Heart and Cardiovascular System

The delicate yet durable heart

Beats 60 to 70 times a minute

Beats over 100,000 times a day

Pumps 5,000 gallons of blood through 60,000 miles of blood vessels each day

In an average life, it will pump more than 100 million gallons of blood and beat approx. 2.5 billions times

Cardiovascular Disease

#1 cause of death in developed countries

Every 48 seconds, a person dies of a heart attack

Effects more than 43 million Americans

550,000 people die each year from Heart Disease in America

40 million people are living with Cardiovascular impairments

Changing Statistics 1900 – America was the healthiest of all 93

civilized countries

– No processed foods

– Heart disease accounted for 1/7 deaths

By 1978, the US had dropped to 79th place

1920 – average grocery store carried 800 items

Today – over 10,000 items found in grocery stores

MAJOR DIFFERENCE – Introduction of commercially processed foods into our daily diet

Sugar statistics

Today, American each more than 71 pounds of sugar/sweeteners annually. This is 20 teaspoons of sugar daily (1/2 cup)

75% of sugar consumed is added by food processors.

Sugar consumption is linked with numerous diseases such as cancer, diabetes, and heart disease

Fat Statistics

Fats and oils make up 37% of calories in the Standard American Diet (SAD)

French fries, doughnuts, fried chicken, pizza, and cheese cake are common in the SAD

Commonly used oils are coconut and palm oil – very high in saturated fats and dangerous to cardiovascular health

Hydrogenated oils are very common today – this process has been used since the 1930’s

Collectively, fat and sugar provide almost two-thirds of the total calories in the

American diet today.

Unfortunately, both are high in calories, low in nutrients and put undue stress on our bodies, particularly the cardiovascular

system.

Salt statistics

Food processing has also altered normal table salt (sodium chloride)

Salt producing companies now dry their salt in huge kilns – temperatures reach 1200 F which alters the chemical structure of salt, which can have an adverse affect on the human body

For thousands of years, people typically ate 1200-1600 mg of salt daily

Today the average consumption is 6-20 grams which is ten to thirty times as much

Sea Salt

Dried naturally, at low temperatures by the rays of the sun

Unprocessed and unheated sea salt contains both natural sodium chloride and additional trace minerals essential to good health

Sea salt may be used sparingly by most people

Individual responsibility to prevent heart disease

Dietary risk factors:

– Excess fats

– Excess sugar

– Excess salt

Lifestyle risk factors:

– Obesity

– Stress

– Hypertension

– Cigarette smoking

– Physical inactivity

– Heredity

Four Keys to Prevention of Heart Disease

Positive “can do” attitude

Diet – Pro-Vita Plan

– High vegetable plan, constructed around protein

– 60-70% raw foods

Exercise

Nutrition

– Essential Fatty acids, Vitamins, Minerals

Physical Exercise

Significant research shows that people who are physically active have less heart attacks

Exercise, especially in fresh air, will reduce stress and strengthen the heart and entire body

40 minute walk is very effective

Seek medical approval before beginning an exercise program. Increase levels gradually

Maintain normal weight

Overweight patients are 4 times as likely to develop high blood pressure

Abdominal obesity is linked to an increased risk of strokes in mean and heart failure for both men and women

Stop smoking

Men who smoke are 2-3 times more likely than non-smokers to die from heart attacks

Women who smoke face nearly four times the risk of heart attacks before 65

Women who smoke and take oral-contraceptives are even more at risk

Chlorinated water

Do not drink chlorinated water

Chlorine destroys Vitamin E within the body

Vitamin E is essential to healthy heart function

Meditation

Inner arts of meditation and contemplation provide a calming influence over the mind, emotions, and body

Reduce stress levels

Welcome refuge of relaxation from the storms of life

Dietary Recommendations

Moderation is the rule – especially with heart patients

Large meals and heavy foods puts a sudden burden on the heart

Frequent small meals are preferred

Cultured soy protein, such as tofu, and other vegetable proteins help lower cholesterol

Chicken and turkey are acceptable

Avoid beef, ham, bacon, sausage, and dairy products

Non-fat yogurt and cottage cheese are exceptions and OK to eat

Nutritional yeast is excellent

Fruits and Vegetables

Eat heartily – high in nutritional value and fiber

Emphasize asparagus, red pimiento peppers, fresh red tomatoes, garlic, onions, parsley, potato, eggplant, okra, sea vegetables, melon, currants, blueberries, apples and watermelon

Freshly squeezed juices

Fresh juices act as a tonic for cardiac health

Vegetable juices – combinations of any of the following: carrot, spinach, celery, lettuce, beet, and asparagus (add a little onion and garlic if you like)

