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Thursday, April 17, 2014

The Most Effective Vasodilator Herbs

Crataegus Oxyacantha (Hawthorn):

This herb assists the body’s natural ability to adequately dilate blood vessels, thereby maintaining a healthy supply of oxygen and energy to the heart and facilitating normal pumping ability. It also supports the routine action of the body to block the action of a blood constricting enzyme called ACE (angiotensin-converting enzyme). Numerous recent studies have confirmed the benefits of Hawthorn on the cardiovascular system and in particular, this herbs ability to assist the body in regulating the pressure of blood on the circulatory system.


Passiflora Incarnata (Also known as Passion Flower):

The active ingredients in this herb include flavonoids (compounds found in fruits and vegetables that have diverse beneficial biochemical and antioxidant effects), glycosides (that play numerous important roles in living organisms), alkaloids (that have pharmacological effects on humans) and saparin. Passiflora has stood up well to clinical studies on animals that support its traditional usage to assist in cardiac health.


Viburnum Opulus ( Also known as Guelder Rose bark):

This herb is known for its natural ability to relax muscle while supporting cardiac muscle health.


Ginkgo Biloba:

One of the most important active ingredients, ginkgolide, has been clinically shown to be just as effective as standard pharmaceutical drugs in treating irregular heart beats. Studies also indicate that Ginkgo biloba can assist the body’s ability to reduce blood 'stickiness', thus lowering the risk of blood clots. Recent studies have demonstrated this herbs ability to support cardiac health.


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Friday, April 4, 2014

Fatal Heart Attacks…Caused by Your Medication?


By Dr. Al Sears on 11/17/2009


My old college roommate, R.G. looked a mess when he came to me. A month after his heart attack he was in my clinic desperate for help.
“If this is what it feels like to survive a heart attack I’d rather be dead!”
His doctor had him on a laundry list of drugs, including statins (cholesterol-lowering drugs), beta-blockers to “protect” his heart and nitrates to keep his blood vessels open.

Doctors often prescribe nitrates at the first sign of chest pain. But this common medication for chest pain actually increases your risk of having a fatal heart attack.

Luckily, there are natural and safe alternatives to nitrates. I’ll tell you about these alternatives, and I’ll tell you what you can take to protect your heart from these drugs.

Millions of Americans take nitrates, such as nitroglycerin. You can take them as tablets you swallow, sublinguals you place under your tongue or as patches you apply to your skin. Here is a list of the most common nitrates:

· Dilatrate
· Imdur
· Ismo
· Isordil
· Isosorbide
· Nito-Bid
· Nitro-Dur
· Nitroglycerin
· Nitrolingual
· Nitrostat
· Minitran
· Monoket

People take nitrates to relieve heart symptoms. Angina is chest pain caused by a temporary lack of blood flow to the heart. Nitrates will temporarily open blood vessels to allow blood to flow back into the heart.

However, as they do this they damage the sensitive lining of your heart’s blood vessels called the endothelium. This eventually makes the endothelium stop its normal functioning (endothelial dysfunction). People with endothelial dysfunction suffer from more heart attacks.

A now landmark study from Japan revealed just how damaging nitrates are. People who took nitrates on a regular basis were 2.4 times more likely to have a major cardiac event than those who didn’t take nitrate drugs. And the nitrate accelerated any damage already present in the heart. [1]

Nitrates temporarily dilate blood vessels by helping to produce nitric-oxide molecules. Nitric oxide (NO2) naturally opens blood vessels.
Fortunately, nitrates aren’t the only substances that cause the release of NO2. Several naturally occurring nutrients can also release NO2. These supplements have the same effect, without harming the heart.


L-arginine: The most important of these supplements is l-arginine. L-arginine is a precursor for NO2. This means that it has a hand in the production of NO2. L-arginine gently causes blood vessels to dilate and improves endothelial dysfunction.

