HEART DISEASE . . . IS A MONSTER WE CREATE PREVENTION AND HEALING REQUIRE REAL CHANGES IN LIFESTYLE   PRESENTED BY: MARIA SCUNZIANO-SINGH, M.D.

1. HEART DISEASE . . .
IS A MONSTER WE CREATE
PREVENTION AND HEALING REQUIRE
REAL CHANGES IN LIFESTYLE
PRESENTED BY:
MARIA SCUNZIANO-SINGH, M.D.
APRIL 21, 2016

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 WHAT IS THE HEART DISEASE?
 PREVENTABLE OR AVOIDABLE
 BROKEN HEART
 HEART FACTS
 PROTECTING THE HEART
 SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE
 THE HEART NEEDS LOVE
 EMOTIONS ARE POWERFUL
 THE HEART CHAKRA
 HERBS AND SUPPLEMENTS
 REFERENCES
CONTENTS

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HEART
DISEASE

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WHAT IS HEART
DISEASE?
Any condition that causes the HEART itself
to have ALTERED FUNCTION will fall under
this designation.
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE is often used
interchangeably with HEART DISEASE but it
is also inclusive of the ALTERED FUNCTION
of BLOOD VESSELS that enter and leave the
heart and extend out to the entire body.

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CONDITIONS THAT
FALL UNDER HEART
DISEASE ANGINA
 MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION AKA HEART
ATTACK
 DYSRYTHMIAS OR ARRYTHMIAS
 VALVE DISEASE
 DILATED OR ENLARGED HEART
 CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE
 CONGENITAL (FETAL OR INFANCY)
 INFECTIONS, TUMORS

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CARDIOVASCULA
R CONDITIONS
 ATHEROSCLEROSIS (HARDENING/THICKENING OF
ARTERIES)
 HYPERTENSION
 AORTIC ANEURYSMS (WEAKENING OF ARTERY
WALL)
 PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE
 CEREBRAL ANEURYSMS
 STROKES
 VENOUS THROMBOSES (SUPERFICIAL AND DEEP
CLOTS)

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ALL OF THESE
CONDITIONS ARE
PREVENTABLE
OR AVOIDABLE

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All are related to lifestyle choices that negatively
affect the function of the HEART & BLOOD
VESSELS.
The time to learn how to make best choices is
NOW, YESTERDAY, LAST YEAR,
30+ YEARS AGO…
REASONS
?

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HEART DISEASE IS REAL AND WILL HIT HARD!
 SEDENTARY LIFE
 LACK OF EXERCISE
 SMOKING
 BECOMING OBESE OR MORBIDLY OBESE
 HIGH SUGAR, SALT, AND MEAT INTAKE
 DAILY DAIRY INTAKE
 LOW VEGETABLE INTAKE
 ALCOHOL
 ILLICIT DRUG USE VIA EXCESSIVE STRAIN & STIMULATION
 PLACING ONESELF UNDER CONSTANT HIGH MENTAL STRESS
 DEVELOPING DIABETES TYPE 2 (YES, IT IS A CHOICE)
 DAILY USE OF ARTIFICIAL & HIGHLY PROCESSED FOODS
 LACK OF SUN EXPOSURE- EXCESSIVE INDOOR DWELLING
 CALCIUM SUPLEMENTS, ESPECIALLY CALCIUM CARBONATE WITHOUT
VITAMIN D
 CERTAIN PRESCRIBED DRUGS INCLUDING STATINS, CHEMOTHERAPIES,
HEART MEDICATIONS THEMSELVES
 REFUSAL TO LEARN WHAT IT IS THAT WILL HELP PROTECT THE HEART
THE FOLLOWING LIST OF POOR
LIFESTYLE CHOICES IS TO HELP THE
AVERAGE PERSON UNDERSTAND
THAT . . .

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WHAT
ABOUT A
BROKEN
HEART?

