Prevention of cardiovascular diseases: nutrition and herbal medicine

Parents, teachers, and, of course, doctors never tire of reminding us of the benefits of a proper lifestyle and health protection from an early age. Observing elementary norms and rules, in the absence of hereditary diseases, everyone is able to independently protect their body from dangerous diseases.

The main system of our body is the cardiovascular system. Indeed, for proper functioning, absolutely all tissues and organs must constantly receive oxygen and nutrients with the blood, and also be cleansed of metabolic products.

Statistics give us a very sad picture: unfortunately, today every third Russian dies from diseases of the heart and blood vessels. Therefore, it is very important to take the necessary measures to prevent diseases of the cardiovascular system in a timely manner and monitor your health in general. For this:

• Give up smoking and alcohol abuse.
• Watch your weight.
• For heart health, the diet must be balanced.
• Move more, lead an active lifestyle.
• Get at least 7-8 hours of sleep per night and rest regularly.
• Learn to take everything calmly and master the technique of meditation.
• Check your blood pressure regularly and check your blood cholesterol levels.
• To prevent cardiovascular diseases, be sure to do an ECG every year.

Nutrition for a healthy heart and blood vessels

For a healthy heart, nutrition is an important factor. Here are some recipes that will help in the prevention of heart disease.

"Baked Oysters"

16 fresh oysters, 1 tbsp. spoon of sesame oil, 1 tbsp. spoon of white wine vinegar, 1 tbsp. a spoonful of lemon juice, ginger root (a piece 1 cm long), 1 teaspoon of salt.

Place the oysters on a baking sheet with the deep shell down and bake in a preheated oven at 200°C for 5 minutes until the shells open. Peel and grate the ginger root. Mix sesame oil, white wine vinegar, lemon juice, ginger and salt in a bowl. Remove the top flap and spread a small amount of the mixture on each oyster. Serve oysters in shells as an appetizer.

Mediterranean cauliflower.

1 head of cauliflower, 5 pitted olives, 1 tbsp. a spoonful of fresh parsley leaves, 1 teaspoon of wine vinegar, 1 pinch of red pepper.

Separate the cauliflower into florets, place in a saucepan and cover with 1 cup of water. Cover with a lid, bring to a boil and simmer for 5 minutes until the cabbage is soft. Chop the parsley and olives and add them to the pot. Pour in vinegar, pepper, mix. Put the pan back on the fire, let it boil and turn it off.

Healing juices.

4 large tomatoes, 3 large carrots, 1 bunch fresh rosemary.

Cut the tomatoes into slices, peel and chop the carrots. Pass all the ingredients through a juicer, mix and drink.

Fragrant rosemary not only improves the taste of food, but also stimulates blood circulation and strengthens blood vessels.

4 large carrots, 1 leek, 2 garlic cloves.

Peel the garlic. Peel and cut carrots and leeks. Pass all the ingredients through a juicer, mix and drink.

This spicy cocktail perfectly cleanses blood vessels and normalizes hormonal levels.

Phytotherapy: collection of herbs to cleanse blood vessels and hypertension

Phytotherapy for cardiovascular diseases is indispensable. Breathe lavender essential oil directly from the bottle every day before going to bed: take 3 breaths in each nostril in turn.

Take a warm bath by adding 5 drops of chamomile essential oil, 7 drops of ylang ylang essential oil and 2 drops of orange essential oil to the water.

To cleanse the vessels with herbs, use the following recipe.

Mix 100 g of immortelle, St. John's wort, chamomile and birch buds. Grind, put in a glass or ceramic container and close the lid tightly. In the evening before going to bed, pour 1 tbsp. a spoonful of the mixture with 2 cups of boiling water. This collection of herbs to cleanse the vessels must be infused for 30 minutes, then strain, squeeze and divide in half. Dissolve 1 teaspoon of linden honey in 1 cup of warm mixture and drink. In the morning, 20 minutes before the first meal, heat the remaining mixture, in no case letting it boil, dissolve the same amount of honey in it and drink. The course of treatment is 12 days. It is advisable to carry out the procedure on the waning moon.

With hypertension, the following herbal collection will help.

Combine 10 g of Japanese Sophora flowers, 10 g of meadow geranium grass, 10 g of forest chistets grass and 5 g of white sweet clover grass and flowers. Grind thoroughly, mix. Pour 1 teaspoon of the mixture with 200 ml of boiling water, cover and leave for 15 minutes. Strain and squeeze. Drink in 3 doses: before breakfast, before lunch and in the evening before bed.

100 g of Sophora fruits pour 0.5 liters of good cognac. Infuse for 3 weeks, strain and take 30-40 drops 3 times a day 1 hour after meals. The course of treatment is 21 days, then take a break for 7 days and repeat.

In some people, changes in atmospheric pressure cause increased drowsiness. If you have the opportunity to take a nap during the day, be sure to go towards your body. Just do not sleep too long: it will be enough to lie down for 10-15 minutes.