Approximately 5 million Americans have congestive heart failure, and it contributes to 300,000 deaths annually. Congestive heart failure occurs when the heart muscle—damaged by a heart attack, chronic hypertension or coronary artery disease, infection, drugs, or toxins—is unable to pump enough nutrient…
…20 mg per day for three to six months. Guess what? Seventy-one percent of them developed diastolic dysfunction (a potential cause of congestive heart failure)! This subgroup was then treated with 300 mg of coenzyme Q10 per day in addition to Lipitor. After three months, 89 percent of these patients had…
Heart failure is a huge money-making business, and the millions of patients required to fill beds in cardiac care centers across the country are not that hard to come by. All a heart surgeon or interventional cardiologist has to do is tell them, “If we don’t operate, you’re going to die in the…
…magnesium, nearly twice as many patients in the placebo group had died from heart disease or other causes, and there were considerably more cases of heart failure and impaired heart function those who did not receive IV magnesium treatment. In addition to increasing survival after heart attack, IV magnesium…
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Several studies have found that, compared to other drugs, Avandia (a popular drug prescribed to patients with diabetes) increases risk of heart failure by 60 percent, heart attack by 40 percent, and death in patients age 65 and over by 30 percent. We’ve known for some time that this drug is killing…
…your health in the process. Statins are rife with safety concerns including cognitive problems, muscle pain and weakness, fatigue, liver damage, heart failure, and diabetes. What Big Pharma doesn’t want you to hear about are the ways you can lower your cholesterol safely and naturally: 1. Fight high…
…absorbed and delivered to energy-starved tissues—where it rapidly and dramatically rebuilds energy reserves. Research has shown that patients with heart failure and coronary artery disease who are given ribose feel better and are able to increase their level of physical activity. In one study, published…
…over the age of 100 to benefit from L-carnitine. In addition to the health perks mentioned above, this supplement works wonders for patients with heart failure and other cardiovascular problems, helps restore sensation in people with diabetic neuropathy, and is even reported to improve sexual function in…
…program, 12 eight-ounce glasses of water per day (build up to this gradually and consult with your doctor if you have kidney problems or congestive heart failure), techniques to manage stress, and a comprehensive high-dose vitamin and mineral regimen. Now it’s your turn: Which potassium-rich food is your…
…. CoQ10 is an essential compound necessary for energy production in the mitochondria of your cells. 4. Can cause fatigue, muscle weakness, and heart failure because they deplete your body’s valuable CoQ10 reserves. 5. Have a long list of adverse affects including problems with memory and mood, suicidal…
…-lowering statin drugs. Statins are rife with safety concerns including cognitive problems, muscle pain and weakness, fatigue, liver damage, and even heart failure. Now, we can add another danger to that list—diabetes. New findings published this week in the Journal of American Medical Association (JAMA)…
…to treat schizophrenia and bipolar disorder). Drugs prescribed for patients with hypertension, such as thiazide diuretics (also used to treat heart failure), and beta blockers raise risk of diabetes as well. Researchers recently discovered that taking antidepressants for two or more years have an 84…
…significant improvements after taking CoQ10 for four months. 10. Low CoQ10 levels are an independent predictor of death in patients with chronic heart failure. Now it’s your turn: CoQ10 has multiple health benefits. Do you take CoQ10? If so, what for? You may also be interested in: 5 Dirty Little Secrets…
…inadvertently caused by medical treatment, in this case by drugs. ACE inhibitors, a popular class of medications for heart disease, hypertension, and heart failure, promote a chronic dry cough in one in four patients who take them—and it’s severe enough that a good percentage of them discontinue the drug…
…come back any time I have a serious health problem, and I have definitely ruled out heart surgery.” EECP is a proven therapy for angina and heart failure. And because improvements in circulation and arterial health are systemic, we also use EECP at Whitaker Wellness to treat patients with vascular…
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