The AC Phoenix
February 1999
Page 25
Take Charge
of Your He^nth!
Adopting a Total Body, Mind &
Spirit Approach for the Year 2000
February is
heart month.
What is your
heart’s desire?
What would
you heart desire more than anything
else? Perhaps I can help out. First
let’s start with a little information
about this powerful organ. Our heart
beats on an average of 100,000 times
a day, pumps nearly 6,000 quarts of
nutrient rich blood throughout a net
work of vessels that could stretch
twice around the equator of the earth
if the vessels were all tied together
and is constructed to last a lifetime
without taking a moments rest.
Wow! didn’t know that you might
say. Continuing, the heart is the
very core of our being, the central
force that promotes life within and
without. It beats to the music of life,
keeping us in rhythm with nature,
responding to the high and low notes
of our existence.
In Chinese and Western medicine
both, the heart is to control and regu
late the blood flow through the ves
sels bringing adequate amount of
nutrients to the cells and tissues.
This function ensures the continua
tion and maintenance of our life. The
heart is very important and yet car
diovascular disease is ranked as the
No.l killer in the United States. The
heart and vessels need to be kept
clean and in a strong working order.
No compromises .... just a plain fact.
When arteries become blocked with
plaque, blood flow is diminished and
the vital organs such as the brain and
extremities are the first to be effect
ed. Plaque is the result of elevated
cholesterol and triglyceride levels in
the bloodstream. When plaque
builds up, the blood cannot flow prop
erly and angina pectoris (severe chest
pains) occur. Of course improper
digestion and a hiatal hernia can
cause the same effects as angina.
There is a difference.
High blood pressure is often a sig
nal that heart problems are not far of
and that steps must be taken to cor
rect the situation.
Now the Good News! Heart disease
can be prevented and reversed by 1)
eating a balanced diet of fresh fhiits,
vegetables, legumes and taking cold
pressed oils such as the Omega 3s,
flaxseed and Vitamin E.
Antioxidants such as Co-Q 10 oxy
genates live heart tissue. Vitamins C
and an array of free radical fighters
rid the arteries of plaque build up.
By Phyllis Turner
Chinese Medicine treats the cause
and does not just check the symp
toms. At the root of high blood pres
sure or elevated cholesterol may be a
liver, kidney or spleen imbalance,
excessive phlegm, weak digestion or
poor metabolism. Therefore
Hawthorn, Codonopsis, Ginseng, He
Shou Wu and drinking Green Tea are
significant in lowering cholesterol.
We cannot forget to exercise!. It’s is
of extreme importance, A 30-minute
daily walk does wonders for the heart
and mind. Deep breathing is a bene
ficial agent in any smart health heart
program. Proper breathing is the
cord that unites the body, mind and
spirit. Deep breathing relieves anxi
ety, panic attacks and boosts the
immune system. Away with the shal
low breathing. Aryurvedic and
essential oils are used often for body
message or bathing. These oils
reduce stress in the mind and body.
At Phyllis’ Vitamins we are mind
ful of “heart month” and have a dis
play of effective, nutritional products
that your heart will desire.
Th'^fRs’yitamms
Helps You to
Take Charee of Your Health!
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