Cardio Essentials

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Cardio Essentials
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Cardiovascular Disease

• Cardiovascular disease - the single leading cause
  of death in the U.S.
• U.S., around 14 million individuals who have
  angina or who have a heart attack or other forms
  of cardiovascular disease.
• Most women have a fear of breast cancer, yet are
  actually ten times more likely to die from
  cardiovascular disease.

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Causes of Cardiovascular Disease
Over consumption of alcohol
Smoking
Genetics
Elevated cholesterol
Atherosclerosis
Myocardial Ischemia
Arrhythmias, Angina, Heart Attacks
Heart Failure
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Cardio Essentials

• Key ingredients to support the
• cardiovascular system
• Coenzyme Q10
• L-carnitine
• L-taurine
• Hawthorn

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Coenzyme Q10

• Co Q10 is a fat soluble, powerful antioxidant
  that protects heart muscle
• Co Q10 is responsible for producing energy needed
  by cardiac muscle tissue
• A high concentration of Co Q10
  is found in the heart muscle

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Coenzyme Q10

• Functions in energy production within the
  mitochondria
• Deficiency states have been demonstrated in the
  research to be associated with many diseases,
  primarily cardiovascular
• (Bliznakow EG, et al. Adv in Ther.
  199815(4)218-228)

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Coenzyme Q10

• Many clinical trials demonstrate this
  relationship and effectiveness of Co Q10 therapy
• Although statin drugs are used to reduce
  cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, they
  consequently lower Co Q10 levels

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Coenzyme Q10Research

• Clinical studies demonstrate that Co Q10 improves
  heart rhythms and left ventricle function and
  overall heart muscle performance
• A positive effect on cardiac enzyme levels and
  oxidative stress
• Over 40 human clinical studies

Singh RB, et al. Randomized, double-blind
placebo-controlled trial of coenzyme Q 10 in
patients with acute myocardial infarction.
Cardiovasc Drugs and Ther. 199812(4)347-353.
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What is L-Carnitine?

• Discovered in the early turn of the century
• Transfers long-chain fatty acids into the
  mitochondria
• In 1978, the first cardiovascular anti-ischemic
  effect was demonstrated and improvements in
  Electrocardiogram measurements

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Heart Sonogram
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L-Carnitine for a Healthy Heart

• Energy for contraction comes primarily (70) from
  fatty acid breakdown

L-Carnitine is essential because it shuttles the
fatty acids across the mitochondrial membrane to
be used for energy by the heart muscle tissue
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L-Carnitine Needed by the Heart

• Improves metabolism in cells that have been
  damaged
• Low levels of L-Carnitine have been correlated
  with reduced oxygen supply

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L-Carnitines Functions

• Stimulates fat breakdown and increases energy
  production
• Prevents accumulation of toxic intermediates
• Stimulates heart muscle cells to use glucose as
  an energy source

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Hawthorn

• Hawthorn is an herb and is included in Germanys
  Commission E Monograph for cardiovascular health
• The active flavonoids and proanthocyanidins have
  been found to maintain blood flow to the heart
• Also supports heart muscle contraction, which
  promotes proper cardiac rhythm

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Taurine

• Amino acid
• Plays a role in electrolyte balance within the
  cells and has an effect on cardiac muscle tissue
  cell membrane
• Has antioxidant properties, protecting membrane
  lipids from peroxidation

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CardioEssentials 6 Weeks in CHF Patient
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Cardio Essentials