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"Heart Problems A narrowing of the arteries as a result of deposits of minerals or fat, respectively called arteriosclerosis and atherosclerosis, causes most of the heart problems that lead to heart attacks. These problems are diet related, and along with genetic predisposition and stress, they comprise the major causes of heart disease. Bypassing the Bypass Operation The present-day medical treatment for occluded arteries is a bypass operation. However, there is a natural remedy which has been reported by many to be very effective for clearing arteries." - Ron Garner, Conscious Health: A Complete Guide to Wellness Through Natural Means (Get the book.)

"In my notes, I wrote "heart," but I can't recall if he said Mom would have heart problems. To the best of my knowledge, my mother's medical record had never shown heart problems.] I ask him some other questions, but finally he remarks that he came to tell me certain things. He says that the coming months may be challenging, but that the family can make it. I get the feeling that August will be the most difficult." - Robert Waggoner, Lucid Dreaming: Gateway to the Inner Self (Get the book.)

"One day, he talks to Mary, who also has heart problems. Like Jim, Mary too was born with a predilection to heart problems; and like Jim she has managed to exacerbate that problem through folic acid deficiency, low pH, and a high stress work environment. Optimum Death Immune Heart Cancer etc. figure 6 Jim convinces Mary to buy a supply of his "miracle" antioxidant; and, as recommended by Jim, Mary starts gulping down handfuls of her daily dose. But remember, unlike Jim, Mary has very little free radical damage." - Jon Barron, Lessons from The Miracle Doctors: A Step-by-Step Guide to Optimum Health and Relief from Catastrophic Illness (Get the book.)

"Many (if not all) of these medicines can cause GI ulcers and heart problems. The newest generation of NSAIDs, COX-2 inhibitors such as celecoxib (Celebrex), lumiracoxib (Prexige), valdecoxib (Bextra) are now the most widely used for arthritis. Many of the adverse effects seen with older NSAIDs are also seen with the COX-2 inhibitors—with the likely exception of increased risk of heart problems. Actions: All NSAIDs block the production of hormone-like substances in the body that produce inflammation and pain." - Hyla Cass, Supplement Your Prescription: What Your Doctor Doesn't Know About Nutrition (Get the book.)

"The letter noted that cardiologists are interested in anxiety as a risk factor for heart problems, and then pointed out, "Exercise training has been shown to lead to reductions of more than 50 percent in the prevalence of the symptoms of anxiety. This supports exercise training as an additional method to reduce chronic anxiety." The letter was a polite way of saying that the original article missed the boat. Lavie has written more than seventy papers on exercise and the heart, eleven of which focus on anxiety." - John J. Ratey, MD, Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain (Get the book.) "This is where the ripple effects of the body's stress response can lead to full-blown mental disorders such as anxiety and depression, as well as high blood pressure, heart problems, and cancer. Chronic stress can even tear at the architecture of the brain. But how to make sense of such a woolly concept as stress? By keeping in mind its biological definition. Above all, stress is a threat to the body's equilibrium. It's a challenge to react, a call to adapt. In the brain, anything that causes cellular activity is a form of stress." - John J. Ratey, MD, Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain (Get the book.)

"Perhaps, but it doesn't begin to explain why she doesn't have cancer or heart problems or why she possesses such vigor at age 104. The way to learn longevity secrets from people like Ushi is to find a place where there are many Ushis—to find a culture, a Blue Zone, where the proportion of healthy 90 or 100-year-olds to the overall population is unusually high. Then science can kick in. Scientific studies suggest that only about 25 percent of how long we live is dictated by genes, according to famous studies of Danish twins." - Dan Buettner, The Blue Zones: Lessons for Living Longer From the People Who've Lived the Longest (Get the book.)

"In fact, two recent studies of cholinesterase inhibitors in people with vascular disease raised concern about high mortality rates in those taking ChEI drugs, and also raised the issue of long-term safety of patients who may be at higher risk for heart problems or other serious side effects.3 Although this risk population is small, and most people suffer relatively few side effects as a result of taking the medications, the positive effects are often very subtle and barely noticeable." - Peter J. Whitehouse and Daniel George, The Myth of Alzheimer's: What You Aren't Being Told About Today's Most Dreaded Diagnosis (Get the book.)

