Valentine’s Day is the time to think about our hearts as well as our sweethearts. You should take care of your heart; it needs love, too. If you have preexisting heart disease, including prior heart attacks, congestive heart failure and/or arrhythmia, you need special nutrition to protect yourself. And if your heart is healthy, a good diet combined with heart-healthy supplements can make sure your heart remains healthy. Here are some recommendations that can help.
- CoQ10. One of the most important energy supplements we have, and is used by the heart muscle for contraction. Many medications deplete the body’s store of CoQ10, especially the cholesterol-lowering statin drugs.
- Idebenone: Functions the same as CoQ10, but it’s much less expensive. Like CoQ10, it also reduces the risk of arrhythmia.
- Magnesium citrate: Improves heart function, increases the flow of blood through the coronary arteries, and reduces the risk of arrhythmia. In the event of a heart attack, magnesium has been shown to significantly reduce damage to the heart muscle.
- Aged garlic extract. Known to protect the heart and prevent arrhythmia, as well as slightly thin the blood.
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