integrative Health coaching for heart health
Have you've been diagnosed with heart disease and are looking for holistic support?
Heart disease conditions such as hypertension (high blood pressure), aneurysms, and heart failure can have detrimental effects on daily lifestyle and well-being. The good news is that a growing body of research is showing that healthy lifestyle practices including diet modifications and stress management tools can be key factors to improving heart disease outcomes.
My heart support program was birthed from my personal experience as a care- giver for my mother with a heart condition and the clinical wisdom I gained over the years as a health counselor, massage therapist, holistic health practitioner and then holistic doctor.
Cardiovascular disease is the #1 killer of women in the United States.
Thankfully there are holistic, SAFE, AND effective options that can support heart healtH.
My journey into holistic care for heart health began as a daughter looking for options for a parent. As a second-year medical student studying Chinese medicine, I found myself looking for a holistic way to help my mother with a serious heart condition. I had already lost a parent to heart disease and was determined to have my mother be with me as long as possible. I then began my search for improving her heart health without additional drugs or surgery.This led to the birth of the specialty that i call holistic cardiovascular care.
an integrative approach-HOLISTIC CARDIOVASCULAR CARE
Over my 18+ years of experience across different holistic health care settings I discovered that a specific integration of Chinese medicine, nutrition therapy, health coaching, guided meditation and holistic heart-centered practices, achieving a heart health was possible.
My mother was my official first holistic cardiovascular care patient, and since then, I have committed to helping other patients improve their heart health through an integrative, holistic, evidenced-informed approach.
advantages of holistic care
The biggest advantage Holistic Cardiovascular care offers is the ability to identify symptoms, lifestyle practices and other related factors that could be negatively affecting your heart and overall health, before you need drugs and surgery. And if you've already been diagnosed with Heart disease, it can also be a powerful safe, and effective adjunctive therapy.
botanical & eastern medicine for heart health
TCM (Traditional Chinese medicine) can be primarily considered a cardiovascular medicine. the entire premise of healing is based on promoting optimal blood circulation to all organs, tissues and body systems to help avoid pain, dysfunction and ultimately disease.
Traditional Chinese Medicine looks at heart disease from a larger scope where symptoms such as anxiety, insomnia, palpitations, and emotional stress are starting points for present or possible future heart conditions. Chinese medicine considers your emotional health as an important indicator of overall health and specifically cardiovascular health.
Numerous research studies have shown Acupuncture, a branch of Eastern medicine to provide benefits to heart disease patients and to help control hypertension. There have also been benefits shown to help with symptoms often seen in patients with cardiovascular conditions such as insomnia, chronic pain and depression.
Holistic Nutrition for Heart Health
The heart is the most responsive organ in the body to nutrition and also the most negatively impacted by faulty nutrition.
Because of its highly electrical nature, muscular shape and structure, and its massive blood supply, the heart has the potential to be the most responsive repairable and restorative tissue in the body.
Whole food nutrition can uncover and address missing nutrient deficiencies that could be affecting your optimal heart function. when working with a patient, I begin by looking at possible nutritional deficiencies, that if neglected, can contribute to various heart conditions such as
hypertension
heart palpitations
high cholesterol
anxiety and depression
My goal is to uncover any stressors that can be contributing factors to your heart condition and to find holistic, safe and effective ways to support optimal heart health.
In addition, there are other heart-centered practices such as guided meditation and health coaching that can effectively help you make lifestyle changes that will improve your heart and promote overall well-being.