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CAUSES: Loss of a loved one through separation or death; high stress situation
such as job loss, sudden bad news, surprise, certain prescribed drugs.
MECHANISM: Overstimulation of the heart by adrenal gland stress hormones that
are induced by any of the above type of stressors. Drugs that can cause the
syndrome: epinephrine, duloxetine (Cymbalta), venlafaxine (Effexor) thyroid meds.
They may overstimulate the heart muscle in their actions on the body.
SYMPTOMS: Chest pain/pressure and shortness of breath
DIAGNOSTICS: History and physical exam; EKG, echo, stress test and angiography
(cardiac catheterization); may be no findings at all on the exams.
TREATMENT: Same or similar to that given for heart attacks or angina .
PREVENTION: It may not be easy BUT the better condition your heart and body are
in, the less likely you are to experience this uncomfortable and frightening
condition.
There is an entity that is
recognized called
BROKEN HEART SYNDROME

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HEART FACTS
 HEART ACTIVITY BEGINS AROUND 4 WEEKS IN UTERO
 IT IS THE SIZE OF 2 FISTS HELD TOGETHER ON AVERAGE
 NEARLY 2 GALLONS OF BLOOD ARE PUMPED IN A MINUTE & 2,500 GALLONS A
DAY; BEATS OVER 3 BILLION TIMES IN A LIFETIME
 IN STUDIES WITH OVER 30,000 PEOPLE FROM 52 COUNTRIES, THOSE WITH
BOTH TV AND A CAR HAD 27% HIGHER RATE OF HEART ATTACKS THAN
THOSE WITHOUT…IT IS THE INACTIVITY THAT IS THE REAL REASON
 POLLUTION CAUSES HIGHLY REACTIVE FREE RADICALS THAT CAN DAMAGE
HEART
 SEX (ENJOYED) CAN GIVE YOUR HEART A GOOD WORKOUT- CAUTION WITH
UNDERLYING HEART PROBLEMS AND WHEN ON MEDICATION, HOWEVER
 WOMEN HAVE 500, 000 HEART ATTACKS ON AVERAGE PER YEAR (ABOUT 50
THOUSAND MORE THAN MEN)
 HEART RATES IN WOMEN BEAT AN AVERAGE OF 8 TIMES/MINUTE > MEN
 IN 1929 A GERMAN DOC NAMED FORSSMANN DID HIS OWN CARDIAC
CATHETERIZATION- THE FIRST TO START THE PROCESS!
 ARISTOTLE, PLATO AND OTHERS ALL HAD THEIR OWN IDEAS ABOUT THE
HEART BUT ARISTOTLE WAS RIGHT- THE HEART PUMPED BLOOD, NOT AIR
 FIRST HEART TRANSPLANT WAS IN 1967 BY A SOUTH AFRICAN PHYSICIAN,
DR. BARNARD AND THE PERSON LIVED FOR 18 HOURS
 SNEEZING DOES NOT STOP THE HEART

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PROTECTING
THE HEART
MEANS . . .MOVE YOUR BODY!

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PROTECTING
THE HEART
MEANS . . .
MAKE EXCELLENT FOOD
CHOICES

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DESTRESS AND RELAX!

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FEEL BLISSFUL AND LOVING
EVERY DAY OF LIFE

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LATEST
SCIENTIFIC
EVIDENCE…• EXERCISE WILL REDUCE RISK OF
HEART DISEASE (JOURNAL OF
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF
CARDIOLOGY)
• A CHILD OR ADOLESCENT
SHOULD HAVE 60 MINUTES OF
GOOD AEROBIC PHYSICAL
ACTIVITY DAILY;
• AN ADULT SHOULD HAVE 150
MINUTES EACH WEEK THAT
TRANSLATES TO 30 MINUTES IN 5
DAYS A WEEK OR JUST OVER 20
MINUTES DAILY: JOG, SWIM,
DANCE, ACTIVE SPORT
ACTIVITY…KEEP MOVING!!

