Is There a Solution For Heart Failure?
December 1, 2008 by Carrie Tucker
Filed under Diabetes, Disease Management, Heart
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Honestly, is there a solution for heart failure? I mean, if there is, why is there an epidemic of heart failure occurring right now?
Surely if people could avoid this devastating disease, they would, right?
The problem is that heart failure is diagnosed after your weak heart has enlarged in an attempt to meet your needs. Unfortunately, that is very late in the disease process.
I used to think that you can’t undo the enlarging of your heart. However, I have had the pleasure of meeting half a dozen people over the past couple years, who have done exactly that. Through nutritional therapy and detoxification, they regained the quality of their lives.
Until the proverbial “shit hits the fan”, most people live in denial.
You may not even notice symptoms that might alert your doctor to the impending doom.
However, even if you tell your doctor about your symptoms there may be no alarm sounded until it is too late.
Hey, let’s face it, if your doctor can’t drug it or surgically repair it, odds are, he or she can’t help you.
Unfortunately, he can run a bunch of tests and give you a clean bill of health.
If you are eating a diet high in saturated fat with plenty of processed foods, and rarely get off the sofa; that comforting bit of information could be your death sentence.
You may have NO warning of heart failure before your health and quality of life are lost.
Even if your health care provider has told you that your heart “is fine”,
YOU SHOULD BE CONCERNED IF:
- You hear a “rattling” sound when you breathe.
- You have a persistent cough that is usually dry or produces clear mucus.
- You have had recurring pneumonia several times in the past year.
- You retain water, and can’t see your ankle bone.
- You feel “puffy” every morning, or at the end of the day.
- Your oxygen level is below 92% with activity, or even 94% when sitting comfortably.
- You suffer from extreme fatigue.
- You have chest pain, numbness or tingling in face, feet or hands, or any unusual “heavy or spongy” feeling in your chest.
- You are forgetful, or have trouble concentrating.
- You can’t catch your breath if you lie down in bed.
On a more positive note, even if your heart has enlarged and you are suffering with significant fluid retention, there is still MUCH that you can do to regain your quality of life!
- Relax and release tension while sitting or lying in quiet stillness for at least 10 minutes everyday.
- Take 30–40 deep breaths everyday. (Take it slow so you don’t make yourself too sore to continue).
- Be active in a way that adds joy to your life if you can! If your activity is very limited due to your health issues, then make a point of moving continuously for a few minutes a day if that’s all you can manage. Your goal is to be able to walk continuously for 20 minutes, but you will only get there by taking your time and respecting your limits. When your health is compromised, “no pain, no gain” is not a useful philosophy.
- Eat foods in as close to their natural state as possible. Fresh and raw fruits and vegetable are very healing. (Flour foods should be avoided, as should carbonation in any form.)
- Sip water all day everyday. Drink fruit juice fresh.
- Reduce your intake of stimulants, and your exposure to toxic substances. Caffeine is a smoking gun where heart disease is concerned. (But that is another blog post entirely!) Smoke is another! Both are addictive substances that are best weaned slowly.
- Dose yourself with sunshine! It is very health building. You need natural light for many chemical reactions in your body. So get out in the fresh air if you can.
- Laugh, it really is the best medicine.
- If there is no peace in your life, then create PEACE. Even if that involves, creating an entirely new life for yourself. Avoid negativity like the plague.
- Take nothing personally…..ever.
If you do nothing else USE OXYGEN!
Are you thinking, “That’s just too darn simple! It’s not that easy!”
Think again.
Nourish your body with real food, stillness, clean fresh air, positive energy, and the oxygen you need; and you’ll be laughing your way through life!
As you consistently apply these simple “free” health building tools, you will see results in the way you feel and in your motivation to do even more.
It is normal to feel a restlessness as your body heals.
Healing requires that you find stillness.
There are many tools that you will find very helpful. My absolute favorite is The Awakening Prologue Product from Centerpointe.com.
It will actually put you into a healing, wakeful sleep state. (This technology really works!)
It is an absolutely amazing tool! I use it everyday!
You need to believe that you can feel better, because you can!
Caring for yourself and feeling better, IS the Solution for Heart Failure!
The people at FOOD MATTERS have a serious program for reversing heart disease.
Check it out! Take care of yourself! You CAN feel better without drugs and surgery!
