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Natural Remedies
to Treat and Cure Heart Disease

Introduction to Heart Disease

Also known as cardiovascular disease (CVD), it is the leading cause of death in civilized society. More men and women die from CVD than from cancer. CVD covers a variety of diseases that involve the blood vessels (called arteries) on the heart and the heart itself.

One of main heart disease that can be avoided is blocked arteries of the heart. The scientific name is coronary artery disease (CAD). Blocked arteries are caused by plaques (made of cholesterol, proteins and calcium) building up on the walls of the blood vessels. This process is called hardening of the arteries or atherosclerosis.

High cholesterol is one of the factors that cause this. We have dedicated an entire section on natural ways to control high cholesterol.

To get answers to your questions on cardiovascular disease, click here to jump to the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's) section.

Below is a comprehensive table outlining the natural remedies you can use to prevent or cure heart related disease.

Natural Remedies for Preventing and Curing Heart Disease

Naturally, you will find overlapping recommendations on herbs and supplements for treating various types of heart related disease.

Natural Remedy	What experts say about them
	See Natural Remedies for Heart Disease for details on research studies and recommended dosage to use.
Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10 or Q10)	to (What's this?)
Fish Oil (Omega-3 Fatty Acids)
Garlic
L-Arginine
Policosanol
Astragalus

Vitamins & Minerals for Preventing and Curing Heart Disease

Vitamins & Minerals	What experts say about them
B-Complex	Helpful
Antioxidants	Helpful
Multivitamin	Helpful

Frequently Asked Questions & Facts

Can you give me a list of the types of heart disease?

It is a general term that can be used to describe many different types of ailments that affect the blood vessels and heart. Here is a list of the kinds of diseases that affects the heart:

Coronary artery disease (CAD) - Hardening of the coronary arteries in the heart causing blood supply to the heart muscle to be cut off. A major risk factor is high cholesterol. Eventually it can lead to angina pectoris and ultimately heart attack (myocardial infarction).
Congenital heart disease - Defect at birth leads to a poor heart function.
Heart failure / Congestive heat failure (CHF) - The heart is failing and is unable to pump enough blood to supply the needs of the body.
Arrhythmia - Irregular heart beat causes poor circulation of blood to the body. It also increases the risk of blood clots which can block circulation.
Pericarditis - This is a condition of inflammation of the tissue surrounding the heart. It is usually caused by an infection.
Heart valves disease - Heart valves that do not close or function properly lead to very poor pumping and circulation of blood by the heart.
Heart block - Blocked transmission of the heart impulses leads to the heart having a difficult time keeping a regular pattern of heart beat.
Cardiomyopathy - This refers to the breakdown and failure of the heart muscle to contract properly or with sufficient strength.
Left ventricular hypertrophy - Also known as enlargement of the heart. The enlarged heart does not circulate blood well. Eventually, it will lead to heart failure.

What are the causes of coronary heart disease?

Just what causes coronary heart disease? There are many known and some unknown risk factors. The fact is there are many known and controllable causes.

Major risk factors are divided into two parts, the ones you can control and those that you cannot. If you have more than one risk factor, risk of getting this disease and dying from it increases dramatically.

Risk Factors you can control (and do something about!)	Risk factors you cannot control
High Cholesterol	Family history
Smoking	Age
Hypertension (high blood pressure)	Gender (Men at higher risk than women)
Sedentary lifestyle (lack of exercise)
Obesity (overweight)
Stress and anxiety
Diet
Diabetes (High blood sugar levels)

What are the effects of coronary artery disease?

The negative effects of having coronary artery disease (CAD) are very unfortunate and well documented. Not controlling CAD will eventually lead to heart attack, heart failure, blocked coronary arteries, angina (chest pain), fatigue, shortness of breath and swelling in your feet.

Ultimately, the following situation will appear:

Life long use of multiple prescription drugs
Heart bypass operation (angioplasty to fix clogged coronary arteries)
Heart transplant (replacement heart)
Death (The End)

What are the symptoms of heart disease?

Often there are no signs or symptoms at the beginning. However, if you show any of the following early warning signs, check with your family doctor to get a full check-up.

Chest pain (angina)
Shortness of breath
Fatigue (during mild exertion or exercise)
Swelling in your feet or ankle

How should I treat heart disease naturally?

We will admit right up front that the easiest things to do are also the hardest things to do when trying to cure this disease. Firstly, the basic treatment plan must include controlling all the controllable risk factors.

Here's what you'll need to do to prevent this:

Quit smoking
Weight loss (if you are obese)
Change your diet (less saturated fat and more fiber in diet)
Control high blood pressure
Control high cholesterol
Control diabetes
Exercise program
Manage and reduce stress and anxiety
Add natural remedies (fish oil, garlic, green tea, soy protein products)

There are many different ways to avoid this deadly disease. We suggest making small and slow changes; don't try to change everything at once. You are more likely to succeed and keep with the plan if you do it slowly and change one thing at a time.

Natural Remedies to Treat and Cure Heart Disease