The International Journal of Cardiology published a study, which analyzed 35 people with endothelial dysfunction. Researchers split people into two groups. One group took l-arginine, while the other took a placebo. Those who took the l-arginine saw an improvement in the health of their endothelium. The placebo group had no significant change. [2]


Taurine: Taurine is an amino acid that protects against endothelial dysfunction and endothelial cell death. Taurine also causes vessel dilation. Scientists have seen the benefits of taurine in the lab. As a powerful antioxidant taurine protects the heart lining. Taurine can actually prevent endothelial cells from dying. [3]


Folic Acid: Folic acid lowers levels of toxic substances that irritate the heart’s lining. Less irritation means a reduction in cardiac events.
In one well-done study, researchers found “folic acid supplementation significantly improved endothelial dysfunction…” [4]


Vitamins C and E: Both Vitamin C and E have antioxidant effects on the lining of you blood vessels. The vitamins protect the lining from damage. They do this by blocking the oxidative stress caused by irritants like nitrates. Take a mixture of tocopherols and tocotrienols (the two kinds of vitamin E) for the best protection.


If you are on nitrates, you may be able to switch to a more gentle natural nutritional approach to relief symptoms without damaging the delicate living system lining the blood vessels of your heart.

You should also check your C-reactive protein and homocysteine levels. As their levels rise, your chance of having a heart attack does too. Controlling these inflammatory factors can have the opposite effect of the nitrate drugs and keep you heart blood vessels supple and responsive.


Sources:

1. Circulation Supplement II Circulation 2002 Nov; 106(19): Preliminary Abstract 1494

2. Lekakis J. et al., Oral l-arginine improves endothelial dysfunction in patients with essential hypertension. Int J Cardiol 2002 Dec; 86(2-3): 317-323

3. Wang J. et al., The beneficial effect of taurine on the prevention of human endothelial cell death. Shock 1996 Nov; 6(5): 331-338

4. Title L. et al., Effect of folic acid and antioxidant vitamins on endothelial dysfunction in patients with coronary artery disease. Am Coll Cardiology 2000 Sep; 36(3): 758-65


About the author

Dr. Al Sears is fast becoming the nation's leading authority on longevity and heart health. His cutting edge breakthroughs and commanding knowledge of alternative medicine have been transforming the lives of his patients for over 15 years.

Learn more at:
http://www.alsearsmd.com


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Thursday, April 3, 2014

How Drinking Wine Can Lead To Optimum Health

Researchers report that a natural substance found in red wine, known as resveratrol, may offset the bad effects of a high-calorie diet.

Their report implies that very large daily doses of resveratrol could offset the unhealthy, high-calorie diet thought to underlie the rising toll of obesity in the United States and elsewhere.

Resveratrol is found in the skin of grapes and in red wine and is conjectured to be a partial explanation for the French paradox, the puzzling fact that people in France enjoy a high-fat diet yet suffer less heart disease than Americans.

Scientists have long known that a moderate intake of alcohol, and red wine in particular, is associated with a lowered risk of heart disease and other benefits. More recently, scientists began to suspect resveratrol had particularly powerful effects and began investigating its role in lifespan.

Information about resveratrol’s effects on human metabolism should be available a year or so. Therefore, having another glass of pinot noir is has far as it should be taken right now.

Researchers also said that people should wait for the results of safety testing. Substances that are safe and beneficial in small doses, like vitamins, sometimes prove to be harmful when taken in high doses.

Many companies sell the substance, along with claims that their rivals’ preparations are inactive. One such company sells an extract of red wine and knotweed that contains an unspecified amount of resveratrol. But each capsule is equivalent to “5 to 15 5-ounce glasses of the best red wine,” the company’s web site asserts.

Other companies have developed several chemicals intended to mimic the role of resveratrol but at much lower doses. One has begun clinical trials of one of these compounds, an improved version of resveratrol, with the aim of seeing if it helps control glucose levels in people with diabetes.

Behind the resveratrol test is a considerable degree of scientific theory, some of it well established and some yet to be proved.


