How to have healthy heart at the age of 60?

Abstract

People in old age are much more likely to suffer from heart disease than younger people. Heart disease is a major reason for incapacity, limiting activity and disintegrates the quality of life of millions of older people. Don’t worry we will discuss about healthy heart diet to prevent heart disease and also some lifestyle changes in accordance to that. Also if you are suffering from heart disease for that we will also discuss some ayurvedic medications in this regard. Some people are very worried about their heart health, don’t worry this study will help you people a lot.

Introduction

As your age grows the degenerating process starts in your body. It is not considered as a rule that you have to visit a doctor only if you are feeling sick. While living a good healthy life you must arrange for an annual checkup to discuss some facts about your health like- your blood pressure, cholesterol levels, sugar levels, if all of these are at normal levels. Normal range for blood pressure is:  systolic pressure – 120mmHg and diastolic pressure- 80mmHg. If these numbers are in imbalanced ranges your doctor will help you with whether lifestyle changes or medications will be needed to control it. So keep all these measures in your mind to get a healthy heart as anything you did at any age will help you in future. Besides all this if you had not taken care in your younger age, no need of worry ayurveda is there for you to keep your heart healthy even at your 60s.

Symptoms of unhealthy heart

To have a healthy heart one must have to take care of these unhealthy symptoms of heart. So be aware of these symptoms if you want to experience a healthy heart life.

• Chest discomfort
• Shortness of breath
• Irregular heart beat
• Left shoulder pain
• Heart pain
• Stomach ache and back ache
• Swollen feet
• Lack of stamina
• Feeling dizzy
• Constant fatigue

Causes of unhealthy heart

There are a number of major issues that may lead to heart disease. One must consider all these causes. You don’t have to adapt these in your day to day life. Let us take a look at these unhealthy conditions.

• Diabetes
• Unhealthy diet
• Obesity(overweight)
• Excessive alcohol use
• Smoking
• Lack of exercise
• Medications of migraine such as- triptans
• High cholesterol and triglycerides levels
• Loneliness – as it leads to stress, cause high blood pressure
• Long work hours

Ayurvedic view

As per ayurveda Heart is considered as Hridya. It is a vital part of our body and all our vital parts consist of (prana) life force, if this life force is disturbed it leads to deformity or death. Hridya is considered as a location of oja (immunity of body). If the heart is not healthy our immunity will be deprived and it will lead to disease.

Role of tridosha in blood circulation:

• Role of smana vata and vyan vata: The body fluids are acquired from the diet i.e. rasa (first dhatu). After the completion of digestion and absorption the food is changed into “rasa” which carry nutrition to all the body tissues. Rasa (fluid) formed in the intestine passes into blood vessels and then to hridya with the help of smana vayu (balancing air of the body). From hridya, fluid is pumped into main capillaries by vyan vayu (outward moving air). And the circulation is controlled by the autonomic nervous system (smana and vyan vayu). From capillaries rasa enters into body tissues and cells.
• Role of avlambhaka kapha and udana vata: help in providing an environment heart pumps effortlessly. With vyan vayu these two subtypes also play a very important role in blood circulation.
• Role of ranjaka pitta: it provides repel and propulsion required for the blood, and natural heat to the blood to move around as heat has the tendency to push. This subtype of pitta provides color to the rasa (fluid) and converts it into the blood tissue. So all the tridosha should be balanced to have a healthy heart.

Home remedies to have a healthy heart

Diet for healthy heart:

• Arjuna bark (kaugach): it contains various important chemicals for- instance tannins, triterpenoid saponins and flavonoids. All these found to have a cardio-shielding action. It performs the same function as nitroglycerine during heart attack, helps to lower LDL cholesterol and raise HDL cholesterol hence, lowers blood pressure.
• Garlic: it consists of a compound named allicin, it keeps your blood vessels flexible and helps to flow blood smoothly. It consists of wonderful properties like lowering of blood pressure, cholesterol and even inflammation. Hence it decreases the possibility of heart diseases.
• Flaxseed: it is enriched with a huge amount of omega3 fatty acid, as it helps lower blood pressure and even inflammation. Also prevent plaque formation. Hence, keeps your heart healthy.
• Cayenne (lal mirch): Normally you use lal mirch to spice up your diet but you will be surprised to know that it also has a miraculous effect on your heart. It contains capsaicin, a substance that improves the elasticity of blood vessels which keeps the smooth movement of blood. More significantly it reduces the risk of blood clot formation. Overall it improves the whole functioning of the heart. So add it into your diet but in a limited amount.
• Ginger: add ginger to your diet it will improve blood functioning by preventing clot formation and lowering the cholesterol levels.
• Green tea: the tea enhances the antioxidants naturally in your body which helps in maintaining innermost covering of the blood vessels. Beside this action it also reduces the bad cholesterol levels and lowers the blood pressure.

