Natural Products Update

 

This month's featured products are: L-Carnitine, Coenzyme Q-10,  & Lipitrol, & Salmon Oil

    L-Carnitine is a natural nutrient for heart health and is important to strengthen the heart muscle itself and improve cardiac health.  A natural source is red meat.  Since many people avoid red meat due to cholesterol issues, you may not get nearly enough of this important nutrient.

 

 

                                                      Coenzyme Q-10 is an important nutrient for many health conditions and improves cardiac output and exercise tolerance. Coenzyme Q-10 is wiped out by statin drugs. Coenzyme Q-10 also reversesperiodontal disease.

 

 

Lipitrol,    My natural answer to statin drugs.  Results similar to those received with prescription statin drugs.

 

 Excellent pure form of omega threes which raise HDL levels reduce inflammation, assist with auto immune disorders and more.  This is a PURE form, most omega three products are contaminated with heavy metals.  Please do not take cod liver oil!!!

 

                                              Check out my natural products area for great products all on sale this month!!!

Ask about our new vitamin club for even more savings and discounts on visits and treatments.

 

 

 

 

 Natural Heart Health

 

 In honor of Valentine's Day, I am focusing on cardiac health this month,  the body's most glamorous organ. Since heart disease in both men and women is the #1 cause of death in this country it makes sense to do what we can to stay healthy.

 

In terms of lifestyle changes.  Diet is extremely important for health and heart health is very much contingient on

a healthy diet.  A meditarrean type diet featuring, whole grains,  plenty of fresh vegetables, fruits, lean protein, low fat dairy, and monounsaturated fats like: olives, olive oil and nuts and seeds as well as avocados has been shown to greatly impact cardiac health in many many studies.

 

Cardio exercise of at least 30 minutes per day in a training heart range is necessary to manage weight, stress, protect and improve cardiac output and raise HDL levels.

 

Managing or preferably eliminating stress is critical to heart health as uncontrolled stress creates a build up of adrenalin, cortisol and other hormones which damage the heart and its vessels.  Acupuncture and homeopathy can really change how one responds to stress, protecting your health for the longterm.

 

Smoking, excess drinking, drug use also place great demands on the heart. Even an excess of 5 #'s is a stress

for the heart.  Obesity will cause one's body to wear out...FAST!

 

Addressing important risk factors such as:  high cholesterol, blood pressure, excess weight, smoking, homocysteine levels, and c-reactive protein are extremely important to avoid catastrophic illness.  Women are equally likely to succumb to heart disease.  Diabetes causes the atherosclerotic to escalate exponentially in both men and women.

 

I believe in a plethora of vitamins and supplements for heart health, antioxidants such as my pro ACES are a good start and are important for preventing all kinds of degenerative diseases, coenzyme Q-10, is a dramatic cardiac helper as mentioned above, L-carnitine, L-carnosine, cholesterol lowrering herbs such as Gum Guggulu are helpful for many people.  Reservatrol a component of grapes is a good nutrient for heart health, and new research on pomengranate is exciting!  Please be aware that as always, you get what you pay for and if the products are not available to the body you will not derive any benefit.  Can you really afford to waste money and jeopardize your health?

 

 

Best of Health & Happy Valentine's Day

 

 

  

Dr. Taryn DeCicco

Apple-A-Day-Clinic

Nutrition & Health Forum

2/11/09