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Remedies For Hardening Arteries

In this world of fast food, high saturated fat delights, high salt dishes, and a seemingly endless parade of stressful events it is not unusual for a person to have both high blood pressure, a blood cholesterol reading of 150 milligrams per deciliter of blood or higher, and some degree of hardening of the arteries. An estimated 40 million people in the United States already know the bad news about their blood and cholesterol . Twice that many are thought to have at least some hardening of the arteries, many of which continue to be undiagnosed. But whichever category you may fall into, finding answers such as natural remedies for hardening arteries, before the condition culminates in either a heart attack or stroke, is obviously very important.

Certainly, the simplest and most cost effective solution is to make lifestyle and diet modifications that have been shown to slow, halt, and in many cases reverse hardening of the arteries. These would include holding saturated fat intake to 10 percent of total calories consumed, keeping total fat consumption under 30 percent of calories, reducing check here sodium/salt intake, eating plenty of fruits and vegetables, replacing red meat with baked fish twice a week, saying no to both primary and secondary cigarette smoke, keeping your weight in a healthy range, and conjuring up an exercise plan with the help of your medical professional.

In fact your doctor may have already suggested the above remedies for hardening arteries and/or heart disease giving you 3 or 4 months to implement these changes before pulling out the old prescription pad and sending you to your local pharmacy to pick up a statin medication to do what willpower couldn鎶?

But what if despite your best efforts you fail to see results but for a myriad of reasons (lack of funds, no insurance, no doctor, skepticism of prescription medications, cultural issues, over mediation issues) you just can鎶?quite get onboard with the idea of using prescription medications for hardening arteries. Are there any other options that could help to get you over the hump? The answer is yes, but you should keep a close eye on both how you feel and any symptoms (chest pain, ankle swelling, excessive sweating) that may be occurring because normally when symptoms are noticed the condition is in its advanced stages and requires immediate medical attention.

Natural remedies for hardening arteries (herbs)

*Garlic: One clove of garlic a day has been shown to blood cholesterol levels by 10 percent. Additionally, using garlic in the kitchen when cooking fats (such as stir-frys) reduces accumulation in the arteries by one half. Other benefits: Reduces clotting, lowers triglyceride levels, and has a moderate positive impact on blood pressure.

*Ginkgo: Ginkgo is perhaps the second most well known of the natural remedies for hardening of the arteries behind garlic. Numerous studies support the idea that ginkgo extract produces arterial dilation thus improving blood flow in the arteries, capillaries, and veins. Additionally, there is a growing amount of evidence to suggest that ginkgo may slow the accumulation of arterial plaque in the arterial walls.

*Hawthorne: Hawthorne is widely used worldwide and consider by many herbalist to be the foremost of all the natural remedies for hardening arteries. Hawthorne improves vein and artery strength, dilates blood vessels, and some suggest may lower blood pressure. It is also considered to be one of the safest herbs currently on the market.

Other herbs considered by herbalists to be helpful remedies for hardening arteries are red yeast rice, bilberry, cayenne, rosemary, and chamomile.

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