"Her body required something even more powerful to battle the severity of her heart problems and the ravages of advancing age. So in April of 1998 I added the amino acid derivative called L-carnitine to her game plan, and she began taking it along with the coenzyme Qio- Just four weeks later, you would hardly have recognized Helen! The color in her cheeks was much pinker, she was breathing easier, and she was able to move around freely for the first time in weeks. Soon after, Helen was active and mobile, puttering around her house. And before you could say "Rumplestiltskin!" - Stephen T. Sinatra, M.D., The Sinatra Solution Metabolic Cardiology (Get the book.)

"A major study (VANQWISH) had shown, once again, that there was no advantage to performing cardiac catheterizations routinely on clinically stable post-heart attack patients with no warning signs of further heart problems. The editorial underscored the fact that this was the fourth such major study that had come to the same conclusion, noting that the previous studies had had little effect in slowing the growth in the number of post-heart attack cardiac procedures being done in the United States." - John Abramson, Overdosed America: The Broken Promise of American Medicine (P.S.) (Get the book.)

"Although an LDL of less than 80 is relatively safe, your risk of heart problems drops as LDL decreases, until it reaches a level of approximately 40 mg/dl.16 HDL (high-density lipoprotein) is called "good" cholesterol because it carries cholesterol out of the body. Optimum target levels for HDL are above 45 mg/dl for men, and 55 mg/dl for women. HDL can also be interpreted in relation to total cholesterol. A favorable HDL would be at least one-third of total cholesterol, so if 150 is our goal, then a healthy HDL would be 50 and over." - Gabriel Cousens, There Is a Cure for Diabetes: The Tree of Life 21-Day+ Program (Get the book.)

"I asked him about the increased blood pressure and heart problems I had read about in the warning labels printed by Novartis, the maker of Ritalin, and he raised his brows as if to say, "Now, that is a new one." He said he knows that some people believe the stimulant has stunted their children's growth. But as far as he knows, "Ritalin is the most tested medication that is on the market. "My wife will tell me she sees kids who are zombies after taking their meds," he said. "I say, 'Well, they're taking the wrong ones.'" Hurley said he likes to tell the people he meets, "Hi." - Melody Petersen, Our Daily Meds: How the Pharmaceutical Companies Transformed Themselves into Slick Marketing Machines and Hooked the Nation on Prescription Drugs (Get the book.)

"Lastly, an overactive bladder is a common sign of several chronic conditions, including kidney and heart problems, diabetes, Parkinson's disease, and multiple sclerosis. STOP SIGN One good way to help avoid unintentional voiding is to do Kegel exercises, which help strengthen the pelvic floor muscles that control the bladder. There's an added benefit to these exercises: women who do them say sex is better. SWEAT We all sweat. And it's a good thing we do." - Joan Liebmann-Smith, Ph. D., and Jacqueline Nardi Egan, Body Signs: From Warning Signs to False Alarms...How to Be Your Own Diagnostic Detective (Get the book.) "Not surprisingly, palpitations are a common sign of both benign and serious heart problems. These include mitral valve prolapse (a very common and usually not too serious heart valve deformity) and arrhythmias, -Douglaszipes,MD,cardiologist, to0 fast> its referred to as tachy-indiana University School of Medicine cardia; when it beats too slow, it's If you feel an extra beat, it can be a sign of premature atrial contractions (PACs), the most common and benign type of arrhythmia." - Joan Liebmann-Smith, Ph. D., and Jacqueline Nardi Egan, Body Signs: From Warning Signs to False Alarms...How to Be Your Own Diagnostic Detective (Get the book.)

"HEART HEALTH: Human studies have shown that people with mild to moderate LDL ("bad") cholesterol levels (and potentially at risk for heart problems) who consumed a beverage containing broccoli and cauliflower juice showed a decrease in LDL levels. CANCER: There are over three hundred studies investigating the health benefits of sulphur-containing compounds such as sulforaphane glucosinolates, found in broccoli and, to a much greater extent, broccoli sprouts, in fighting breast and prostate cancers. Studies have shown that sulforaphane stopped the growth of breast and prostate cancer cells." - David W. Grotto, RD, LDN, 101 Foods That Could Save Your Life! (Get the book.)