Lifestyle changes for healthy heart:

• Stop smoking:  cigarettes are killers that travel in pockets, stop smoking and let others live.
• Reduce stress: in the situation of stress our body responds to compensate with it and increases the blood pressure. Always reduce stress in a healthy way otherwise it will harm you. As we know that people start unhealthy ways to get rid of stress like- smoking, over-eating, etc. So these things worsen your condition and may lead to an unhealthy heart. Always do healthy things to keep your heart healthy such as- do some exercise, connect with positive people that help you feel different.
• Reduce alcohol intake: alcohol has a direct relation to high blood pressure as it comes up with high triglycerides and turns out with irregular heartbeats. So we prefer you to quit alcohol.
• Maintain a healthy heart: increase in weight also risks of getting heart disease. But in some cases underweight also risks for heart health likewise it dangerous heart rhythms, lower the blood pressure. On the other side obese persons are at high risk of diabetes and even high cholesterol. You need to maintain your weight whether you are overweight or underweight.
• Get moving: at least move 30-60 minutes daily as regular physical activity lowers the risk of heart disease.

Treatment as per ayurveda

Always try to keep yourself healthy with the help of dietary and lifestyle modifications. Rather than that if you develop heart disease don’t worry about ayurveda, the ancient system of medicine reduces your risk in an easy way. Ayurveda deals with each and every situation whether it is to prevent, promote or cure. Ayurveda provides you with special natural herbs that are having miraculous effects. Have faith and go for ayurveda. It will definitely give you better results. If you are worried where to go for ayurvedic treatment don’t worry we have a solution for you. Planet ayurveda an ayurvedic clinic provides you with herbal formulations with strict context of ayurveda.

Herbal remedies for Healthy heart by planet ayurveda

Planet ayurveda provides you with a simple and easy formula in a pack form “Heart care pack”. All these formulations are prepared under the guidance of M.D. ayurveda experts. The formulations are free of additives, color, fixers, fillers and even starch with 100% natural and vegetarian formula. Planet Ayurveda formulates products while keeping the patient’s health in mind. So, feel free and go for planet ayurveda “Health care pack”. Let’s take a look at this pack.

Heart care pack:

1. Arjuna capsules
2. Arjun tea
3. Total health support

Product Description

1. Arjuna Capsules

These capsules consist of herb Arjuna (Terminalia Arjuna). Arjuna is a broadly grown tree in India. As per ayurveda it plays an important role in balancing dosha that are essential for maintaining healthy blood circulation. As imbalanced kapha leads to production of ama (undigested metabolic waste) the leading cause of blockage in heart and with blockage vata will also get aggravated. Arjuna is a miraculous drug for balancing kapha with this relation removes blockage and hence balances the aggravated vata. Along with that it has anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and antimicrobial properties. With that it reduces the risk of heart disease.

Dosage: 2 capsules twice daily with plain water after meals.

2. Arjun Tea

This herbal tea consists of 5 ingredients- Arjuna (Terminalia Arjuna), punarnava (Boerhavia diffusa), pipal twak (Ficus religiosa), dalchini (Cinnamomum zeylanicum), and choti elaichi (Elettaria cardamomum). It is a very worthwhile remedy for heart problems. As it lowers cholesterol, high triglycerides, remove blockage of coronary arteries. Drink Arjun tea in place of any other tea and make your heart healthy.

Dosage: 1 cup daily.

3. Total Heart Support

It consists of 4 natural herbs- Arjuna (Terminalia Arjuna), ashwagandha (Withania somnifera), Brahmi (Bacopa monnieri), and shankhpushpi (convolvulus pluricaulis). This product is an effective natural treatment for heart disease. It provides strength to heart muscles, removes blocked arteries, keeps blood pressure and cholesterol in control. Along with that all the ingredients include different characteristics. Arjuna plays an important role in balancing kapha dosha, the main leading cause of heart disease. Ashwagandha is a good rejuvenator. Brahmi maintains your mental health and shankhpushpi is also a medhya rasayana (nootropic herb) which keeps your mental health in a balanced state and gets rid of stress, another major cause of heart disease.

Dosage: two capsules twice daily with plain water after meals.

Diet for healthy heart

Food to be consumed

• Leafy green vegetables
• Whole grains
• Berries
• Avocados
• Fatty fish and fish oil
• Beans
• Walnuts
• Tomatoes
• Dark chocolate
• Almonds
• Chia seeds
• Flax seeds
• Garlic
• Olive oil

Food to be avoided

• Excessive sugar
• Excessive salt
• Red meat
• Baked items
• White rice
• White bread
• Processed meat
• Alcohol
• Fried chicken

Conclusion

Healthy heart means a healthy life. Keep your heart healthy to prevent heart disease. A person mostly suffers from heart disease at the old age but if you prevent it at your younger age you will definitely have a healthy heart at the older age. Improve it with healthy diet and lifestyle changes but once you will get suffered it has to be cured. Don’t worry go for ayurvedic treatment, it always cures your disease by eliminating the root cause without any side effects. Planet ayurveda deals with heart disease in a wonderful way in accordance with ayurveda. It provides you with heart care pack, miraculous formula for preventing as well as curing heart disease.