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Sunday, March 30, 2014

The Most Effective Vasodilator Herbs

Crataegus Oxyacantha (Hawthorn)

This herb assists the body’s natural ability to adequately dilate blood vessels, thereby maintaining a healthy supply of oxygen and energy to the heart and facilitating normal pumping ability. It also supports the routine action of the body to block the action of a blood constricting enzyme called ACE (angiotensin-converting enzyme). Numerous recent studies have confirmed the benefits of Hawthorn on the cardiovascular system and in particular, this herbs ability to assist the body in regulating the pressure of blood on the circulatory system.


Passiflora Incarnata (Also known as Passion Flower)

The active ingredients in this herb include flavonoids (compounds found in fruits and vegetables that have diverse beneficial biochemical and antioxidant effects), glycosides (that play numerous important roles in living organisms), alkaloids (that have pharmacological effects on humans) and saparin. Passiflora has stood up well to clinical studies on animals that support its traditional usage to assist in cardiac health.


Viburnum Opulus ( Also known as Guelder Rose bark)

This herb is known for its natural ability to relax muscle while supporting cardiac muscle health.


Ginkgo Biloba

One of the most important active ingredients, ginkgolide, has been clinically shown to be just as effective as standard pharmaceutical drugs in treating irregular heart beats. Studies also indicate that Ginkgo biloba can assist the body’s ability to reduce blood 'stickiness', thus lowering the risk of blood clots. Recent studies have demonstrated this herbs ability to support cardiac health.


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Wednesday, December 11, 2013

Natural Vasodilation

Vasodilatation is the expanding of blood vessels, which reduces the blood pressure or force the heart needs to apply to circulate blood throughout the body.

Nitric oxide is a strong vasodilator acting directly to relax the lining of the blood vessels. The most effective way to supplement nitric oxide is by eating foods rich in natural vasodilators, including nitrates, flavonoids, and L-arginine.

A strong natural vasodilator is nitrate, found in high concentrations in beets, spinach, and lettuce. After eating these vegetables, the saliva acts to convert the nitrate to nitrite. In the stomach, gastric acid produces nitric oxide from the nitrite. Nitric oxide signals the lining of the blood vessels to relax, and thereby expand or dilate.

Flavonoids acts as a key component in the production of nitric oxide. As a natural dilator, they augment the activity of nitric oxide synthase, an enzyme produced by the cells lining the blood vessels. The nitric oxide synthase is the catalyst in the production of nitric oxide. Flavonoids improve vasodilation by boosting the efficiency of nitric oxide synthase, and thereby increasing the production of nitric oxide. Foods rich in these compounds are spinach, kale, broccoli, dark chocolate, and hawthorn.

L-arginine is an essential amino acid used in the production of nitric oxide. Some research suggests that dietary augmentation of this amino acid may increase the synthesis of nitric oxide. Meats such as fish and chicken, eggs, milk, cheese, and various nuts, such as walnuts, cashews, and almonds, are good sources of L-arginine.

Another natural substance that provides this benefit is 3-n-butylphthalide, which is thought to play a role in controlling the production of prostaglandins, complex fat molecules with many physiological and regulatory roles, one of which is to relax blood vessels.

The chemical 3-n-butylphthalide is thought to increase vasodilation by modulating the production of prostaglandins, but the exact method through which this process occurs is not completely understood. Some types of prostaglandins act to dilate peripheral blood vessels, or blood vessels located in the extremities. Increased availability of 3-n-butylphthalide may improve the release of prostaglandins and help dilate these blood vessels. Celery is a good source of this chemical.

Eating a reasonable amount of nitrates, flavonoids, L-arginine, and 3-n-butylphthalide is safe and should not interfere with prescription medication. These natural vasodilators should never be used in place of prescription vasodilators unless such a change is discussed with a medical professional. In some cases, they may help to control minor blood pressure problems or may allow for a reduced dose of a prescription medication.