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• WEIGHT
REDUCTION,
EXERCISE AND
CHANGE OF DIET
ARE ALL
ABSOLUTELY
NEEDED FOR
REDUCTION OF
CARDIAC EVENT
RISK (AMERICAN
COLLEGE OF
CARDIOLOGY, 2016)

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• LAUGHTER FOR 15 MINUTES
A DAY IS A VERY GOOD
EXERCISE FOR THE
ARTERIAL WALL LINING; DR.
MICHAEL MILLER OF UNIV OF
MARYLAND AND ACC, 2016
• DEPRESSION IS A MAJOR
ISSUE FOR MANY HEART
ATTACK VICTIMS (EUROPEAN
SOCIETY OF CARDIOLOGY,
2016)
• ANGER OUTBURSTS CAN BE
TRIGGERS FOR HEART
ATTACKS, STROKES AND
OTHER CV CONDITIONS
WITHIN 2 HOURS FOLLOWING
THE OUTBURST (ESC, 2014)

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HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, SMOKING AND DIABETES MELLITUS
ARE ALL MODIFIABLE RISK FACTORS THAT MUST BE TAKEN
CARE OF TO REDUCE CARDIAC EVENTS!

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• HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, SMOKING AND DIABETES MELLITUS ARE
ALL MODIFIABLE RISK FACTORS THAT MUST BE TAKEN CARE OF TO
REDUCE CARDIAC EVENTS
• INFLAMMATION IS WHAT WE MUST REDUCE IN THE ARTERIAL WALLS;
HAVE A CARDIAC CRP CHECK TO SEE WHAT YOUR HEART EVENT RISK
IS- HIGH LEVELS ARE BETTER INDICATOR FOR RISKS THAN
CHOLESTEROL
• HEART ATTACKS OFTEN OCCUR WITH NORMAL CHOLESTEROL
LEVELS
• TRIGLYCERIDES SHOULD BE NORMALIZED; IF RATIO OF
TRIGLYCERIDES TO HDL IS 3:1, YOU SHOULD WORK TO LOWER THE
NUMBER TO 2:1, SO 150:50 SHOULD BE 100:50
• TRANS FATS ARE A PROBLEM- AVOID THEM; CONSUME LESS THAN 20
GRAMS OF SATURATED FATS PER DAY (FDA)
• ESSENTIAL OMEGA 3 FATTY ACIDS (EPA AND DHA FOUND IN FISH OIL)
AT 3,000 MG DAILY MAY LOWER TRIGLYCERIDES (AMERICAM JOURNAL
OF CLINICAL NUTRITION); MOST PEOPLE ARE NOT CONSUMING
ENOUGH IN THE DIET; WALNUTS, PEANUTS, SOY, CANOLA AND FLAX

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• GENETIC STUDIES TO HAVE MEDICINES TO TARGET THE BLOOD
VESSEL BUILDUP OF PLAQUE ARE IN PROGRESS TO ACHIEVE
BETTER SUCCESS THAN STATIN DRUGS
• CONSUME 5-9 SERVINGS OF VEGETABLES/FRUIT DAILY (FDA,
AHA)
• SMOKING MARIJUANA (POT, WEED) QUINTUPLES YOUR RISK FOR
HEART ATTACK WITHIN 1 HOUR OF INHALATION (BETH ISRAEL
DEACON MEDICAL CENTER IN BOSTON)
• EXTRA-VIRGIN OLIVE OIL DRIZZLED ON FOOD HELPS REDUCE
LDL AND RAISE HDL (SPANISH STUDY, 2016)
• MINDFULNESS-BASED STRESS REDUCTION STUDY IN INDIA
SHOWED HOW MEDITATION AND YOGA REDUCED BLOOD
PRESSURE, ANXIETY, DEPRESSION , WEIGHT AND PERCEPTION
OF LIFE CONDITION IN PEOPLE WITH KNOWN HEART DISEASE
(INTL JOURNAL OF YOGA; JULY-DEC 2013 6(2) PP111-117

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IF YOU TAKE CARE AND SPEND THE TIME, YOU NEED
NOT HAVE TO BE SUBJECT TO DRUGS, MULTIPLE
TESTS, MULTIPLE PROCEUDRES, SURGERY AND
FREQUENT MEDICAL VISITS.
NOTE: DRUGS WILL HAPPEN IF YOU ARE NOT
MINDFUL OF HOW YOU ARE LIVING YOUR LIFE.
CREATING THE “MONSTER” IS NOT
WHAT YOU WANT OR NEED.
TAKE HEED!!

26. THE HEART NEEDS
LOVE
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THE LOVE YOU HAVE IN YOUR OWN HEART
WILL MAKE A SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE IN
THE HEALTH OF YOUR HEART AND OTHER
ORGANS.

