Longevity medicine physicians help to reduce a patient's risk factor for heart disease by considering preventive measures such as stress reduction, exercise, dietary improvement, weight control, and the elimination of smoking. The also work to correct the nutritional and biochemical imbalances that can effect the functioning of the heart and deposition of plaque in the arteries. For example, raising levels of nutrients like Vitamin B6 and magnesium, as well as antioxidants such as vitamin C and E, coenzyme Q10, and selenium, has been shown to gave a positive impact on heart disease. Chelation therapy, acupuncture, and herbal remedies such as hawthorn berries, Ginkgo biloba, garlic, and cayenne may also be effective to support you heart.

Although heart disease causes half of all deaths in the United sates, it is one of the most preventable chronic degenerative diseases. It now appears that the primary culpit in heart disease is not high cholesterol levels or even atherosclerosis, but "vulnerable plague", which is estimated to cause 85% of all heart attacks and strokes. The presece of oxidized cholesterol in the bloodstream is another major risk factor. The risk of heart attacks and strokes can be greatly decreased through dietary changes, exercise, stress reduction, and nutritional supplementation, as well as other alternative therapies.


"The average American lifestyle, combining too little exercise, too much stress, and a diet of highly processed foods often deficient in essential nutrients, has rendered this nation's population especially vulnerable to the ravages if heart ailments," says Dr.Cowden. Heart problems can be caused by other aging factors and also lead to accelerated aging because of a decreased flow of oxygen and nutrients to the body tissues.