"Low HDL is a serious risk factor for heart problems. It is the component of cholesterol that picks up harmful oxidized LDL and transports it back to the liver for removal. Lou's new diet was really a time bomb for disaster. Trans fats lower HDL and stoke free radical damage to cell membranes, injury that kindles inflammation, disease, and age-related changes. They also promote LDL oxidation and raise Lp(a). Lou was extremely vulnerable because of his low HDL level, which became even lower on a poorly designed diet. Six months later he had a heart attack. It was his wake-up call." - Stephen Sinatra, M.D. and James C., M.D. Roberts, Reverse Heart Disease Now: Stop Deadly Cardiovascular Plaque Before It's Too Late (Get the book.)

"HEART PROBLEMS The objective of water therapy in acute heart problems is to sustain vital activity and to stimulate the heart by either reflex or direct action. Many physicians feel that some heart problems are due to reflex action from the stomach, and urge that this area receive exceptional attention. Always consult a physician for any heart troubles. You may use water therapy as secondary therapy for heart problems. Also read the latest information on how nutrition and meditation can help to reverse some forms of heart disease." - Dian Dincin Buchman, Ph.D., The complete Book of Water Healing - Using the Earth's most essential resource to cure illness, promote health, and soothe and restore body, mind, and spirit (Get the book.)

"In 1982 all menopausal women were told to take Prempro or risk insanity and heart problems, but now if you take it you will be doomed to breast cancer and stroke. Recommendations seem to be changing every day. Once hormones were in, then they were out, and now they may actually be coming back in again, for a limited time?sort of like clunky shoes and leggings. Most people refuse to take hormones out of fear of cancer or some other horrible disease. But let's take a look at hormones with some common sense." - Phuli Cohan, The Natural Hormone Makeover: 10 Steps to Rejuvenate Your Health and Rediscover Your Inner Glow (Get the book.)

"Paleolithic diet by Boyd Eaton shows that our hunter-gatherer ancestors got about ten times more potassium than sodium in their diet, but that the ratio has been completely reversed in our modern lives, setting us up for all sorts of heart problems. (See page 40 to find out more about why potassium is so important for heart health.) Remember that the heart is, after all, a muscle. And magnesium—with the help of calcium—helps to maintain adequate muscle contractions. It also helps to send energy in the form of the "energy molecule" (adenosine triphosphate or ATP) to heart muscle tissues." - Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S., The Most Effective Natural Cures on Earth: The Surprising, Unbiased Truth about What Treatments Work and Why (Get the book.)

"The Heart and Estrogen/Progesterone Replacement Study (HERS), published in JAMA, had been designed to determine whether HRT decreased the risk of recurrent heart disease in women who already had heart problems (so-called secondary prevention). The results came as a huge surprise. This manufacturer-sponsored study showed that despite significantly lowering LDL (bad) cholesterol and raising HDL (good) cholesterol, HRT increased women's risk of heart disease by 50 percent in the first year." - John Abramson, Overdosed America: The Broken Promise of American Medicine (P.S.) (Get the book.)

"After battling heart problems for more than twenty years, Helen finally resigned herself to the fact that she was going to give in to her long battle against chronic heart failure and vital exhaustion, and just die. When she arrived in my office, her breathing was labored and she was short of breath. Her energy level was completely depleted, and she had a haunted look in her eyes when she said one thing to me: she needed a miracle." - Stephen T. Sinatra, M.D., The Sinatra Solution Metabolic Cardiology (Get the book.)

"Conversely, if the midbrain is sending information to the heart, but the heart is not processing it correctly or efficiently, then energy builds up there and can correlate to heart problems. It also may cause systemic problems bodywide, for the heart is not taking in the information and imprinting it into the blood for the rest of the cells in the body to use. The body may begin to lose its ability to regulate itself at a systems level, that is, it begins to lose equilibrium (homeostasis)." - Peter h. Fraser and Harry Massey, Decoding the Human Body-Field: The New Science of Information as Medicine (Get the book.)

