Heart care

Heart care 

Heart care

Heart is a vital organ and needs a lot of care. 

We ignore the heart health generally by not following the right diet and lifestyle as recommended. 

Considering the lack of awareness about heart diseases, every year on 29 September, World Heart Day is celebrated to increase awareness about the CVD (Cardiovascular Diseases) as the world’s leading cause of death.

According to the World Heart Federation, an estimated one crore 73 lakh people die annually due to heart related problems.

 

Signs of Healthy or unhealthy heart

Signs of a healthy heart include regular heart rate, normal blood pressure, a feeling of wellbeing, good exercise capacity, good skin colour, good digestion and a normal range of cholesterol and triglycerides.

 On the other hand, the signs of an unhealthy heart are low energy and emotions, reduction of exercise tolerance and capacity, more tiredness, mauve/purple colour to the fingernails and lips, raised blood pressure, abnormal pulse rate and pain in the chest.

heart related disorder 

According to the science of Ayurveda, the heart is the storehouse of energy. 

As modern science says Ayurveda also said that heart is a vital (marma) organ. Also considered as a part of Trimarma (shiro+hriday+basti). 

As per principles of Ayurveda, many diseases are due imbalance of doshas which get vitiated and also blocking of channels with toxins (called ama) causing a harmful effect. 

The main Ayurvedic approach is to pacify these doshas, to stop the destructive processes, and to cleanse the ama from the channels to allow more of the body's healing to be active. 

There are ample references and indications about the intake of certain Ayurvedic herbs for the heart, which helps and maintains the heart’s function properly.