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HEALTHY HEART PROGRAM
Reflections by Patty Johnson, licensed Acupuncturist L.Ac. on Catherine Winters article in Prevention Magazine
Heart health is
something that has been on my mind for a long time. Since my husband had
two heart attacks in the mid 90's, I have been developing modalities utilizing
acupuncture, herbs, Tai Chi exercises and positive emotion refocusing to lower
and stabilize his blood pressure which was extremely high. When I say extremely
high that is an understatement! His B/P became dangerously high, 228/150
was his norm; after his second heart attack. His B/P medication reduced
his B/P to 205/120 which was still unacceptable, so I started utilizing
acupuncture, herbs,exercises and positive emotion affirmations and it made a
world of difference. He no longer needs to take his B/P medication his B/P is now 130/82 and his heart is stronger and
healthier than ever.
I believe as an
American that all the people who live in this country suffered heart trauma
from the 2001, 911 attack. The reason I believe this is based on the
ancient literature in Traditional Chinese Medicine that states the emotional
aspect of the heart when it is balanced is joy. When the emotional aspect
of the heart is imbalanced there is a lack of joy. Each year since 911 occurred,
I've felt that my family, friends and patients are missing many of the
qualities of life that produce the feelings of joy. Our country suffered wounds and scars that produced and
created animosity, a lack of trust and loss of collective self
confidence.
To help our people return to our pre 911 status, I decided to develop a program that would address all of the issues that occured in our body, mind and spirit due to this world shaking trauma. I've refined my treatment over the years and would now like to offer my "Healthy Heart Program Package to my friends, relatives and clients for the entire year of 2012.
At the beginning of this year, I read an article in Prevention Magazine, titled "3 Ways to Make Yourself Heart Attack Proof," By Catherine Winters outlining some good heart health care tips.
In order for us to be heart healthy again, we need to utilize several different healing modalities. Here are three therapies that can have big heart payoffs according to Prevention Magazine with a few of my own tried and true methods highlighted:
1.) John
Longhurst, MD, PhD, a cardiologist and director of the Susan Samueli Center for
Integrative Medicine at the University of California, Irvine, states that
stimulating a few key acupoints near the elbows and knees, releases neurotransmitters
that travel to areas of the brain that regulate the cardiovascular
system. He also states that electroacupuncture, which uses battery driven
needles is especially effective and it lets the acupuncturist standardize the
amount of stimulation and adjust the frequency. If you do this treatment
on a weekly basis it can slash systolic blood pressure by up to 20 points,
producing results on par with prescription medications such as ACE inhibitors
and calcium channel blockers. He states that you can do these weekly
acupuncture treatments with very few side effects or risks.
2.) The positive
payoff: Stopping stress in its tracks sounds good, but can people really
learn to change the way they react to upsetting situations? If so can
this response lower B/P? Yes and yes, according to a study by HeartMath,
a nonprofit research and education organization. the researchers showed
that practicing "positive emotional refocusing"--a technique that
teaches you to interrupt your typical stress response by redirecting your
attention--can significantly lower blood pressure in hypertensive patients
after just three months of daily practice. The results were promising:
all participants saw their blood pressure drop, 12% were able to reduce their
dose of blood-pressure-lowering-medication, and one went off the pills
altogether. Stress triggers a cascade of hard on your heart hormones such
as cortisol and adrenaline--and positive refocusing sparks a counterflood of
energizing feel-good hormones, short-cutting the stress response.
Positive refocusing is
easy to learn. When you feel anxiety coming on, identify what you're stressed
out about, then hold the thought in your mind like a freeze-frame of a movie.
As you do this, breathe deeply for several minutes and focus your
attention on your heartbeat. Now identify a positive feeling such as
appreciation for a pet or loved one. this calms your emotions and shifts
your attention away from negative thoughts,"says Deborah Rozman, PhD, a
behavioral psychologist. Though it can be tough to let go of negative
thoughts when your fuming, regularly practicing this positive refocusing
technique can result in fewer stressed-out moments overall. Even if you
can't find the recommended 10 minutes a day for positive thinking, a couple of
minutes here or there helps.
Stress relief is a
big part of taking a load off of your heart. Acupuncture has been known
for thousands of years as a way to retrain your brain to be in parasympathetic
mode, instead of sympathetic mode, which is your flight or fight
syndrome. Once we insert the filaments in the specific points for stress
relief, your body will start to calm down and your parasympathetic nervous
system will actually kick in. When this happens you will feel cool, calm
and collected. Acupuncture treatments will lower stress, alleviate
anxiety, rejuvenate your body, mind and spirit and bring you to a balanced
state.
3.) According to
Prevention Magazine, by practicing the ancient disciplines of Tai Chi (a
Chinese meditation in motion) combined with Qi Gong (a deep breathing
exercise), you can reduce stress and have a powerful effect on metabolic syndrome
(a cluster of five conditions that ups your risk of heart disease). It
can work by reducing systolic and diastolic blood pressure and trimming waist
size by at least an inch, according to a study published in the British Journal
of Sports Medicine.
In conclusion, I feel
that a weekly session of these three modalities along with taking customized
herbal prescriptions will improve your heart health. To stand behind my
convictions, I am going to offer a "healthy heart program package" at
my office, beginning January 2012 through December 2012. The total program will
include weekly stress relief and B/P controlling acupuncture, Shyun style Tai
Chi, and customized herbal formulas.
Making your heart
healthy is a personal choice, but one that will pay big dividends in the
personal joy that you experience with your life. Taking back your self
confidence, and your sense of trust, along with relieving your animosity will finally be available
through our all inclusive program. We will do our best to help all Americans return to a heart healthy status in our Wellness Center.
Call today (909) 989-3223 or stop by for an appointment at 8645 Haven Ave. Suite 650, Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730. Total price for this program will be $200.00 per month.
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