Drop of my life

Written by F.Chocyk - Vancouver, BC Canada


At age 74, having survived two heart attacks, with blood pressure between 180/90 and 220/110, visiting hospital emergency wards on average 3 to 4 times a month, with my serious heart condition, I wasn't offered by doctors much hope for continuing survival.

They could not operate on me because I was too weak to survive a surgery – my heart was damaged torepparttar point where it could not endure any invasive surgical procedure. In fact, I was prepared to die. I suffered from serious breathing problems and terrible chest pains that practically paralyzed me. According to doctors, modern medicine wasn't able to help me anymore. My life was concentrated on surviving one crisis after another.

By nature, I'm a very active person. Therefore, it was psychologically devastating for me to spend most of my days at home doing practically nothing for a few years. The worst crisis came when heart specialists said: "This is all we can do for you," which meant they weren't going to try anything else. My daughter had been trying for years to findrepparttar 115404 best combinations of vitamin and mineral supplements as an alternative therapy but this proved to be not enough anymore.

After I tookrepparttar 115405 first dosage of heart drops formula my life quality rapidly improved from that moment on. Within a short time my chest pains started to diminish. The next weeks and months brought a gradual reduction of my blood pressure and I was able to breathe more easily. My life slowly started returning back to normal. I felt better; in fact I felt so much better that, just two months after startingrepparttar 115406 therapy, I decided to visit my native Poland. Before that, doctors would never allow me to travel – with my condition, I wouldn't survive a long flight.

No Nonsense Nutrition

Written by Dr. Rita Louise


Atrepparttar turn ofrepparttar 115403 century, America’s relationship with food changed dramatically, with fast or convenience foods becoming a staple for many. Woman alone, account for a substantial percentage of convenience foods purchases, with sales exceeding 4.5 billion dollars annually. When natural and whole food substances are transformed from raw food products into canned, boxed, precooked or instant foods, many ofrepparttar 115404 vitamins, minerals and phytonutrients are lost. In addition,repparttar 115405 use of hydrogenated vegetable oils, food additives, preservatives, fillers, artificial flavorings and color have transformed something that was once good for you, into something that has very little, to no nutritional value left.

When you walk downrepparttar 115406 aisles ofrepparttar 115407 supermarket, many ofrepparttar 115408 choices available are not “whole” foods nor natural. They are not filled withrepparttar 115409 vitamins, minerals and phytonutrients we need to thrive. Instead, they are preprocessed, presweetened and laden with artificial flavors, colors and preservatives. They have very little, if any nutritional value left within them. Take a moment to inventory your eating habits. How many of these foods do you eat? Kraft macaroni and cheese: box-o-chemicals, Betty Crocker potatoes a gratin: box-o-chemicals, hamburger helper: box-o-chemicals, Spam, Vienna sausages, Franco-American Spaghetti-O’s, Cheese Wiz, all chemical laden. This is only a small list of products available to American consumers that we happily and whole-heartedly consume.

The truth is, our bodies were not designed to handle these non-food. There are no keys in our genetic make-up designed to utilize these products. Instead of promoting health, they promote disease. While nutritionists contend that soft drinks, white flour and other calorie-rich, nutrient-poor foods can fit into a good diet, in theory, they are correct. However, they regrettably ignorerepparttar 115410 fact that most Americans consume great quantities of these nutrient poor foods and only meager quantities of healthful foods.

The good news is that many American women are becoming more proactive about their health and well being. A great place to start any kind of health program is by adopting a healthful diet. Many health enthusiasts have led people to believe that in order to be healthy,repparttar 115411 solitary route is to eat only organic foods, or to become a vegetarian, leaving many withrepparttar 115412 feeling that it is an “all or nothing” proposition. Inrepparttar 115413 big picture of things, yes, they may be right in their assertion, but makingrepparttar 115414 transition fromrepparttar 115415 typical American diet to one a more healthful one may seem like an insurmountable task. Many quit before they even try. If you are raising a family, you might not be able to financially afford to live this lifestyle. This, however, shouldn’t exclude you from peak and optimal health.

Like so many woman, I am constantly onrepparttar 115416 go and have to translaterepparttar 115417 concerns of proper nutrition to meet a fast food lifestyle. An important key to health and healthful dining is to become an active chooser when it comes to our food choices. Being an active chooser is easy. It isrepparttar 115418 art of shopping selectively, picking healthful alternatives over nutritionally poor ones. This can be accomplished, even if you are on a budget!

When creating a healthful food plan for yourself or your family, here are a few guidelines you can use to help you as you transition to a healthful diet and lifestyle.

First, we all need to drink at least 8 – 8oz glasses of water daily. Water, not soda, coffee or other beverage, is a necessary component in maintaining health. Other than it’s role inrepparttar 115419 many biochemical processes our bodies perform, another of its functions is to help to remove toxins fromrepparttar 115420 body. A high quality vitamin and mineral supplement is also another must. Americans currently spend in excess of 2.5 billion dollars annually on vitamin and mineral supplements. Certainly these individual must think they are getting some value out of them. Supplements, however, should not replace good foods. They should instead help compensate forrepparttar 115421 many demands placed on a woman’s body as well as make up for nutrients you are not getting from your regular diet.

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