After more than 30 years of helping patients reverse heart failure, [Click here](1770d7/ct0_0/1/ms?sid=TV2%3AjzlDX0mqV) to view this message in your browser | [Click here](1770d7/l-002e/zout?sid=TV2%3AjzlDX0mqV) to stop receiving our messages [] [] Al Sears, MD
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Royal Palm Beach, FL 33411 [] May 20, 2023 [] Reader, After more than 30 years of helping patients reverse heart failure, I believe all prescription heart drugs are bad. But Iâve also discovered that for every dangerous heart drug, there are safe, proven, and inexpensive alternatives your cardiologist will never tell you about. Especially when it comes to treating congestive heart failure... Imagine your heart can only pump 15% of the blood it usually does with each beat. To compensate for this lack of pumping power, your poor heart just tries harder and harder. Sadly, the result is not more blood to your body. Instead, blood builds up behind your heart, flooding your lungs and causing your heart to swell up like a balloon. With less blood flow to your brain, you get dizzy and confused. Eventually, organs like your lungs, brain, and kidneys stop working from the loss of oxygen-carrying blood. This is congestive heart failure â and when cardiologists attempt to treat it, they donât have a clue. This happened recently to a patient of mine. His doctors did everything their medical textbooks said to do. - But the beta-blockers and ACE-inhibitors my patient was prescribed suppressed his heartâs natural capacity to beat firmly, which meant he could never get the benefit of exercise and never recover. - The statins stole his heartâs pumping power but added a bunch of aches and pains. - And by pumping him full of diuretics and other useless drugs, my patient was left to drown in his own blood. AI help my patients â and readers like you â recover with drug-free therapies that work to get your heart pumping properly again. The first thing I tell them is to take the supplement that can improve heart function by nearly 90%. Of course, Iâm talking about CoQ10. And no one should face heart failure with depleted levels. This nutrient provides the fuel for all the mitochondria â the tiny power plants within each of your cells â in your heart. Itâs what gives your heart muscles their pumping power. So, the more CoQ10 you get, the more powerful your heart will be. Studies reveal that when CoQ10 levels are quadrupled in heart failure patients, heart function can improve by a jaw-dropping 88%.1 The studies show that the higher blood levels of CoQ10 are, the more the ejection fraction is improved, along with a range of other remarkable clinical improvements.2,3 Decades of research link low CoQ10 levels with heart disease. In fact, 50% to 75% of patients with any kind of heart disease have low CoQ10.4 The biggest destroyer of your natural CoQ10 levels are statin drugs, which can lower levels by as much as 40%, making the heart muscles of heart failure patients weaker than they already are.5 But supplementing with CoQ10 brings immediate, lifesaving benefits. Studies reveal taking the ubiquinol form of CoQ10 â which is eight times more powerful than the common ubiquinone form â has significant benefits for heart failure patients.6 If youâre over 60, take 60 mg daily. But if you have heart disease, high blood pressure, or are taking statins, get at least 100 mg of ubiquinol CoQ10 daily. Supplement cocktail heals a broken heart I have successfully treated many patients with the following nutrition therapy: - Further boost your cellsâ power plants. While CoQ10 does a great job of squeezing more power from your mitochondria, it does nothing for the mitochondria youâve lost. Thatâs where pyrroloquinoline quinone, or PQQ, comes in. PQQ triggers your heart cells to build healthy new mitochondria, which produce more fuel so your heart pumps with more energy. And it protects your mitochondria by neutralizing deadly free radicals. I recommend taking 10 mg of PQQ daily. - Help your heart relax. Studies show that D-ribose improves the heartâs ability to relax.7 With better relaxation, it has more power to pump blood to the rest of the body. D-ribose significantly improves congestive heart failure.8 It also improves breathing capacity â a powerful predictor of death in CHF patients. In one study, 15 CHF patients took D-ribose for eight weeks. Most showed more heart-muscle strength and more oxygen intake, even during exercise.9 You canât get D-ribose from food. I recommend 5 grams of powdered D-ribose three times a day. You can mix it into a glass of water and then drink it at breakfast, lunch, and dinner. - Give your heart what it needs with l-arginine. This vital amino acid is a precursor to nitric oxide, a compound that tells blood vessels in your heart itâs time to relax, expand, and carry more blood more efficiently.10 Without it, blood vessels narrow. I advise supplementing with 500 mg of L-arginine daily. To Your Good Health, Al Sears, MD, CNS --------------------------------------------------------------- References: 1. Langsjoen PH and Langsjoen AM. âSupplemental ubiquinol in patients with advanced congestive heart failure.â Biofactors. 2008;32(1-4):119-128.
2. Langsjoen P. 5th Annual International CoQ10 Symposium. Kobe, Japan: November 9-12, 2007. Ghirlanda, et al., "Evidence of plasma CoQ10-lowering effect of HMG-COA reductase inhibitors: a double-blind, placebo-controlled study," J Clin Pharmacol. 1993 Mar; 33(3):226-229.
3. Langsjoen H, et al. âUsefulness of coenzyme Q10 in clinical cardiology: A long-term study.â Mol Aspects Med. 1994;15 Suppl:s165-75.
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5. Langsjoen PH and Langsjoen AM. âCoenzyme Q10 in cardiovascular disease with emphasis on heart failure and myocardial ischaemia.â Asia Pacific Heart J. 1998;7(3):160-168
6. Zozina V, et al. âCoenzyme Q10 in cardiovascular and metabolic diseases: current state of the problem.â Curr Cardiol Rev. 2018 Aug; 14(3):164â174.
7. Heyder O, et al. âD-Ribose improves diastolic function and quality of life in congestive heart failure patients: a prospective feasibility study.â Eur J Heart Fail. October 2003; 5:5;615-619.
8. Katz D.L, MD. âThe resurrection of coenzyme Q10: Itâs all about the money.â KevinMD (www.kevinmd.com/2013/03/resurrection-coenzyme-q10-money.html). 03/26/2013
9. Kobayashi A, et al N. âL-carnitine treatment for congestive heart failureâexperimental and clinical study.â Jpn Circ J. 1992;56(1):86-94.
10. Bocchi E, et al. âL-arginine reduces heart rate and improves hemodynamics in severe congestive heart failure.â Clin Cardiol. 2000 Mar;23(3):205-10. alsearsmd@send.alsearsmd.com [Preferences | Unsubscribe](1770d7/l-002e/zout?sid=TV2%3AjzlDX0mqV) 11905 Southern Blvd., Royal Palm Beach, Florida 33411, United States