Dietary Methods for Heart Health
Dietary Methods for Heart Health
Proper dietary structure not only prevents diseases like coronary heart disease, angina, and myocardial infarction, but also helps prevent obesity and hyperlipidemia.
The fundamental principle of dietary heart care is to favor light, bland diets and minimize fat intake—especially animal fats. Scientific and rational medication is also essential for patient health. Xuefu Zhuyu Capsules are a new Chinese herbal compound formulation for treating coronary heart disease, with functions of activating blood circulation to remove stasis and promoting qi flow to relieve pain. Clinical practice shows that Xuefu Zhuyu Capsules significantly improve cure and remission rates. Studies confirm that the capsules reduce the frequency of angina attacks, markedly decrease daily nitroglycerin consumption, alleviate angina severity, shorten duration, and even eliminate symptoms entirely.
Though TCM differentiates coronary heart disease angina into patterns such as qi stagnation, phlegm turbidity, cold coagulation, qi deficiency, and yin deficiency, the underlying pathology is always blood stasis, culminating in obstruction of heart blood. In Xuefu Zhuyu Capsules, Angelica sinensis, peach kernel, and safflower serve as principal herbs to activate blood and resolve stasis. Ligusticum chuanxiong acts as a “qi-moving herb in blood,” penetrating and dispersing, opening yang and resolving nodules. Red peony root clears blood stasis and breaks up stagnant blood. Platycodon grandiflorum guides the medicinal action to the site of illness. Together, these herbs produce excellent results.
Ju Zha Jue Ming Tea
Chrysanthemum 5 g, hawthorn 10 g, cassia seed 10 g. Steep in boiling water for 20 minutes, add sugar to taste. Helps lower blood pressure and cholesterol, strengthens the heart, and improves vision. Suitable for hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and coronary heart disease patients.
Longan Meat Porridge
Longan meat 15 g, 7 jujubes, 100 g rice. Cook together into porridge. Nourishes the heart and calms the spirit, strengthens the spleen, and replenishes blood. Suitable for palpitations, restlessness, insomnia, and anemia caused by heart blood deficiency.
Wheat Porridge
Float wheat 30 g, 100 g rice, 10 jujubes. Cook into porridge. Nourishes heart spirit, strengthens the spleen and stomach, stops spontaneous sweating. Suitable for palpitations and insomnia due to heart qi deficiency.
Longan Lotus Seed Porridge
Longan meat 15 g, lotus seeds 15 g, 10 jujubes, 100 g rice. Cook into porridge, add sugar to taste. Benefits the heart, calms the spirit, nourishes the heart and spleen. Suitable for palpitations, insomnia, forgetfulness, and loose stools due to heart blood deficiency and spleen qi weakness.
Sour Jujube Seed Porridge
Sour jujube seeds (crushed) 10 g, 100 g rice. Cook into porridge. Nourishes yin, calms the heart, supplements the liver, and soothes the spirit. Suitable for irritability, insomnia, palpitations, and spontaneous sweating due to heart-liver blood deficiency.
Queen Bee Royal Jelly
Fresh royal jelly 200 mg, dissolved in warm water, or mixed with honey to taste. Nourishes the heart and spleen, strengthens constitution. Suitable for palpitations, shortness of breath, insomnia, forgetfulness, and general weakness due to heart-spleen deficiency.
Hawthorn Tea
15 g hawthorn, steeped in boiling water for 20 minutes, add sugar to taste. Lowers lipids, strengthens the heart, aids digestion, and stimulates appetite. Suitable for hypertension, hyperlipidemia, coronary heart disease, and poor appetite. Modern medical research confirms hawthorn lowers blood pressure and cholesterol, strengthens the heart, increases coronary artery blood flow, resists arrhythmias, aids digestion, and is safe and non-toxic.