Fruit juices – emphasize red grapes, black currants, blueberries, rosehips

Grains and Seeds

Whole grains (unrefined) and raw seeds provide beneficial nutrients

Wild rice, millet, buckwheat, sunflower seeds, flax seeds and sesame seeds

Make sure they are fresh, unbroken, and not rancid

Rancid seeds put an additional burden on the heart

Soaking seeds overnight in water makes them easier to digest and improves nutritional value

Fatty Acids

Linoleic, linolenic and EPA lower cholesterol and triglyceride levels – they are found in polyunsaturated sources

Grape seed oil excellent source of linoleic acid

Fresh flax oil in high in linolenic acid

EPA is found in cold water fish

AVOID saturated fats – solid at room temp

Dietary Oil Caution

Polyunsaturated fats become RANCID easily and thus become a dangerous source of free radicals

Keep polyunsaturated fats refrigerated and tightly capped. Discard at the first signs of rancidity

Make sure Vitamin E intake is adequate

Best oils to use

Grape Seed oil – Excellent for cooking with a high smoke point. Excellent as a salad oil. Keep refrigerated

Extra Virgin Olive Oil – Best used at room temperature. Excellent salad oil but too fragile to cook with, except at very low temperatures

Flax Seed – Fragile and oxidizes quickly so use within a month. Keep refrigerated. Also available in capsules. Take 1 TB with a protein meal

Foods to Avoid

All fried foods

Table salt

Coffee (raises cholesterol)

Alcohol

Red meats

Animal fat

Eggs (no more than 4 per week)

Saturated fats

Whole milk products

Ice cream

Hydrogenated oils

Rich sauces

Sugars and sweets (restrict to less than 10%)

Soft drinks

Commercially processed or refined foods

Examples of Processed Foods

Pretzels

Soy sauce

Salted nuts

Peanut butter

Bouillon cubes

Salted crackers

Luncheon meats

Processed cheese

Soups, commercial canned or dry

Potato and corn chips

Canned fish

Ketchup and barbeque sauce

Smoked, cured or canned meats

Salad dressings (commercial brands)

“Cardiovascular disease, by the body’s innate design, is largely reversible by applying the correct diet, necessary

herbal/nutritional therapies, and exercise.”

Dr. Jack Tips

Supplementation

Omega-3 fatty acids – flax, fish

Lepterra Inno-Vita (vitamins, minerals, amino acids, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory herbs to restore and revitalize the entire body, esp the heart and cardiovascular system)

Vitamin E (chewable form of Vitamin E to deliver sub-lingually)

Multi-mineral (Ca, Mg, K, Chr)

Red Rice Yeast – Lowers cholesterol very effectively. Use for immediate effects then work the rest of the program.

Already in Heart Disease process?

Heart-Flo Inno-Vita

provides vital herbal based nutrients to help maintain cardiovascular irrigation and optimal heart rate by helping to stimulate and regulate the non-stop working heart

Nerv-All Inno-Vita

helps the body transport the neural signals among various parts of the body, and filter, analyze and respond accurately to the sensory signals

General Heart Program

With Breakfast and Dinner: Essential Fatty acids – flax, olive and fish oils

Between meals, once a day: 2 Vitamin E and 2 Heart-Flo

Follow this program for 60 days.

Repeat program once a year after the age of 40

If heart disease runs in the family, continue using Heart –Flo for 2-3 days each week, for life.

Medical Attention is important and necessary in all heart cases.

Please see your doctor if you are having symptoms of heart problems

Warning signs of a heart attack:

- Uncomfortable pressure, fullness, pain, or squeezing in the center of the chest lasting two minutes or more.

- Pain spreading to the shoulders, neck and arms.

-Severe pain

Lab Markers

Low HDL marks disease

Nutrients needed for HDL to function: Lecithin and protein

Total Cholesterol

Indicator of free-radical damage

Elevated total cholesterol is a marker for increased oxidative damage

Lipid Peroxides

*Reveal free radical proliferation

*Trans fats cause increased lipid peroxidation

Use Vitamins C and E

Lipoproteins

High LDL marks disease – associated with atheromas

Use Heart Flo, B Vitamins and C Vitamins

Lab Markers

Fibrinogen

When elevated increase risk of strokes, heart disease and arterial disease

Plasma protein that is produced in the liver – effects blood coagulation, blood rheology, and platelet aggregation

Use Livergy, Heart-Flo, Vitamin C, and Lepterra

Homocysteine

Elevated levels indicates a high risk for atherosclerosis

Deficiency of B-12, folic acid, and B6 contributes to an elevated homocysteine

Use B-complex and Heart-Flo

Arrhythmia an alteration in rhythm of the heartbeat in time or force.

