Chelation therapy chelates (removes) calcium, heavy metals, and other minerals from your blood stream resulting in clean, free-flowing veins and arteries. This provides your body with oxygen and rich nutrients, resulting in healthier organs, tissues, and nerves. By opening your arteries and allowing blood to flow freely through your body, you are helping it to recuperate and operate normally once more.

Chelation can be considered an alternative form of medication for a variety of health conditions including but not limited to:

• Alzheimer’s Disease
• Cardiac Arrhythmia
• Cardiovascular Disease (Heart Disease)
• Coronary Artery Disease
• Diabetes Mellitus
• Diabetes Neuropathy
• Erectile Dysfunction (ED) / Impotence
• Heart Failure
• High Blood Pressure
• Macular Degeneration
• Osteoarthritis
• Peyronie’s Disease
• Raynaud’s Disease
• Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Senile Dementia
• Strokes
  

For a full list of the benefits of oral chelation, click here. Or for more information on how chelation therapy can help you, contact customer service at Cardio Renew. They have the answers to your questions. Cardio Renew is available with a product guarantee. Try it, if you don’t experience a noticeable improvement, simply return it for a full refund. Call Cardio Renew at 800-578-1215 to find out more on this alternative medicine.

Though DVT is more common in people with a history of blood clots or those who have recently had surgery in the lower half of their body, it can potentially happen to anyone. Also, the elderly or those who are overweight have a higher potential for these dangerous blood clots. Regardless of your risk level, it increases when you sit for long periods of time such as while driving or flying. The following are some tips to help prevent DVT while traveling this summer.

1. Rotate your ankles often every hour.
2. Wear loose, comfortable clothing, especially on the lower half of your body.
3. Wear socks or hose that help increase circulation; these are often provided by a pharmacy or doctor.
4. Drink lots of water. It’s important to stay hydrated.
5. Avoid caffeine and alcohol.
6. Stretch during your trip: flex your toes, roll your ankles, lift your legs off the ground for a minute and hold, stretch your legs as far in front of you as you can, gently shake your legs, rise up off your seat for a few seconds to take pressure off your backside.
7. If you are flying, when possible, stand up and walk around for a couple minutes each hour.
8. If you are driving, stop once every two hours to stand and stretch. Walk around a wayside rest or gas station to relieve pressure build-up.
   

What many don’t realize is that DVT can occur if you sit for long periods of time in your day to day life as well. If you work at a desk or have a job that requires you to be in a chair, make sure you are following the above steps as well. Get up at least once an hour and walk around your office or do simple stretches at your desk. Also, while watching a movie or reading a book, follow the stretching suggestions.

Another way to help prevent DVT if you are prone to blood clots is to use oral chelation therapy. Chelation therapy helps your blood flow freely, which in turn delivers rich nutrients and oxygen throughout your body. For more information on oral chelation products, call Cardio Renew toll free at 800-578-1215 or submit your information through the online contact us form.

Definition:

Psoriasis is a skin disease involving the life cycle of a person’s skin cells. It is a chronic disease that goes through ongoing stages of good (remission) and bad.  It is a fairly common disease, affecting many people worldwide. Diseased cells build up on the surface of the skin causing dry red patches and thick silvery scales. Psoriasis can be painful and is often very itchy. The irritated skin usually responds well to treatment though no cure exists. The most common form of this skin disease is plaque psoriasis.

