques which were not necessarily large enough to be considered life threatening, often burst and created large clots that cut off blood supply to the heart.
Ketchup - Healthy Heart
by Dr Ammar Ibne Anwar
This article focuses on the benefits of tomatoes and tomato ketchup. Tomato ketchup is a natural source of the powerful antioxidant lycopene which the human body is unable to manufacture. Processed tomato products, such as tomato juice, tomato sauce and ketchup provide up to five times as much lycopene as an equal amount of fresh tomatoes.
Man, 21, Dies of Heart Attack
by Linda Lazarides BA
In her regular column, Linda Lazarides discusses 'cardiac spasm' as a common cause of heart failure, especially in young people. She describes the case of Peter, a young computer engineer, who collapsed with extreme chest pain, despite the fact that his heart and arteries were found to be completely normal. Peter, like others with similar experiences, had a very poor diet and unhealthy lifestyle.
Neuroskeletal Realignment Therapy for Stroke
by Carole Preen
This column focuses on Neuroskeletal Realignment Therapy treatment for strokes.
New Nutrition Strategies For Cardiovascular Health
by Penny Crowther
The article discusses research which challenges the supposed link between high cholesterol levels and the risk of heart attack. There is a new theory that cholesterol is used as a healing agent – 'A heart attack is associated with a rise in cholesterol, probably because extra cholesterol is being sent to help cellular repair.’ The researcher quoted states that the original cause of the plaque build-up is likely to be damage to the artery wall by agents such as bacteria, viruses, chemicals, toxins or undigested food.
Positive Emotions - The Secret to Positive Health?
by Dr Alan Watkins
Traditional stress management techniques usually deal with stress after the fact, hours after your body has been subjected to heavy tides of adrenaline and pulses of cortisol. ...
Preventing Coronary Heart Disease and Strokes
by Colin Sutherland, Ph.D.
Are you at risk of coronary heart disease or strokes? It is possible to minimize that risk by your own actions? In the author's experience, when people really understand what is going on in their bodies they take action.
Sarah's Story of High Blood Pressure
by June Butlin
A diagnosis of high blood pressure should be taken seriously as it can lead to coronary heart disease, the commonest cause of death, in the western world.
Stroke - David 19 Years of Age
by Meggan Brummer
The author presents a detailed account of an extremely articulate and vibrant 19-year-old straight A student's experience as a stroke victim, both pre- and post- his attack.
The Heart and the Emotions
by Mary Martin
In her regular column Mary Martin examines the connection between heart problems and the emotions. She believes the condition of our heart reflects lifestyle and mental attitude. This is particularly true in Western societies. Obesity, addictions, lack of exercise and stress all take their toll.
Two Intractable Complaints
by Dr Angela Jones
I have just heard about the death of one of my patients. Even homeopathy cannot prevent this inevitable event. Sarah was seventy-five, alert and active. She suffered a massive heart attack while cooking Sunday lunch for her family, a characteristically homely task.
Your Healthy Heart: Herbal and Nutritional Approaches
by Jill Rosemary Davies
The author argues the case for integrated medicine as an approach to an imbalanced heart or circulatory system and the precursors such as low or high blood pressure, angina, hardened arteries and cardiac arrest.
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