Heart -Flo

EE Systemic Formulas (one drop on fingertip and apply to tongue) Multi-minerals

Nerv-All

Omega 3 oils

Between meals: 2 Heart-Flo at least 1 month., 3-4 drops EE oil in glass of pure water

Balance body pH

Arteriosclerosis abnormal thickening and hardening of the arterial walls with resulting

loss of elasticity

Heart-Flo

Multi-mineral

Vitamin E

Essential fats

Vitamin C

Flax oil, olive oil, fish oil

Lepterra

Between meals, once daily: 2 Heart-Flo

Anytime: Vitamin E

Balance body pH

Atherosclerosis atheromatous deposists in and fibrosis of the inner layers of the

arteries

Heart-Flo

Multi-mineral

Vitamin E

Essential fats

Lecithin

Flax oil

Vitamin C

Lepterra

Between meals: 2 Heart Flo, once daily and 2 Vitamin E twice daily

Balance the body pH

Hypertension High Blood Pressure

Heart-Flo Kidney Klear Essential fatty acids Extra magnesium Diet (fruits, vegetables,

fish, moderate CHO) Di-Gessta (between

meals)

Between meals, once or twice a day: 2 Heart-Flo

Support glucose metabolism with Pancreos

Continue program until blood pressure is normal.

Maintenance – use Heart-Flo 3 days a week if necessary

Hypertension, cont.

Kidney malfunction is the #1 cause of hypertension

Kidney-Klear

Pituiten

B Vitamins provide critical support with hypertension

Low Blood Pressure

Heart-Flo

Adrenix (support and strengthen adrenal gland)

Whether high or low, one formula will correct the problem

Upon arising: 2 Heart Flo

Mid-morning and/or mid-afternoon: 1-2 Adrenix and 1-2 Thyroiden

Congestive Heart Failure Heart is unable to maintain adequate circulation of blood in the tissues

of the body or to pump out the venous blood returned to it by the venous circulation

Heart-Flo

Vitamin E

Lecithin

Nerv-All

Lepterra

Angina pectoris brief attacks of chest pain

Heart-Flo Nerv-All Vitamin E Omega Fatty acids Flax oil EE for chest pains (in the

mouth or rub over the heart)

Follow General Heart program

Requires immediate diagnosis and evaluation

Could also be lung disease, muscuoskeletal, gastrointestinal, or psychogenic

Immediately: 2 Heart-Flo and 3-4 drops EE in a glass of pure water

Balance body pH Later: Follow General

Heart program for 2-3 months

Intermittent claudication severe cramping and weakness in the calf muscles when walking

Multi-mineral

Calcium

Vitamin E

Heart-Flo

Essential fats

Fibrillation muscular twitching involving muscle fibers acting without coordination

rapid irregular contractions of the muscle fibers of the heart

Heart-Flo

EE (in the mouth)

Multi-mineral

Essential fats

Nerv-All

Vitamin C (supportive)

Cinchona bark tea (source of quinine) will help restore proper heart rhythm

Immediately: 3-6 drops EE – drink with ice water every two hours and 2 Heart-flo

Later: Follow the General Heart program for 2-3 months with 1-2 calcium daily – upon arising or with breakfast

Myocarditis/Endocarditis (inflammation around the heart)

Heart-Flo

Bacto-Ex

Vitamin C

* Inflammation may be caused by viral, bacterial, or fungal infection, rheumatic fever, carbon monoxide poisoning, heat stroke, burns, or collagen disease

Twice daily between meals, 2 Heart-Flo 3-6 drops EE (This is effective in 75% of cases)

If viral, combine Viro-Ex with Heart-Flo

For myocarditis, use Heart-Flo with Bacto-Ex or Viro-Ex

Tachycardia relatively rapid heart action

Heart-Flo

EE (Several drops in the mouth)

Multi-mineral

Nerve-all

Essential fats

Flax oil

Between meals: 2 Heart Flo and 4 drops EE in 2 oz ice water

Continue program for 2-3 months until heart rate is normalized

High Cholesterol

Red Rice Yeast

Essential Fatty Acids

Di-gessta between meals

Thyroiden

Lepterra

Heart-Flo to support arteries as a tissue

Lecithin to help HDL perform properly

Vitamins C and E to protect against free radical damage

Vitamins B and C to reduce LDL

Avoid partially-hydrogenated oils

Garlic

Reduce intake of saturated fats, sugar, and sweets