Heart Failure News
Heart failure is a dangerous condition in which the heart has lost its ability to pump the normal amount of blood throgh the circulatory system needed for all bodily activities. Many people confuse " Heart Failure" with "Heart Attack". Heart failure is a gradual deterioration of the heart with no immediate threat of death, but a heart attack is when a coronary artery blocks the flow of blood to the heart which can cause death in a short time. There are many causes for heart failure and most are other diseases that weaken the heart such as diabetes, myocarditis, obesity, coronary artery disease.and many other diseases plus poor habits such as a sedentery lifestyle, smoking, poor diet, and no weight control. Inborn heart defects can also be causes.
No matter how far the heart failure has advanced the most effective treatment and also the most effective preventative is to change the lifestyle into a healthy lifestyle of proper diet, exercise and weight control. Even advanced stages of heart failure will still give many more years of survival with a healthy lifestye. A healthy diet means to eat no refined carbohydrates or glucose, eat fruits, vegetables, cold water fish, lean protein, sprouted grain bread, and fiber. The exercise program should be thirty minutes three to six times per week. Special food should be two tablespoons of ground flax seed mixed with water,.fruit juice. or soy milk. Special supplements to take are a daily multivitamin and Co-Q10. Before starting this program consult your health provider.
