| Did you know that heart attack, stroke, and | | | | reduce your risk of heart disease. Coenzyme Q10 |
| related disorders kill more Americans than any | | | | helps with oxygen transport and helps oxygenate |
| other disease combined in the United States? | | | | the heart, this may prevent additional heart |
| Over 1 million Americans died in 1990 from | | | | damage. Coenzyme Q10 can help the body break |
| cardiovascular disease which could be prevented | | | | down fatty acids and convert them to energy. |
| with diet, vitamins, exercise, and stress reduction | | | | Those lacking in coenzyme q10 normally have |
| techniques. | | | | heart problems. Also, essential fatty acids such as |
| Arteriosclerosis, which is hardening of the arteries, | | | | omega-3 fish oil can help prevent hardening of the |
| is the leading cause of heart attack and stroke in | | | | arteries and help prevent blood from clumping |
| the world. When fat and cholesterol build up | | | | together and may help the assimilation of fat |
| around the heart and on the inner walls of the | | | | soluble vitamins. Germanium is a less commonly |
| arteries arteriosclerosis occurs. Then your arteries | | | | spoke of mineral is shown to lower high blood |
| start to narrow from fat and cholesterol build up, | | | | pressure and improve circulation in the body. |
| blood flow slows down and blood pressure | | | | Calcium and magnesium can aid in the contraction |
| increases. When arteries narrow the risk of blood | | | | and relaxation of muscles through out the body |
| clots increase and depending on where the clot | | | | including the heart. Calcium and magnesium are |
| ends up can cause a stroke or heart attack. | | | | essential for proper heart function which helps |
| Arteriosclerosis usually goes un-noticed until it | | | | maintain a normal heart rhythm and blood |
| reaches an advanced stage and most people don't | | | | pressure. Individuals with high blood pressure have |
| even realize they have it till it's too late. | | | | been linked to low calcium/magnesium levels in the |
| Prevention should be our first goal. | | | | body. Vitamin C and bioflavonoids can help |
| Third world countries experience less heart | | | | strengthen blood vessels, help prevent high blood |
| disease than America and other modern countries | | | | pressure, lower cholesterol, repair arterial walls, |
| due to its population's high volume of processed | | | | and has been attributed to the reversing of heart |
| foods consumed on a daily basis. Studies have | | | | disease. Vitamin E and selenium are well known |
| shown that an increase in sugar, refined flour, and | | | | for their beneficial effects as an antioxidant as |
| simple carbohydrates are contributing factors in | | | | well as the benefits to the heart. |
| heart disease. Other risk factors include cigarette | | | | Some herbs known to benefit the cardiovascular |
| smoking, high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity, | | | | system are hawthorn berries, garlic, cayenne, |
| high cholesterol, and a family history of heart | | | | ginkgo, rosemary tea, and Chinese mushrooms. |
| disease. | | | | These herbs a great for the cardiovascular |
| Dietary changes are the first step in prevention | | | | system which have been shown to lower |
| of arteriosclerosis. Follow a diet low in animal fat | | | | cholesterol, improve circulation, relax blood |
| and refined sugars and add fiber to your diet in | | | | vessels, and act as a natural blood thinner. |
| supplement form or by eating more whole grains | | | | Exercise is very important in maintaining a healthy |
| and vegetables is a good start. Foods good for | | | | cardiovascular system. Daily aerobic exercise is |
| the heart are whole grains, almonds, fresh fruit | | | | something everybody should consider to help |
| and vegetables, legumes, skinless turkey, chicken | | | | prevent arteriosclerosis. Exercise a minimum of 3 |
| and fish, brown rice, garlic, onions, olive oil, | | | | days a week for no less than 30 minutes each |
| sprouts, asparagus, apples, bananas, beans, buck | | | | day to help prevent cardiovascular disease. |
| wheat, seeds, whey powder, and yogurt are all | | | | Stress is a factor in heart disease and steps |
| great for the heart. Try to avoid caffeine which | | | | should be taken to reduce stress in your life as |
| includes soda pop and coffee. Avoid alcohol, red | | | | much as possible. Stress causes the adrenal |
| meat, refined carbohydrates and white flour. Try | | | | glands to release adrenalin which causes the heart |
| to limit your dairy intake, milk is high in fat. | | | | to work harder and your whole cardiovascular |
| Homogenized dairy products contain an enzyme | | | | system to tighten up. Keeping your body as |
| called xanthine oxidase believed to cause | | | | stress free as possible every day is a good step |
| arteriosclerosis. | | | | in the right direction but wanting to be stress free |
| There are some vitamin supplements that might | | | | and actually being stress free can be next to |
| help as well. Choline, Inositol, and lecithin act as an | | | | impossible. By changing your diet, taking vitamin |
| emulsifier which can help prevent plaque build up | | | | supplements, exercising regularly, practicing stress |
| on arteries. Chromium can help lower blood sugar | | | | reduction techniques, and seeing your health care |
| and in some studies have been linked to reduced | | | | practitioner on a regular basis is a good step |
| risk of heart disease. Chromium may help boost | | | | towards the prevention or heart disease and |
| HDL cholesterol and aid in lowering LDL cholesterol. | | | | arteriosclerosis. The above mentioned vitamin |
| High blood sugar can make the fats in your blood | | | | supplements can be found at your local or online |
| stream stickier and increase buildup on the | | | | vitamin store. |
| arteries, maintaining a good blood sugar level can | | | | |