Conditions

Cardiovascular Disease includes a number of conditions that directly affect the heart and concomitant circulatory system. Some examples include:

• Coronary Artery Disease
• Heart Attack/Myocardial Infarction
• Cardiomyopathy
• Valvular heart Disease
• Peripheral Artery disease
• High Blood pressure/Hypertension
• High Cholesterol/ hypercholesterolemia or dyslipidemia
• Heart failure

Research

Cardiovascular disease is a serious condition in the U.S.; it is the 2nd leading cause of death behind cancer. Of the numerous conditions that are classified as cardiovascular disease, coronary artery disease is the most prevalent. In 2007, the American Heart Association found that 1 in every 6 deaths was due to coronary artery disease. In 2004 1 in 4 women who died, was the result of a cardiovascular disorder.

Arteriosclerosis and atherosclerosis, hardening of the walls of the arteries with plaque formation, is the major predisposing factor to the development of cardiovascular ischemia. Inflammation of the artery walls, due to oxidative damage, leads to the development of hardened calcifications and a consequential narrowing of the vessel diameter. This causes a decrease in blood perfusion which also decreases oxygen and nutrient delivery to inferior supplied tissues. The result is an increase in oxidative stress and tissue damage.

You can reduce your risk of developing cardiovascular disease by taking simple steps to limit factors that place you at a greater risk. Prevention and integrative management are essential to the management and reversal of heart disease. Here at Bodhi Body we have many routes of treatment to prevent heart disease and/or manage a current condition and prevent exacerbation of the disease. Our treatment approach addresses the entire person.

Integrative Treatment

Peripheral vascular disease and Heart disease: These diseases are extremely prevalent in America which are associated with decreased blood perfusion to the inferior tissues. Peripheral vascular disease ranges from head to toe.

Specific IV therapies are extremely beneficial in vascular disease. For one, there is an oxygen dump resulting in an oxygen saturation to oxygen starved tissues. Additionally, there is an improvement in the flexibility of red blood cells allowing more blood cells to get to the inferior tissues. Finally, blood vessel health improves becoming more relaxed and less rigid. The result is an increase in vessel perfusion.

Heavy metal chelation is also a consideration since studies have shown that certain metals such as mercury directly affect blood vessel integrity, relaxation, and function (1)

1) J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich). 2011 Aug;13(8):621-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1751-7176.2011.00489.x. Epub 2011 Jul 11.
Role of mercury toxicity in hypertension, cardiovascular disease, and stroke.
Houston MC.
Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Division of Human Nutrition, Saint Thomas Medical Group, Saint Thomas Hospital, Nashville, TN, USA. This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it