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Saturday, November 2, 2013

Natural Vasodilators

Natural vasodilators have the ability to lower blood pressure effectively, because they have the same effect or end results as calcium channel blockers, ACE inhibitors, and Angiotensin II receptor antagonists. They cause smooth muscle within the artery walls to relax which opens the arteries wider, allowing more blood to flow through.

They are ideal herbs for circulation improvement, natural high blood pressure medicine so to speak.

There are a few well known herbs and vitamins that are excellent natural vasodilators. If one doesn`t have much of an effect then don`t give up, try another. Sometimes it`s just a matter of finding the right one for you.


Beetroot
One of the latest researched root herb that has shown to lower blood pressure significantly, with prolonged effects as much as 24 hours after consuming.

The beetroot mixes with saliva and bacteria to produce nitrite. As it enters the acidic stomach another chemical reaction takes place. The nitrite turns to nitric oxide or will re-enter the circulatory system and this is what opens the blood vessels.


Celery
A member of the carrot family, is widely used by herbalists for many ailments. It`s also known for it`s vasodilating action by relaxing smooth muscle in artery walls. The active compound is Phthalide (3-n-butylphtalide) which gives celery its strong aroma and flavor.

But celery has a double action to help lower blood pressure. As a diuretic it does not cause the potassium/sodium ratio to change when excess fluid is secreted, as some prescribed diuretics do, saving the user unnecessary side effects.

Some people loath the taste and smell of celery, so if you are one of those persons, you can opt for celery seed extract in capsules.


Garlic
Hailed as a good natural high blood pressure medicine. How does it work?

Current available data strongly supports evidence that it possesses the properties to produce mild anti-hypertensive effects.

It contains effective compounds such as adenosine, allicin, and y-glutamylcysteines among others. But determining which of these compounds are producing the vasodilatory effect of garlic has not been fully discovered as yet. Some research suggests that possibly y-glutamylcysteines have some effect on Angiotensin along with other compounds which in turn relax smooth muscle (Sendl et al., 1992), and another study (Kaye et al., 2000) determined the "significant vasodilator activity" of allicin on the pulmonary vascular bed of the rat. whatever it is, garlic will continue to be a favorite of the high blood pressure herbs.


Ginkgo Biloba
Its the oldest known tree in the world, dating back to the Jurassic period. Dinosaurs probably had a nibble.

What`s more, I know where one is and it`s only a few streets away.

Ginkgo is known for it`s use in dilating blood vessels, getting blood to small capillaries, allowing more oxygen to flow in the brain to improve memory and help patients with dementia and Alzheimer’s.

This herbs also takes a while to build up but it`s well worth being persistent. It`s one of the most powerful of herbs for circulation indeed!


Hawthorn
It works like a beta-blocker. How it does this is not fully understood. The use of Beta blocker drugs are discouraged in the UK because they are thought to provoke diabetes type 2 by 30%, so hawthorn berry extract may serve as a substitute, but be aware it takes a few weeks to start seeing the benefits.

If you are considering the use of hawthorn, know that the Germany Commission E has approved hawthorn as being useful in treating coronary circulation problems.


Magnesium
It works by stimulating nitric oxide production, which happens also during exercise. It helps relax and dilate blood vessels, but you need to take the correct amount or there will be a calcium imbalance triggering the opposite. The arteries will restrict.

Taking an ionic mineral solution with the correct balance of all minerals and trace minerals that our bodies need is the best step to take.


Mistletoe
It is used for high blood pressure, heart and circulatory problems, but needs to be approached with caution. If taken at a high dose it can cause cardiac poisoning.


Niacin


Olive leaf extract


Reishi mushroom


Storks Bill
It is said to raise your blood pressure if you take too little, but lower it if you take a higher dose.


Walnuts


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Friday, October 11, 2013

A Safer Home

A Safer Home

Is your environment safe to live in?

Find out if harmful chemicals are in your home.

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