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EMOTIONS ARE POWERFUL
LOVING FEELINGS ARE POSITIVE &
ESPECIALLY NURTURING FOR THE HEART.
PEACEFULNESS, CONTENTMENT,
EXHILARATION, COMPASSION &
CONNECTEDNESS ARE ALSO HEART
ENHANCING.
ANGER, JEALOUSY & HATE ARE NEGATIVE
EMOTIONS THAT ARE DETRIMENTAL TO
HEART & BLOOD VESSELS: THEY CAUSE
IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF BIOCHEMICALS
THAT STIFFEN THE ARTERIES, INCREASE
THE BLOOD PRESSURE AND PUT ADDED
STRAIN ON HEART PUMPING…
THIS CAN LEAD TO
ATHEROSCLEROSIS, HTN, HEART
ATTACKS, STROKES OR DEATH.

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THE HEART
CHAKRA
LOCATED IN THE CENTER
OF THE CHEST, THE
FOURTH ENERGY CENTER
IS THE HEART CHAKRA,
KNOWN IN SANSKRIT AS
ANAHATA.
IT IS CONSIDERED THE
CENTER FOR
UNCONDITIONAL LOVE
THAT CAN BE
STIMULATED VIA
MEDITATION, VIBRATION,
YOGA AND OTHER FORMS
OF ENERGY LIKE
CRYSTALS, STONES,

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THE HEART
CHAKRA

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 THE HEART
 CIRCULATION
 LUNGS
 THYMUS
 ARMS, SHOULDERS, HANDS
 DIAPHRAGM
 RIBS, BREASTS
 HEART, LUNG, BREAST, CHEST DISEASES OR UPPER LIMB PAIN
ARE ALL RELATED TO THIS CENTER. WORK ON IT TO HEAL THESE
PARTS. YOU WILL NEED A NATURAL THERAPIST OR HEALER TO
ASSIST.
 YOU MAY STRENGTHEN YOUR 4TH ENERGY CENTER WITH CERTAIN
COLORS: GREEN OR RED. THESE COLORS THAT CAN BE WORN AS
CRYSTALS OR CLOTHING, ESSENTIAL OILS OR INGESTED IN
ANAHATA GOVERNS:

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YOGA
YOGA POSITIONS TO HELP: CAMEL, LOCUST, COBRA, FISH;
COMPASSION, GIVING/DONATING, SHARING HELP THIS
CENTER

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YOGA -USTRASANA
(CAMEL POSE)

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YOGA -
LOTUS

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35. ORGANIC PREFERABLE:
VEGGIES, BEANS, WHOLE GRAINS, FISH, NUTS,
SEEDS, FERMENTED FOODS, MINIMAL LOW FAT
DAIRY AND MEAT, SEA VEGETABLES, HERBS AND
SPICES
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HEART HEALTHY FOODS:

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HERBS AND
SUPPLEMENTS
STRENGTHENERS AND STABILIZERS: HAWTHORN BERRIES, GINGKO BILOBA,
GINGER, PASSIONFLOWER, LEMON BALM, LINDEN FLOWER
RELAXERS AND BLOOD PRESSURE REDUCING: GINGER, GARLIC,
CAYENNE,CELERY SEED,OREGANO (HAS CARVACROL), PURE OLIVES
(WITHOUT ADDED SALT), CINNAMON & CARDAMOM (ADD TO FOOD OR DRINK
DAILY)
POSSIBLE BLOOD PRESSURE REDUCTION & HEART PROTECTIONWHEN
TAKING STATIN DRUGS: COENZYME Q10 200MG - FOODS HIGHEST ARE BEEF,
FISH, AVOCADOS, PARSLEY, SESAME SEEDS, SOY AND OLIVE OILS
CLEANSE LIVER AND STRENGTHEN HEART: MILK THISTLE, DANDELION AND
AVOCADOS TO HELP CLEANSE LIVER AND STRENGTHEN HEART SHOULD BE
USED REGULARLY
ANTIOXIDANT: ROSEMARY, GINGKO, HAWTHORN, GARLIC, POMEGRANATE
(FRESH)

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YOUR HEART MATTERS!
TAKE CARE OF IT… NOT THE
MONSTER!!