"He thought there might be a connection between my heart problems and the tingling and numbness in my extremities. My cardiologist, however, scoffed at the idea. He referred me to Dr. Ahmet Hoke, a well-known neurologist at Johns Hopkins, who ordered biopsies in which pencil-eraser-deep tissue samples were taken from my thighs. Hoke, a Middle Eastern-born physician who serves as the director of the Division of Neuromuscular Diseases at Johns Hopkins, discussed my test results with me a few days later." - Donna Jackson Nakazawa, The Autoimmune Epidemic (Get the book.)

"He had been suffering from heart problems since the age of twenty-seven, when he first experienced severe chest pain. "The doctors fluffed it off," he says, and one even said that the problem was "all in his head"—a suggestion that infuriated him. Three years later, still plagued by chronic pain, he underwent two days of tests and a catheterization at his local hospital. When he got the results, the news was not good. "People with the severity of disease you have average about a year," the cardiologist told him." - Caldwell B. Esselstyn, Jr., M.D., Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease (Get the book.)

"Keshan disease can cause heart problems. SELENIUM AND CANCER Excesses of selenium create methylated selenium in the body. This methylated form of selenium has been found to reduce tumor risk. Conversely, populations in areas with low selenium in the soil have been found to have higher cancer incidence. Supplementation with selenium has been found to decrease the risk of prostate cancer. Unfortunately, the risk of one type of skin cancer (squamous cell carcinoma) was found to be increased by selenium supplementation. Further research is needed to clarify selenium's role in cancer prevention." - Dr. Steve Blake, Vitamins and Minerals Demystified (Get the book.)

"The underlying cause of most heart problems is coronary artery disease, the most common treatment for which is catheterization or stent. In each case, the surgery involves a small incision in the leg or groin. Catheterization is diagnostic. Its utility cannot be assessed separately from those surgeries which may follow it. So we begin our consideration of cardiac procedures with the "insertion of stent," a wire mesh tube used to prop open an artery. The stent is collapsed to a small diameter and put over a balloon catheter, which is then moved to the area of blockage." - Gerald E. Markle and Frances B. McCrea, What If Medicine Disappeared? (Get the book.) "Only one in twenty patients arrive at the emergency room with that most fearsome symptom—chest pain—as their primary symptom, though heart problems are the most common ED physician diagnosis among those over age 45. Although the number of patients is relatively small, the potential consequences of chest pain are life or death. Sudden cardiac arrest is the number one killer of adults in the United States. Each year, about one-quarter million die suddenly, often with no symptom onset." - Gerald E. Markle and Frances B. McCrea, What If Medicine Disappeared? (Get the book.) "On February 18, 2005, an advisory panel for the FDA voted unanimously that Vioxx and Celebrex can lead to serious heart problems. Most of the panel also recommended warning labels that detailed the drug's danger and also a ban on consumer advertising. The panel then voted 31-1 that Pfizer should be allowed to continue selling Celebrex, and 17-15 that Merck could sell Vioxx.47 "At least the pharmaceutical lawyers must be happy," I said. "The panel's endorsement of both drugs will definitely help Merck and Pfizer fend off the hundreds of lawsuits already filed by patients and their survivors." - Gerald E. Markle and Frances B. McCrea, What If Medicine Disappeared? (Get the book.)

"CHOLESTIN Cholestin has been used in Chinese medicine for centuries for the treatment of heart problems. It is derived from yeast found on red rice and is marketed under the name "red rice yeast extract." This extract has eight statin compounds that are HMG coenzymeA reductase inhibitors and, just like statins, have been shown to reduce cholesterol. However, since the active ingredients of this supplement are chemically identical to those of the statins, they also have the same side effects." - J. Douglas Bremner, Before You Take that Pill: Why the Drug Industry May Be Bad for Your Health (Get the book.)

"By 1999 Johnson & Johnson had received almost three hundred reports that the drug had caused serious arrhythmias and other heart problems in adults and children, including eighty-seven who had died. Federal regulators began to question whether the serious risks of taking Propulsid were worth the benefits the company claimed it provided. In a private meeting with Johnson & Johnson executives in 1998, FDA officials had shown a slide that asked, "Is it acceptable for your nighttime heartburn medicine (i.e., something for which you could take Turns) to have the potential to kill you?" - Melody Petersen, Our Daily Meds: How the Pharmaceutical Companies Transformed Themselves into Slick Marketing Machines and Hooked the Nation on Prescription Drugs (Get the book.)

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