Ways to Ease Psoriasis

• Change your diet – Eat a balanced diet high on whole grains, vegetables, fruits, fish, and lean meat.
• If you are obese, lose weight – By maintaining a healthy weight, medications for psoriasis tend to be more effective.
• Keep a journal – Record foods you eat, daily stressors, large events, or other things that may trigger a flare-up. Also, notate each time you experience the onset of psoriasis and how long each occurrence lasts.
• Avoid sunburn – While it’s a good thing to get small doses of natural sunlight through light therapy, avoid sunburn if at all possible as it can prompt psoriasis.
• Avoid alcohol consumption – Alcohol can trigger psoriasis by reducing the effectiveness of treatments.
• Find stress release practices – Heavy stressors can easily cause psoriasis. Using deep breathing, yoga, meditation, or other stress release techniques can help keep psoriasis flare-ups at bay.
• Topical treatments – This form of treatment is usually used for mild to moderate psoriasis. It can help control the flare up and spread of the skin disease. Topical treatments can also reduce the itching, burning, painful, and dryness of psoriasis.
• Oral and injected treatments – These are often used for the most severe types of psoriasis. Many of these treatments have difficult side effects so the drugs are often restricted or alternated with more natural treatments.
• Bathe daily – Cleaning your body every day with mild soaps and lukewarm water can settle inflamed skin. Also, relaxing in a tub with colloidal oatmeal, Epsom salt, or dead sea bath beads for about a half hour can help as well.
• Chelation therapy – Poor circulation can increase psoriasis flare-ups so using chelation therapy can help. Oral EDTA cleanses your body of heavy metals and toxins, freeing your veins and arteries for easy blood flow.
  

For more information on psoriasis and its treatments, symptoms, and causes, visit the Mayo Clinic’s psoriasis page on their website. View pictures of the different forms of psoriasis here. For more information on chelation therapy, contact Cardio Renew. The experts at Cardio Renew will answer any questions you may have.

Lots of familiar foods are loaded with Resistant Starch, but most people don’t consume enough. Aim to get 10 to 15 grams a day of this important fat-burning nutrient by eating these 10 foods.

Resistant Starch helps you eat less, burn more calories, feel more energized and less stressed, and lower cholesterol.

10 of the best resistant starch foods that help you burn fat are:

1. Bananas
2. Oatmeal
3. White beans
4. Lentils
5. Potatoes
6. Plantains
7. Garbanzo beans
8. Pearl barley
9. Whole wheat pasta
10. Brown rice

Eating carbs correctly can also help you control your blood pressure and diabetes. Carbs speed up your metabolism faster, therefore helping you stay slim. People who eat a lot of carbs correctly tend to be at a healthier BMI than those who avoid them. Carbs keep you satisfied for longer—you end up eating less because you feel full quicker. Most people crave carbs and restricting them from your diet makes you want them more. Do the research—low carb diets don’t work as well as diets that have you eating balanced proportions of vegetables, fruits, dairy, and carbs. Learn more at Health.com.

It’s important before beginning any diet or exercise plan that you talk to your health care professional first.

According to WebMD, things you can do to improve your energy levels:

• Drink more water—make sure you stay hydrated by drinking at least eight 8 oz. glasses
• Decrease your caffeine intake—too much caffeine can keep you up at night or give you poor sleep patterns
• Get checked for diabetes—high levels of sugar remain in the bloodstream rather than being turned into energy resulting in constant, unexplained fatigue, check with your medical professional regarding the possibility of diabetes
• Get checked for heart disease—if daily activities you once found easy now quickly tire you it could be a sign of heart disease, talk to your healthcare provider regarding a checkup
• Improve your diet—eating foods that are low in nutritional value can result in high fatigue, eat a balanced diet to keep your blood sugar at a normal rate and your energy levels can naturally increase
• Exercise—if you regularly do not exercise, add at least 20 minutes of mild to moderate exercise 3-5 times a week to help fight fatigue
• Sleep 7-8 hours a night—adults who get a full night’s rest generally have higher energy levels than those who sleep less than 7 hours a night
  

Other reasons for fatigue could be depression, anemia, sleep apnea, hypothyroidism, urinary tract infections, fibromyalgia, or food allergies.

Long, unexplained periods of fatigue should be discussed with your health care professional. Serious energy depletion can take a toll on your physical and mental health. If left untreated, fatigue due to inactivity, poor diet, or dehydration can lead to much more serious health concerns.

Oral Chelation Therapy

Chelation therapy can also be used to help treat fatigue due to heart disease, diabetes, or other poor physical health reasons. Chelation therapy opens your arteries by chelating (removing) heavy metals, toxins, and plaque from your blood stream. This results in healthy blood flow delivering rich nutrients and oxygen throughout your entire body.

For more information on how oral chelation therapy can help with your persistent fatigue, contact Cardio Renew! Find out how to bring back the energy you once had with oral liquid EDTA chelation therapy.

