How to Protect Our Heart During the Autumn? Safety Tips and Herb Recipes.

How to Protect Our Heart
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Measuring your blood pressure regularly, nourishing food and lots of sport activities will strengthen your cardiovascular system during the fall.

Autumn is one of the worst seasons for the cardiovascular system.  During this season we see acute exacerbation of many chronic diseases. Heart attacks and strokes increase due to the heavy weather conditions, related to fluctuations of atmospheric pressure, temperature and other circumstances.Usually, weather changes affect  elderly people who are prone to them.

Even if a patient is in a good health, fall may provoke heart problems - shortness of breath, tachycardia, discomfort and a feeling of chest pressure. In order not to reach critical situations it is better to take care of your health in advance.

Control your blood pressure

If you have unstable blood pressure, you should measure it at least twice a day, especially in autumn, when weather can change in minutes or hours. It would be good to make a diary and to write down every measurement. Thus, your doctor will be able to draw valid conclusions from this diary. It is good to measure your blood pressure at the same time, with a difference of not more than 30 minutes.

Control blood cholesterol levels                

            

One of the main causes of cardiovascular diseases is the increased cholesterol  level, that deposits in the blood vessels and leads to atherosclerotic changes.

In the autumn we usually change our diet. We start eating less fruit and vegetables. So, take care of your diet, eat more fish and products, which lower triglyceride levels.

Cholesterol levels can be normalized due to diet and optimum physical activity. During this season consume more carrots, beans, peppers and oatmeal. They lower cholesterol.

Do Exercise in Moderation

People suffering from heart disease should not train hard. It is best to go walking, swimming, cycling and running slowly. You shouldn’t feel  yourself  breathless during exercise. If something makes you gasp for breath, reduce the activities and slow down.

Herbs Which Can Help You

During autumn, our body suffers from a deficiency of vitamins, trace elements and a number of other biologically active substances, necessary for the normal functioning of the heart and blood vessels. In order to keep your diet healthy, you can use some herbs, which are suitable for the prevention and treatment of heart problems.

Recipes

Hawthorn

It contains vitamins C, A, E, B, P and K and  important components such as pectin, choline, tannins and triterpenic acids. Tea Hawthorn lowers blood pressure and enriches the heart muscle with oxygen. It reduces the level of cholesterol in the blood.

Recipe

Brew 2 teaspoons of dried flowers and leaves of hawthorn with a cup of hot water and allow the liquid to stand for 15 minutes, strain it, and drink 2-3 cups daily.

Garlic

It reduces the absorption of the cholesterol from food, lowers the blood pressure and helps in the treatment of atherosclerosis. Garlic contains antioxidants that protect the heart and arteries from free radical damage. It slows blood coagulation and thus reduces the risk of blood clots.

For the prevention of cardiovascular disease and lowering cholesterol levels, daily consume at least one clove of garlic. If you have atherosclerosis or hypertension, increase the amount to three cloves a day.

Attention!  Garlic thins the blood, so it should not be used at the same time with aspirin or vitamin E.

Rose hip

It is a source of large list of vitamins - C, C, R, R, and F. In the fruits of rose hip there are iron, magnesium, phosphorus, tannins, pectin etc. The rose hip strengthens the immune system, blood vessel walls and has anti-sclerotic effect. For a great effect drink 2-3 cups of rose hip tea daily.

Red Mountainash

This fruit contain high amounts of vitamins C and P, and also organic acids, carotene, tannin etc. It lowers the blood pressure, normalizes  the cholesterol levels and metabolism.

Recipe (red mountainash)

Pour one t.s of dried fruit with 600 ml. water. Boil it for 10 minutes and soak it 10 minutes. Drink 200 ml. 3 times daily before meals. It improves heart work, tones the body, diuretic, improve digestion, diarrhea, pain and spasms of the intestine.