Healing Heart Disease
Nurture yourself, you’re the only YOU you’ve got!
Many blessings,
Carrie
Heart Failure Solutions
PS– Remember everyday:
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Relax and Release tension
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Take deeep breaths
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Be active in a way that adds joy to your life
Plus pure water ~whole foods~sunshine~and laughter
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I recently came across your blog and have been reading along. I thought I would leave my first comment. I don’t know what to say except that I have enjoyed reading. Nice blog. I will keep visiting this blog very often.
Ruth
http://www.infrared-sauna-spot.info
Welcome Ruth,
I am so glad you enjoy my blog. Hope you like the changes around here. I’ve been trying to lighten things up a bit. Health is a cheerful subject!
The forum will be coming very soon. I know you will enjoy making friends, and giving and getting the support we all need to make positive change!
Don’t be a stranger!
Many blessings,
Carrie
I have just recently started my blog and am really enjoying leaving comments on my favorite blogs
Bookmark for sure.
Aloha Susan,
Isn’t blogging fun?
Many blessings,
Carrie
hi,
I am happy to have found your blog. just read a rather sobering article on coronary artery disease, which I recently was diagnosed with, and had three stents put in through catheterization angioplasty methodology, which opened three of my 90% blocked arteries. I’m only 60 and I just had this operation on April 3rd, 2009. Went back to work after one week, and started taking all the meds including statins, blood thinner, blood pressure med, and aspirin daily.
I have side affects, and don’t like what I read about some of what these meds can do to you, like statins, I was told by a nutritionist today, causes brain shrinkage in the frontal cortex, and I am already showing some strange typos occurring more frequently than ever before starting these meds.
I have had a follow up thallium nuclear treadmill test but haven’t heard results yet, and will call again tomorrow to see if I can hear what the pictures showed. I also feel muscle weakness, and memory loss more than ever before. The other day, my foot actually dragged for a step. This happens every once in a while.
My family history on both parents side is riddled with early cardiac arrests, including father 56, his brother 43, after returning home from cardiac surgery to get strong enough for more cardiac surgery needed, Mom started in her 60s with stents, like me and went through multiple bypass surgeries, and a pacemaker, and several strokes debilitating her gradually over time until she died at 81 after a morphine shot the nurse gave her and she was not complaining of any pain. I think they just kill them to get the bed available after a while.
I am reading every book I can find about the new lifestyle changes I need to make and yet, I hope I have the ability to meditate, and cook new ways, and exercise again without being in fear of dropping dead, so it is going to be challenging.
I did drop 19 lbs since my surgery as I had put on some weight. I also will confess that I had two months of severe chest pain, in denial that it could be anything more than stress symptoms, before being admitted to the emergency room when my cardiologist, who it took two weeks to get an appt with, even with an abnormal EKG sent to him, re-administered the EKG, and took my blood pressure, and then whisked me literally via a wheel chair to the hospital for an angiogram the next morning. Three and a half hrs later, wide awake the whole time and not even groggy, (I think my guy was not giving me enough sedative), I emerged with renewed energy and thought my problems were healed. only to realize I have a serious life threatening condition. And my Aunt who was given the treadmill test when she complained of indigestion and chest pain like heartburn dropped dead on the machine, at 69, well, it just doesn’t look to bright for me in the future. but I am giving the life force in me all of my energy. need to change careers as I am in a very stressful job. So there is that going on too. and have been single with no family left, for ten years.
I want to teach preventative medicine to people as I did not realize I was doing so much damage to my heart by being such a party girl in my younger years, and my stress type A personality has led me to a successful career in sales, but not worth this disease and shortened life expectancy. I am not
wanting any more heart surgeries to keep me alive. I want to reverse this condition.
I am working with a counselor but would love to know a good alternative medicine treatment center for this disease in the Bay Area, as I think these heart drugs have some serious side effects and compromise our aging well, with all of our faculties.
And I love to read and need my wits about me to entertain this mind of mine.
I will read more of your blogs.
Thanks LIN
Aloha Lin,
Look up Dr. Whitaker. He is at least in the California area, hopefully close enough to work for you.
Please join us on the new Healthy Solutions Mastermind calls. The experience will help you make those life improving changes.
http://HeartFailureSolutions.com/hs-mastermind
The pilot program is just getting underway and there is no charge to participate at this time.
Come and join us!
Many blessings,
Carrie