Natural Help for Heart Disease

Although the prevalence of congestive heart failure is skyrocketing, medical treatments are only modestly effective. The good news is that natural therapies can safely and dramatically improve heart muscle efficiency and function. Because of this, these treatments can also help those with angina, abnormal heart rhythms, and heart valve problems. One gentleman was too sick to even be on the heart transplant list. After these treatments, he is happily out riding his motorcycle – too healthy to need a heart transplant! Here is a simple 4-step recipe that can give you your life and function back.

There are several key types of heart problems. The major ones are:

• Angina and heart attacks
• Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) ― caused by heart muscle weakness and manifesting as ankle swelling and shortness of breath on laying flat or exertion. Many researchers suspect a component of this is also occurring in CFS and fibromyalgia.
• Heart valve problems
• Abnormal heart rhythms (arrhythmias)

For all 4 of these problems, and especially CHF, both research and clinical experience have shown that several key natural treatments can improve heart muscle efficiency and improve symptoms. Unfortunately, most physicians are not aware of these studies because natural remedies are inexpensive and often cannot be patented. But you can use these treatments safely to feel much better in only 6 weeks!

The key treatments for these heart problems that I use in my practice, including for abnormal heart rhythms and angina, but especially for congestive heart failure, are (in combination):

Ribose. This powder that looks and tastes like sugar is a key to energy production in the body — including the heart.  You will likely be amazed after 6 weeks on it!  In our recently published study using ribose in the treatment of fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome, taking ribose increased energy an average of 45% (see Ribose—to Turbo Charge Energy Production.)

Coenzyme Q10. This nutrient is especially critical for anyone on cholesterol-lowering medications, even if there is no heart problem, as these medications cause Coenzyme Q10 deficiency, and this nutrient is critical for energy production (see Coenzyme Q10 and Energy Production.) In fact, many physicians suspect that a major cause for the increasing epidemic of heart failure is that people have been on these cholesterol lowering medications.

Magnesium.  Magnesium not only increases your heart muscles’ strength, but also markedly decreases the tendency to abnormal heart rhythms. I recommend almost everyone be on this nutrient, as it is made to supply outstanding overall nutritional support.

Acetyl-L-Carnitine. This is particularly helpful for energy production in CFS/FMS. It is even more important to take this if you have mitral valve prolapse, MS, and/or elevated blood triglycerides (see Acetyl-L-Carnitine for CFS and Fibromyalgia.)

Give these nutrients 6 weeks to see the optimal effects. The benefits for heart health are often dramatic! The products are readily available in most health food stores and online.