HOW TO HEAL Heart disease and stroke

Heart disease and stroke is the figure of a very frightening disease. Even today in Indonesia, heart disease ranks first as the cause of death.

Heart disease and stroke is often considered a disease of old monopolies. It used to be the diseases suffered by older people particularly those aged 60 years and over, because age is also a risk factor for heart disease and stroke. But now there is a tendency also suffered by patients under the age of 40 years. This can occur because of lifestyle changes, especially in the modern urban young people.

When the era of globalization causes more and more information easily available, developing countries can immediately imitate the habits of the western countries are considered a mirror of modern lifestyle. Some behaviors such as eating fast food (fast food) that contain high levels of saturated fat, smoking habits, alcohol intake, excessive work, lack of exercise, and stress, have become a way of life, especially in urban areas. Yet all of these behaviors may be the factors that cause heart disease and stroke.
Risk Factors Heart Disease & Stroke

There are various kinds of heart disease, but heart disease is generally feared because of coronary heart attack at the age of productive and can lead to heart attack until sudden death. The cause of coronary heart disease is the narrowing and blockage of coronary arteries.

Narrowing and clogging of coronary arteries caused by the buildup of fatty substances (cholesterol, triglycerides) that more and more and accumulate beneath the inner layer (endothelium) of the artery wall. This reduces or stops the flow of blood to the heart muscle that affect the heart as the blood pumping. The dominant effect of coronary heart disease is the loss of oxygen and nutrients to the heart because blood flow to the heart decreases. The formation of fatty plaques in the arteries will influence the formation of blood clots that will encourage a heart attack.

There are four main factors causing heart disease, namely:

   1. Smoking too much over the years
   2. levels of blood fats (cholesterol) is high
   3. High blood pressure
   4. diabetes

Like heart disease, stroke is also closely associated with vascular disorders. Stroke occurs because there is an interruption of blood flow to the brain. If there are brain regions that lack blood supply suddenly and sufferers have neurological disorders as brain regions affected. It can be paralyzed side (hemiplegia), reduced the strength of the body (hemiparesis), disruption to talk, taste disorder (sensation) in the skin next to the face, arm or leg.

Risk factors for stroke have in common with heart disease risk factors, namely:

    * Smoking
    * Hypertension
    * High blood fat levels
    * Diabetes mellitus
    * Disturbance of blood vessels / heart
    * The high number of red blood cells
    * Overweight (obesity)
    * Lack of physical activity / sports
    * Drink alcohol
    * Abuse of drugs (Drugs)

Preventing Heart Disease and Stroke in Healthy Living Pattern

Prevention efforts to avoid heart disease and stroke begins to improve your lifestyle and controlling risk factors, thereby reducing the chances of disease.

For the prevention of heart disease & stroke to avoid obesity / overweight and high cholesterol. Start by consuming more vegetables, fruits, grains, other fibrous foods and fish. Cut meat, snacks (snacks), and high-calorie foods and many other saturated fat. Foods that contain lots of cholesterol accumulated in the blood vessel walls and cause atherosclerosis, which triggers heart disease and stroke.

Quitting smoking is the target to be achieved, also avoiding cigarette smoke from the environment. Smoking causes reduced blood vessel elasticity, thereby increasing the hardening of the arteries, and increases blood clotting factors that trigger heart disease and stroke. Smokers have a chance of stroke and coronary heart about two-fold higher compared with nonsmokers.

Reduce alcohol consumption. The more alcohol consumption, especially the possibility of hemorrhagic stroke higher. Alcohol can raise blood pressure, weakened heart, thicken the blood and cause arterial spasms.

Perform Sports / physical activity. Exercise can help reduce body weight, controlling cholesterol, and lowering blood pressure is another risk factor for heart disease and stroke affected

Control high blood pressure and blood sugar levels. Hypertension is a major factor of stroke and coronary heart disease. Diabetes also increases the risk of stroke 1,5-4 times, especially when their blood sugar control.

Avoid using drugs such as heroin, cocaine, amphetamines, because of drugs such drugs can increase the risk of stroke 7-fold compared with non-drug users.

Preventing Heart Disease and Stroke in Plant Drugs

Several types of herbs that can be used to prevent heart disease and stroke has the effect of blood circulation and as an anticoagulant which prevents blood clots, heart disease and stroke are the main cause of vascular disorders.

Some types of plants and natural medicine that can be used to prevent and overcome heart disease and stroke, among others:

   1. DAUN DEWA (Gynura segetum)
      Pharmacological effects: as the anticoagulant, dilute blood clot, blood circulation and cleanse toxins.
      The part used is the leaves and tubers. The recommended dose is 15-30 grams of fresh leaves and 6-10 grams of tuber.
   2. Noni (Morinda citrifolia)
      Efficacy; lowering high blood pressure, lower cholesterol and high blood sugar levels. Benefits can prevent the risk of heart disease and stroke. Dosage: 2-3 ripe fruit
   3. Garlic (Allium sativum)
      Effect: the circulation of blood, an anticoagulant (prevents blood clots), lower blood cholesterol, lower blood sugar levels, lower high blood pressure and increase immune system.
   4. Onions (Allium cepa)
      Efficacious pengumpalan prevent blood, lower blood fat levels, lowering blood sugar levels and lowering blood pressure.
   5. Black ear fungus (Auricularia auricula)
      Benefits / effects: Preventing a stroke and brain hemorrhage, good for the heart and blood vessels.
   6. Seaweed (Laminaria japonica)
      Benefits: prevents constriction of blood vessels, lowers cholesterol and high blood pressure.
   7. Purple eggplant (Solanum melongena L.)
      Benefits: prevent atherosclerosis (narrowing and blockage of blood vessels), prevent high blood cholesterol, reduce nervous tension.
   8. Banana heart
      Benefits: Preventing stroke and brain hemorrhage, good for the heart and blood vessels.
   9. Roses (Rosa chinensis)
      Benefits / effects: blood circulation, neutralize toxins. Dosage: 3-10 g dried flowers
  10. Siantan (Ixora stricta Roxb.)
      Benefits: reduce blood clots, lowering blood pressure. Dosage: 10-15 g of flowers