Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)

Take care of your heart because when heart beat gets skipped, life can come to an end. Today we are talking about the heart diseases which are at a rapid spurt these days. Everyday several deaths are happening due to the heart failure. Here we are discussing the various aspects of congestive heart failure.

Heart failure is also known as congestive heart failure it occurs when pumping power of heart gets affected. In this condition, heart muscles don’t pump blood as they normally do. Heart has the four chambers, two atria in the upper half of heart and two ventricles in the lower half of heart. Ventricles pump blood to all the organs and atria receive the blood so that it can circulate back to body. So in the case of congestive heart failure, ventricles don’t pump blood in sufficient volume to body.

There are various herbs like Arjuna (Terminalia arjuna), Punarnava (Boerhavia diffusa), Pipal tvak (Ficus religiosa), Dalchini (Cinnamon tamala), Choti elaichi (Elettaria cardamom) in Ayurveda which are packed with cardioprotective properties and help to strengthen the heart muscles in a natural way.

• Shortness of breath.
• Swelling in ankles and feet.
• Irregular heart beat.
• Weakness and fatigue.
• Frequent urination at night.
• Weight gain.
• Nausea.
• Chest pain.
• Cough develops due to congested lungs.
• Wheezing with white or pink mucous.

Symptoms given below indicate severe heart condition and require the immediate visit to your doctor:-

• Chest pain.
• Weakness.
• Fainting.
• Irregular heart beat which is associated with shortness of breath.
• Skin turns blue due to the lack of oxygen.

• High blood pressure – It occurs when blood vessels become blocked by cholesterol and fat. This condition develops difficulty to pass blood through blood vessels.
• Coronary artery disease – Narrowed arteries limit the oxygen rich blood supply to heart.
• Diabetes – Diabetes also increase the risk of high blood pressure and coronary artery diseases.
• Obese people are also at increased risk of heart failure.
• Valvular heart diseases develop the high risk of heart failure.
• Certain diabetes drugs like rosiglitazone and pioglitazone increase the risk of congestive heart failure.
• Viral infection may also damage the heart muscles.
• Alochol – Excessive alcohol consumption weakens the heart muscles and lead to congestive heart failure.
• Tobbaco – Intake of tobacco also increases the risk of congestive heart failure.

According to Ayurveda congestive heart failure is known as hridya avrodh. Origin of the channel of rasa dhatu is considered to be from heart. Rasa dhatu is one of the seven tissues of body and formed after the digestion of food. Improper eating habits, mental stress and weakened digestive fire results in the production of toxins (ama). These toxins result in vitiation of rasa dhatu. These toxins (ama) accumulate in the heart and form the blockages in the channels, which results in the congestive heart failure.

From Ayurvedic perspective for the management of CHF, it is important to clear toxins from channels and maintain the good digestion to restrict the further accumulation of toxins (ama) in the body. There are various herbs present in Ayurveda which are packed with cardioprotective properties and help to strengthen the heart muscles in a natural way.

The good news is that Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) is preventable and reversible, but can only be possible by using holistic approach, the one advocated in Ayurveda that addresses the issues from the very root.

Since ancient times, Ayurveda has defined diseases with their symptoms, causes and healing methods with nature.

If you are having any of the above mentioned symptoms, don’t assume it is Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) yet without any proper diagnosis because there are other heart related diseases that comes with the same symptoms. Consult with a Doctor for accurate diagnosis to find out if Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) is what you are having or any other related disease.

As a holistic health clinic, we take accurate diagnosis very seriously in order to ascertain the root cause of a particular illness. You will be consulted with our doctor to know the type of test or scan to run base on your symptoms to detect exactly the root cause of your issue to ascertain if Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)is your issue or not to ensure appropriate treatment.

Accurate diagnosis is the key to the treatment of any disease.

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