Coronary Care

A contributory factor to coronary degeneration is an unhealthy lifestyle, including diet, inadequate exercise, excess stress and many other aspects of modern-day living.
Coronary health can be supported with biochemical and nutritional factors, which may arrest or reverse the process of the degeneration of cardiac muscle, affecting the whole circulatory system.

Before you start, you may wish to consider our Detox Formula which will cleanse your body and aide your gut's ability to absorb the nutrients within the Coronary Care program. It will also help replenish the intestinal tract with healthy flora and enhance your overall health and wellbeing. 

Table of Beneficial Nutritional Supplements 

This information is offered as an introduction to supplements, herbs, foods and substances that are known to help promote good coronary care. This information is not a substitute for medical advice or treatment and it is suggested that sound advice is taken by an appropriately qualified practitioner.

Dietary Recommendations 

Positive Foods

Cereal grains oats, whole brown rice.
Vegetables garlic, onions, spring onion (including green tops), broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, carrots, spinach, lettuce.
Fruits freshly squeezed & diluted lemon juice, ripe pineapple (including stem), berries, apples, pears, figs, dates, olives, apricots, plums.
Legumes most members of the bean family, including dahls and pulses.
Teas, Herbs & Spices ginger, green tea, gingko biloba, ginseng, sage tea.
Nuts & Seeds sunflower, sesame, most nuts are beneficial for the heart, taken in moderation (except for Brazil nuts).
Fungi Reishi & Shitake mushrooms.
Dairy 3-4 portions weekly of organic live yoghurt.
Additional Foods a glass of good quality organic red wine at most once a day.

Negative Foods

Refined carbohydrates, hydrogenated fats, battery chicken & hens’ eggs, white sugar (sucrose), excess garlic, artificial sweeteners, sulphates (preservative), tartrazine, Coffee, chocolate, alcohol, cheese, salami, pickled foods, most nuts, foods with additives.

Reduce intake of proteins from red meat especially; also dairy products (especially cheese).

Avoid citrus fruits (except lemons), and especially orange.


Additional Comment

It is important that attention is paid to the balance between acidforming and alkaliforming foods.

The optimum balance is around 60% alkaliforming to acidforming. See AcidForming and AlkaliForming guidelines.

Take plenty of fresh water. Good quality still mineral water from a glass container is the superior form; though a good tap filter is also satisfactory. 

Sunlight is known to strengthen the heart, and increase its efficiency, enabling it to beneficially increase blood circulation.

Additional Help & Support

Exercise is essential, brisk walks being one of the best forms, the length of which should increase as fitness increases. Swimming and cycling are also very good forms of exercise.

Each individual has an optimum level of aerobic exercise. To determine this, take the maximum rate of 220, deduct your age, then deduct your pulse while resting, taken over a 1 minute period after sitting quietly for 15 minutes. Finally, multiply this figure by 0.60 and then add the resting pulse rate to arrive at optimum pulse rate that is also aerobic. 

Exercise should be taken at least three times weekly for a minimum of 30 minutes.

Stress release is advisable. Many stress reduction methods are promoted, which include meditation, yoga, and other relaxation techniques. Emotional disturbance and imbalance can damage the heart and blood vessels. Happiness equates with health, and studies have proven that dietary misdemeanours can be overcome in a body that is healthy in spirit. The body is a self-healing organism; however, this ability can break down if the cells of the body are receiving anxious or emotionally disturbed messages from the mind.