Cardio Renew is so sure that chelation therapy can give you better health and have a positive impact on your life that if you are not 100% satisfied, a full refund is given within 90 days of your purchase. You can return the bottles empty, sealed, or half used, it doesn’t matter. It’s a risk-free program. What do you have to lose?

Chelation therapy is designed to help you by chelating (removing) the heavy metals and minerals from your blood stream. This is turn clears your arteries and allows for blood to flow freely, distributing rich oxygen and nutrients throughout your entire body. It can help improve memory and energy levels and normalize cholesterol levels and blood pressure. It also assists with a wide variety of other benefits.

Try chelation therapy today by contacting the representatives at Cardio Renew. Call us at 800-578-1215 or fill out our online form. It’s a product guarantee. Either you’re happy with the oral chelation product or you spend nothing on it. Call Cardio Renew with any questions you may have regarding how it may help you!

Tight control of high blood pressure, recommended for those with diabetes by national guidelines, gives no better results than moderate control, according to a new study.

”The guidelines suggest you want diabetics to have [systolic pressure] under 130,” says researcher Rhonda M. Cooper-DeHoff, PharmD, associate professor of pharmacy and medicine at the University of Florida, Gainesville.

But in her study, those who kept their systolic pressures moderately controlled — at 130 to 139 — did as well as those who controlled it more tightly. Systolic pressure is the upper of the two blood pressure numbers, representing the maximum pressure exerted when the heart contracts.

She compared ranges of blood pressure control on the effect on death, heart attack, and stroke during the follow-up. “There was no difference comparing those with tight control or usual control,” she tells WebMD,” which is contrary to what the guidelines would suggest.”

”The message is: we need to get diabetic patients’ systolic blood pressure to less than 140, particularly when they have heart disease, but working to get it to less than 130 does not appear to add any additional benefit with regard to the risk of death, stroke, or heart attack,” Cooper-DeHoff says.

The study is published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

(Continue reading about the study here)

Things you can do to reduce your blood pressure include:

• Weight control (BMI of 18.5-24.9)
• Reduce sodium in diet
• Limit alcohol
• Eat lots of vegetables, fruit, low fat dairy products
• Exercise to raise your heart rate at least 3 hours a week

Another way to help control hypertension, a chronic elevation of blood pressure, is to take oral chelation therapy. Chelation therapy helps lower blood pressure by removing the toxins and heavy metals from your blood stream, making it easier for your heart to distribute blood rich with oxygen and nutrients throughout your body. For more information on how chelation therapy can help with your high blood pressure, contact Cardio Renew!

With the Fourth of July fast approaching, I’ve noticed that summer is flying by. I cannot believe July begins tomorrow. Now is the time to get out and just enjoy the sunshine (with sunscreen!). There are parades to watch, free outdoor concerts to attend, small town festivals to enjoy, summer pick-up games to play, hiking trails to try out, lakes and oceans to be swam in, and of course, this weekend—fireworks overhead.

On the forms we all fill out every time we go in for a checkup or other doctor’s visit, it asks if you exercise 1) Regularly 2) Sometimes 3) Rarely or 4) Never, or some variation of that. Wouldn’t you like to be able to check the box that says regularly?

With summer in full swing, it’s the easiest time of year to become physically active. If you’re not sure what to do, go online and find out what’s going on in your neighborhood. Go to state parks, go for a swim, play a game of baseball or Frisbee… find your inner child and let it out. Let exercise time become playtime.

Walking is one of the best things you can do to get back into exercising if you are not regularly active. Find out what festivals are going on in your area or surrounding towns and explore them on foot. Walk to the beach, hike a nature trail, go for a walk around your neighborhood… just get out and go! Let walking become natural again. (Click here for a previous blog post on the health and wellness benefits of walking.)

Summer is still in it’s beginning stages, take the time now to get out and enjoy the weather. Remember to stay hydrated by replenishing your fluids often. Drink water or sports drinks to replenish electrolytes. Make sure to drink fluids even when you’re not thirsty to prepare yourself for sweating rather than playing catch up while exercising or after working out. Stay away from soda, sugary drinks, sugared waters, or other ‘bad for you’ drinks. Read the nutrition labels!

