CHF has become one of the leading causes of death in North America. It is also one of the most preventable. It is a disease where the heart becomes weak and is unable to effectively pump blood to all of the tissues of the body. Since the blood being pumped out of the heart doesn’t move fast enough, the blood returning to the heart gets backed up and causes fluid to build up in the lungs. This is where the "congestive" phrase comes in. All tissues and organs are effected because they are not getting an adequate blood supply. This requires immediate treatment and lifestyle changes, however, these natural treatments can have a profound effect of slowing and reversing heart disease.

Signs and Symptoms:

Difficulty breathing with mild exertion or when lying flat in bed.
Fatigue with exertion
Tachycardia
Ankle swelling
Cyanosis

Treatment:

Lifestyle Changes:

Stop smoking
Exercise: start walking everyday and try to work up to 1 hour at a time. Join a gym or acquire some light weights and start a weight training routine 3 times a week.
Relaxation: try yoga, meditation.
Decrease stress at work and home.

Dietary Changes:

The entire goal of the diet is to lower saturated fat intake and increase good, healthy essential fatty acids. You must write down everything you eat to keep track of the nutritional value.

No red meat
30 grams of fiber daily.
Dr. Metcalfe recommends All-Bran or Bran Buds cereal to help increase dietary fiber intake.
No butter, margarine, fried foods or fat dairy products. Use only olive and canola oil.
No white flour products. Only whole wheat and complex carbohydrates are allowed.
No sugar.
Fish should be eaten 3 times weekly.
Increase vegetables, fruit and beans in the diet.
Eat only raw or dry roasted nuts and seeds.

Congestive Heart Failure Management Protocol:

CHF Complex: 1 capsules three times a day between meals. This should be taken for three to six months. (You will go through 1 bottle per month).
CV Complex: 1 capsule three times a day with food. This should be taken with CHF Complex for 3 to 6 months. (You will go through 1 bottle per month)
Q-Max: 1 capsule daily. (1 bottle will last 2 months).
Mag-K Chela-Max: 1 capsule daily. (1 bottle lasts 90 days).

If you suffer from hypertension then add:

HTN Complex: 3 capsules twice daily.

If you suffer from high cholesterol then add:

Niacinol: 1 capsule three times a day.