Category Archives: Heart Health

What is Calcification?

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Part 1

What is Calcification? This is somewhat a follow up post from my last blog ‘Calcium Supplements for Heart Disease?‘   I received a heart rending comment from a young man whose father had been rushed to hospital last week with heart disease which was so serious, his dad almost died.

Calcium, calcium and more calcium

Calcium CapletsHe went on to say that the family had always consumed lots of dairy products and regularly used supplements to make sure their vitamins and minerals were topped up and especially that they had plenty of Calcium (Ca).  Here is an outwardly healthy man in his early 60s who has never had a sign of heart disease.  50% of those who die of heart disease have no symptoms.(1)  Their heart attack is the first and last symptom they have.  This is a shocking figure and goes to prove there’s something really amiss here. Continue reading What is Calcification? →

Angina Pectoris Definition

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Angina pectoris definition is described as a chest pain that is caused by a diminished supply of blood to the heart because of a lesion on the walls or valves of the heart, or an obstruction by way of narrowing of the coronary arteries.  Because of this obstruction or damage, the heart receives a lower amount of oxygen than it needs to function properly.  This is known as ‘ischemia’.

Unhealthy lifestyles and the consequences of such are a factor for having angina such as:angina pectoris

  • smoking
  • heavy drinking
  • eating junk food
  • lack of exercise
  • high blood pressure
  • being overweight or obese
  • diabetes
  • all the above cause chronic stress to the body
  • the risks increase as you get older
  • Magnesium deficiency

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