Also, prevent heat stroke by staying indoors during the hottest hours of the day. There are a lot of fun indoor activities you can do as such as racquetball, aerobics classes, yoga, swimming lessons (either indoor or outdoor), and volleyball. All of these can be transferred outdoors during cooler hours of the day. Summertime tends to be fun and carefree, but remember to protect yourself during the hottest hours by wearing appropriate clothing, using sunscreen, drinking lots of fluids, and resting during the day if necessary.

Get outside and have some fun. Spend quality time with friends and family. For our U.S. readers, have an active, safe, and happy Fourth of July! It’s a day to celebrate, just be healthy while doing so.

At what point do we take our health into our own hands? Toys at McDonald’s may make a Happy Meal™ more appealing, yet who makes the choice to go in the first place? There are also studies completed that show cartoon characters on prepackaged foods make junk food more appealing to children and even some adults. It’s easy to order a pasta dish at a restaurant but no one forces you to finish the entire meal. And it’s much easier to grab a frozen pizza rather than cooking, trust me, this one I know, but at what expense?

It’s easy to say it’s someone else’s fault for bad food choices. Rather than deciding to take control of our own diets and nutrition, we look for reasons we cannot comply. Here are a few tips for dealing with today’s food values presented by restaurants and food producers.

• When at a restaurant, immediately ask for a box with your meal and take out at least half to bring home as leftovers. This way you won’t overeat.
• Ask for water rather than soda whenever you go out to eat.
• Rather than buying chicken nuggets or other breaded chicken in a grocery store, buy skinless chicken breasts and make your own using cornflakes, egg, and spices.
• Rather than giving in and stopping at McDonald’s, grill out at home—it’s quick, good for you, and so much tastier than mass produced, greasy food
• Rather than purchasing a lot of prepackaged, preprocessed foods, put most of your grocery fund towards fresh foods.
• Learn to cook! Healthy, simple, quick meals can be made in a half hour or less. Visit the Rachel Ray website for easy 30 minute recipes.
• At least once a week, take the “If you can’t grow it, don’t eat it” approach to eating. Eat only natural, unprocessed foods.
• Sit down and eat all meals at the family table (or in the breakroom at work). This forces you to focus on your food rather than eating unconsciously.
• Eat your biggest meals early in the day rather than the evening.
• Indulge your cravings once in awhile. If you crave ice cream, eat a scoop of the real thing. If you crave a brownie allow yourself the craving with 1 slice, that way, you won’t binge eat later on.

Remember, it’s okay to indulge yourself once in awhile just not all the time. Besides, food that’s bad for you is so much more satisfying when you allow it into your diet only once in awhile. Growing up, I ate at McDonald’s maybe once or twice a year. My parents would just say “no, we have food at home.” Now, as an adult, I don’t eat it at all.

It’s important to take control of your own health. Don’t rely on society to determine what is good for you and what isn’t. Learn what you can about diet and nutrition and begin integrating healthy food options into your life. Talk to your doctor regarding diet and exercise plans that will work for you.

It got me to thinking how everything that comes packaged in a box must be inspected by those with food allergies or intolerances. They’ve been doing it for years, but not until about 5 years ago have I even cared to the read the label and even then, I’m skimming over it. I have been known to read the front of the box, aknowledge the fiber, protein, and whole grain info and decide whether or not to buy it based on that.

Regardless of what is written on the front of the box, it’s still important to read the nutrition label on foods that you buy. What may seem healthy based on the name may contain high levels of sugar, sodium, and/or saturated fats. In fact many supposedly healthy foods (and some obviously not so healthy) contain half or more of our daily allotted values. Click here to see a list of 25 foods you shouldn’t eat.

By eating foods low in sodium and saturated fats, you are helping to keep your heart healthy. There are many things you can do to take control of heart health. Read some of our previous blog posts with heart friendly topics:

• Snacktime? Go Nuts for Heart Health
• Heart Health: Words of Wisdom for a Healthy Heart
• Heart Health: Everyday Love
• Heart Disease? It Will Never Happen to Me

You can also use oral chelation therapy from Cardio Renew. Chelation therapy helps cleanse your body of heavy metals and toxins, thus increasing your healthy blood flow. Contact Cardio Renew for more information.