Exercise And Your Heart

Did you know that exercising can help you lose weight, control diabetes, blood pressure and much more. I just posted an article on the benefits of exercise and how it affects the heart.

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What Is Edema?

 What Is Edema?

The human heart pumps about 5 quarts of blood per minute, circulating oxygen, water, and nutrients

 into the capillaries. The blood floods the vessel walls to reach all the bodies tissues.

When circulation is poor, fluid will build up in the tissues which is the condition called “edema”.

 The cause of edema can be a blocked flow of blood, an injury to the lymphatic or blood vessels,

 surgery, or trauma to the blood vessels.

Circulatory or kidney disease, tumors, and metabolic disorders all can hinder blood flow and

 cause edema. One of the most common causes of edema is cardiac insufficiency which is a

 condition in which the heart muscle is unable to pump or receive enough amounts of blood

 as a result fluid builds up in the tissues and causes edema.

There are natural medicinal plants that are diuretics and can be taken to promote drainage of

 the tissues.

 Horsetail, goldenrod, dandelion and parsley are all excellent herbs and can be taken in tea or

 tincture form, which is stronger since it is concentrated.

Effects Of Grief

                                                                                             

Every part of your health and behavior is affected by grief. Those that are grieving are suffering with

insomnia, loss of appetite, energy, and a general sense of apathy.

Grief can affect your nervous system causing shortness of breath, headaches, muscle spasms,

 stomach or chest pain, rapid heartbeat and other symptoms. Grief is usually associated with the

 death of a loved one, but the emotion could come from disappointments over health, relationships,

 or even career.

While there is no quick cure that will help heal a broken heart, herbs, aromatherapy, relaxation

 methods, and other natural remedies can help during the difficult mourning process.

Seeking help can also give you support in dealing with the grief, but keep in mind that emotion

 is part of a necessary process that we all must experience and go through before we start to heal.

High Blood Pressure

There is nearly one out of every three adults who have hypertension worldwide- which is known as the “silent killer”. High blood pressure can affect people of all shapes, sizes, and age.  High blood pressure occurs when the smallest arteries also known as “arterioles” constrict, causing the heart to pump harder in order to distribute the blood throughout the body. Since the heart is a muscle- the harder it works the bigger it gets; what can happen is an enlarged heart.

Pressure against the walls of the arteries occurs when the heart contracts (systolic) pressure, and when the heart relaxes between beats (diastolic) pressure.  The pumping of the heart and how well it works circulating the blood throughout the body can be affected by many factors, health, heart muscle, and elasticity of the artery walls.
Stress, alcohol, nicotine, drugs and weight often lead to heart disease. Blood pressure can fluctuate but a normal range is 120/80. When the hearts systolic reaches 140 and the diastolic exceed 90- disease is present. Left untreated it can cause –strokes, heart attacks, and kidney failure. Controlling blood pressure can cut your stroke to 30-40%, and heart attacks 20-25%.

A stroke occurs when the blood supply to the brain is blocked due to a blood clot. A heart attack occurs when blood supply to the heart muscle is blocked.
There are methods that can be taken to control your blood pressure by diet, exercise, life style and natural remedies. Reduce your stress the best way you can, try yoga, aerobic exercises, walking, and hiking. Avoid smoking completely and lose weight. Just these few methods will enable you be able to control or prevent high blood pressure.

 Diet is important and you need to watch your cholesterol levels which if they are high, can put you at risk of cardiovascular disease. Cut back on red meat, eggs, salt, and foods high in fats. Be watchful of caffeine and alcohol they constrict the blood vessels so take these in moderation. Easting fish is recommended because it has unsaturated fatty acids that can have the effect of lowering blood pressure. By just losing 10 pounds you can lower your blood pressure.

Dealing With Heart Palpitations

 

Are you or someone you know dealing with heart palpitations? Well these feelings can feel very alarming the heart beats 60 to 100 times per minute under normal conditions but sometimes during stressful or physical times it does double-time.

 

A heart palpitation or rapid heart beat can be associated with anxiety or it

 can even be associated with an allergy symptom usually a food allergy.

 

There are natural remedies that will help with the rapid heart beat such as:  Motherwort which is a perennial herb that has been used for treating heart palpitations and anxiety.

 

Linden flowers also can be taken due to its calming effect that helps relax the nerves and helps lower blood pressure.

 

Essential oils such as : lavender, orange, and sandalwood are known to ease tension and reduce anxiety. 

 

 

 

 

 

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