Heart Health
The main components of the cardiovascular system is the heart, (cardio), blood and blood vessels (vascular), i.e. arteries, veins, arterioles, venules, and capillaries. Veins transport de-oxygenated blood (blood low in oxygen) to the right side of the heart. Blood collects in the right atrium and is pumped, via the right ventricle, into the lungs where carbon monoxide is dropped off and oxygen is picked up. The oxygenated blood (blood rich in oxygen) travels to and collects in the left atrium, moves to the left ventricle and is pumped out to the body through the aorta, then the arteries, then the arterioles and on to the capillaries.
The capillaries are separated from tissue cells with a single layer, allowing the exchange of oxygen, carbon dioxide, nutrients and waste products into and out of the cells. Once the cells have absorbed the oxygen and nutrients and deposited waste products and carbon dioxide, the now deoxygenated blood from the capillaries return to the venules (a small vein) and is passed on to the veins which transport the deoxygenated blood back to the heart, and the process begins all over again.
Symptoms |
Dysfunction of the circulatory system can create heart and circulatory problems, and due to the close connection between the heart and lungs, also respiratory symptoms like the following:
- Dyspnoea (shortness of breath)
- Orthopnea (shortness of breath when lying down)
- Chronic fatigue
- Coldness of the extremities (cold hands and feet)
- Oedema (localised swelling)
- Cyanosis (blue tinged skin)
- Ischaemia (white tinged skin)
- Perfusion (red tinged skin)
- Hypertension
- Blotchy skin with a net-like rash
- Cold intolerance
- Headache
- Chest pain
- Upper back and neck pain or stiffness
- Arm pain
- Indigestion
- Pain between the shoulder blades
- Paraesthesia (tingling and/or numbness) in hands / fingers
- Transient ischemic attacks
- Palpitations
- Arrhythmia
- Varicose veins
- Circulatory problems, like Raynaud's phenomenon
Evaluation |
The aim of a complementary evaluation is to determine whether your immune system is functioning appropriately.
- Medical History
- Symptoms Analysis
- Muscle Testing and Therapy Localisation
- Physical Tests
- Laboratory Tests: homocysteine levels
Complementary Therapy |
Orthomolecular Medicine
- Vitamins: B-vitamins, particularly B1, B2, B3, B6, B12, folic acid, Vitamin C, Vitamin E
- Co-enzyme Q10
- Minerals like calcium, magnesium and potassium, zinc, selenium
- Essential Fatty Acids, particularly Omega 3 (EPA/DHA)
Manual Therapy
- Full structural evaluation
- Cardiac Associated Muscles
- Five Factors of the IVF
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