| Nowadays, heart surgery is commonly
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| | Disturbances in the heart affect your
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| performed on patients suffering from
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| | whole body. The movement of blood
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| heart disease, which is often a threat to
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| | throughout your body (circulation) is
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| longevity. But does heart surgery make
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| | managed by multiple organs, which in turn
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| you live longer? Is Oriental medicine a
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| | interact with one another. A failure in
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| better approach to heart disease?
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| | any one part of this system can result in
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| According to the most recent report from
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| | pathology.
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| Journal of the American Medical
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| | If there is a circulation issue, all the
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| Association, at least 12,000 Americans
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| | organ systems in your body will be
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| die each year from unnecessary surgery,
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| | deprived of the nourishment supplied by
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| and tens of thousands more suffer
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| | your blood, which include nutrients and
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| complications as a result.
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| | oxygen. Your heart has a dramatic effect
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| Every year in the United States, surgeons
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| | on everything else in your body.
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| perform 1.2 million angioplasties, during
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| | The force that keeps life going is "qi"
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| which a cardiologist uses tiny balloons
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| | (internal vital energy), which is
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| and implanted wire cages known as stents
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| | determined by the balance of "yin" and
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| to unclog arteries. This Roto-Rooter-type
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| | "yang." Poor diet, stress, and lack of
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| approach is less invasive and has a
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| | exercise can cause your "yin" and "yang"
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| shorter recovery period than bypass,
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| | to become out of balance, thereby
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| which is open-heart surgery.
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| | disrupting the flow of "qi." One symptom
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| Nevertheless, a surgery is still a
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| | is "thick" blood, which is the root cause
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| trauma, and the body responds to it with
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| | of heart disease.
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| major blood loss and swelling, and all
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| | Severe stagnation in "qi" and in the
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| manner of nerve and pain signals that can
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| | blood may produce internal heat, which
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| plague the patient for months, if not
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| | goes into your blood and steams your
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| years.
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| | body, drying out your blood vessels as
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| Research has indicated that angioplasty
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| | well as raising your blood pressure.
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| did not appear to prevent heart attacks
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| | In Chinese medicine, the basic cause of
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| or save lives among non-emergency heart
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| | chest pain is obstruction of the
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| subjects. If that is the case, then why
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| | circulation of "qi" and blood. Chest pain
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| the surgery?
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| | may be due to either deficiency or excess
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| Dr. William Boden of the University of
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| | patterns of "yin" and "yang," resulting
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| Buffalo School of Medicine, Buffalo, New
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| | in imbalance and discord. Accordingly,
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| York, and author of the study also added:
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| | the Oriental medicine focuses on using
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| "If you have chest pain and are stable,
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| | different foods not only to nourish the
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| you can take medicines that do the job of
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| | body but also to clear any blockage in
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| angioplasty." Medicines used in the study
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| | the flow of "qi."
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| included aspirin, and blood pressure and
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| | Truly, foods are directly involved in
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| cholesterol drugs, and they were taken
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| | many of the risk factors for heart
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| along with exercise and diet changes in
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| | disease. Paying attention to what you eat
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| patients participating in the study.
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| | is one of the most important preventive
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| Dr. Boden did have a point about not
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| | measures you can take.
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| opting for surgery. But do medicines,
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| | The foods that best protect you against
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| such as aspirin, as well as blood
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| | heart disease include the following: oily
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| pressure and cholesterol drugs, save
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| | fish, fruits and vegetables, fiber from
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| lives and prevent heart attacks, or are
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| | whole-grain breads and cereals and
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| there better alternatives? Heart health
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| | unrefined carbohydrates, nuts and seeds,
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| is longevity health. Conventional
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| | and green tea, among others.
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| medicine offers no miracle cures. Healing
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| | In addition to the different types of
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| the heart has to be wholesome because it
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| | food to protect your heart, you need to
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| is the "residence" of the body, the mind,
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| | understand the importance of energy
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| and the spirit. Therefore, medicines play
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| | balance. You need enough calories to
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| only a minor role, if any, in the cure of
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| | maintain your energy level, but no more
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| heart disease. Modern Western medicine
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| | than what you can burn off. This is
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| addresses only the symptoms, not the
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| | energy balance.
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| causes, of heart disease. According to
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| | Even when you are dieting, you should not
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| the Oriental way, your heart is the
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| | drastically cut back your calories such
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| "emperor" of your whole being, and the
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| | that your energy needs are not met. The
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| health of your entire system depends upon
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| | number of calories you need depends
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| the normal functioning of your heart.
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| | primarily on age, gender, and activity
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| According to Chinese philosophy, heaven
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| | level.
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| and earth merge to make a human being,
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| | Essentially, the Oriental medicine
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| and the place where they merge is in the
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| | employs foods and acupuncture to maintain
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| heart, which is the "center" of the human
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| | smooth flow of "qi" and blood.
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| body, hence the importance of the heart.
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