Top 15 Herbs for a Strong Healthy Heart

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If you are looking for improved heart function, you need to improve the quality of your blood and improve bloodflow. This can be achieved by eating high quality natural food and following a regular exercise routine, as well as a healthy lifestyle.

In addition to the healthy lifestyle and diet, some herbs are known to fight heart disease, with their natural terpenoids and alkaloids. Although scientists don’t completely understand how this works, it is known that these herbal supplements to support the nourishment of the body and support heart health.

Many of these herbs have been used for centuries for their healing compounds and supportive properties for the heart and healthy circulation.

Keep reading to find out the top 15 most effective herbs that support a healthy heart.

1. Oregano

Well known for its antibacterial compounds, oregano is a tasty way to control cholesterol and fight dietary fiber. Oregano is also high in many important antioxidants, such as vitamin C. Antioxidants are known to fight damage cause by free radicals, which often are the root cause of aging and many diseases. Oregano can thus help to prevent heart disease, among other health issues. Oregano also fights inflammation in the body, another source of several diseases such as arthritis. Oregano has also been shown to have a powerful anti-cancer effect in studies done with rats and lung cancer.

You can store fresh oregano by snipping off the ends and placing them in a glass of water, the same way you would keep flowers. You can also buy dried oregano in all health food stores in capsules or in bulk.

2. Garlic

Garlic seems to make every healthy herb list, doesn’t it? Perhaps this is because many studies have shown that eating a clove or two of garlic each day can lower bad cholesterol levels, while increasing the good cholesterol. A few small clinical trials have found that garlic regulates blood pressure, improve blood circulation, and stop platelet aggregation that can lead to stroke. Still another study showed that extract from garlic showed heart protective effects from mitochondrial and cardiac dysfunction.

3. Butcher’s Broom

This is a little-known herb that is terrific at helping to reduce your risk for heart disease. Some of the main compounds of butcher’s broom include fatty acids and sterols that are believed to be helpful for improving the health of blood vessels. It also reduces your susceptibility to atherosclerosis.

You should note that although there are many herbs that are thought to be good for your heart, butcher’s broom is advised only for those with low blood pressure. Butcher’s broom with help to increase diastolic blood pressure, so if you have hypertension you should avoid this herb.

4. Bilberry

Bilberry is well-known for strengthening vascular walls, stimulate the formation of new capillaries, and improve microcirculatory health. A study performed in 2011 found that bilberry extract had a protective effect against cardio-toxicity due to its high antioxidant compounds.

5. Ginkgo Biloba

Extracts from the leaves of the ginkgo tree have been shown in numerous studies to increase the flow of blood through the arteries, veins, and capillaries due to dilation. Ginkgo also inhibits platelet aggregation and blood clotting. The anti-oxidants in ginkgo also protect the vascular walls from the damage that free radicals cause.

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