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Thanks so much for your reply, Kay. It was just what I was hoping to
be able to find! Your time is much appreciated.

Christy

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CHRIS OVERMANN wrote in message
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>My father just had  a heart attack followed by angieoplasty (sp?)
and will
>need more angie. in a few weeks. He is taking a very active role in
his
>health and asked me to do some research for him on some info he'd
been
>given by various sources.

Hi Christy,

Before vitamins and herbs, he should be looking at diet changes.
Foods play a major part in the prevention of heart disease.
A healthy heart diet has plenty of magnesium and potassium rich
foods: fresh greens, sea vegetables, flavonoid-rich foods from pitted
fruits, tea and wine, sea foods, fish, tofu, brown rice and whole
grains, garlic and onions.
Reduce fat to no more than 10% of total daily calorie intake.
Especially limit fats from animal sources and hydrogenated oils.
70% of daily calories from complex carbohydrates like vegetables and
grains.
20% of daily calories from low fat protein sources.
Eat less than 100mg per day of diet cholesterol. Keep cholesterol
below 160.
Add 8 glasses of bottled water daily to the diet. I suggest drinking
distilled water only, as it the purest form. Chlorinated/flouridated
water destroys vitamin E in the body.
Pay conscious attention to eliminating red meats, caffeine and
caffeine containing foods, refined sugars, fatty, salty, and fried
foods, prepared meats and soft drinks. 

My father had a heart attack in February of 1996, then had a
quadruple bypass following it. He follows the Ornish diet, which is
strictly vegetarian. His levels are all good now and he has lost
weight.

>
>First, of all is vitamins. We understand that some vitamins can help
heal
>his arteries or help prevent/postpone further damage. He's been
recommended
>the following vit and doses. What do you think of it? Are the doses
right?
>Are there other vitamins that will help? 
>
>1,000mg Vit C 3x's a day
>800 units of Vit E
>100mg Niacin Mid
>Garlic as directed on package

Linda Rector-Page advises:
Cardio-tonic antioxidants:
CoQ10--60mg. 3 times daily
Germanium--150mg
Carnitine--500mg daily
Grapeseed PCOs--100mg 3 times daily
Vitamin C with Bioflavonoids--up to 5,000mg daily for interstitial
tissue elasticity, arterial integrity and prevent little strokes.
Take with Vitamin E with Selenium 200mcg for synergistic activity.
Vitamin B-1--50mg especially if taking diuretics
Vitamin B-6--50-100mg to unclog arteries.

Heart disease preventatives:
Chromium picolinate and Hawthorne blend to control arterial plaque
and counteract insulin resistance.
Omega-3 fish and flax oils 3 times daily
Bromelain 1550mg regularly to prevent a heart attack by increasing
fibrinolysis and inhibiting platelet aggregation.
Folic acid to keep homocysteine levels down, with B-6 and B-12 for
synergistic results.
Magnesium--800mg.




>Also, we've seen the name Chelated come up a few times and would
like know
>what it is, and what it does. Would it be something he should look
into?

I would suggest it.
Chelation is pronounced Key'lation.
Chelation is the process by which mineral substances are changed into
their digestible form. Common mineral supplements such as bone meal
and dolomite are often not chelated and must first be acted upon in
the digestive process to form chelates before they are of use to the
body. The natural chelating process is not performed effeiciently in
many people, and because of this, a good deal of the mineral
supplements they take are of little use.
When youi realize that the body does not use whatever it takes in,
that most of us do not digest our foods efficiently, thatonly 2 to
10% of inorganic iron taken into the body is actually absorbed, and,
even with this small percentage, 50% is then eliminated, you can
recognize the importance of taking minerals that have been chelated.
Amino acid bound chelated mineral supplements provide 3 to 10 times
greater assimilation than the non-chelated ones, and are well worth
the additional cost. And they do cost more.
When buying minerals, look for chelated on the label. Only 10% of
ordinary minerals will be assimilated by the body, buty when combined
with amino acids in chelation, assimilation is 3 to 5 times more
efficient.


>Any personal experiences or casual proffessional advice would be
great.

I hope you are helped with this information. I personally don't have
heart disease, but my dad does, and I have had many patients who have
heart disease. I have been in Nursing for 11 years and have studied
Alternative Medicine for the past 5 years. I woprk under 2 NDs with
PhDs, and hope to be starting my own clinic soon.
 
Good luck to you and your father,
Kay



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