Your HEART is in YOUR hands

Wellsource Naturopathic
Newsletter

In This Issue

Sensitive to Food

Gratitude to You

Ready to Detox?

The Heart of the Matter

Letting Go x 2

Food Sensitivity Testing

We cannot properly digest and assimilate ALL foods that exist.

Undigested food particles cause toxemia.

Health begins and ends with how our gastrointestinal system functions.

I am constantly reminded by my patients how much better they feel since they stopped eating the foods they can't digest.

Information about testing.

Read about the difference between food allergy and intolerance.

Conscious
Caring

Thanks for your conscious caring about your friends, colleagues, and loved ones.

When you refer your friends or family to Dr Wells, you will receive $50 towards your next visit.

DETERMINE YOUR
LEVEL OF TOXICITY

Do you feel toxic?
Here is a helpful tool to
determine your level of
toxicity.

Toxicity Self Test

For a personalized detoxification plan, contact Dr Wells

Quick Links

Thank you for your continued interest in Naturopathic Medicine !

This month I want to focus our attention on the heart. Stress in life

can create anxiety and weigh heavy on our heart, literally and figuratively.

Next, let's raise your awareness of how to help your Heart to be healthy and keep you ticking for a very long time!

Special this season: FREE 15minute Heart Health Consultation

As always, you can contact me at www.DrWendyWells.com. If you are wondering what to expect on your first visit, you can find this info on my site. Don't forget to check out the special offer below.

Welcome to my blog

The Heart of the Matter

Surprising studies!!

- Over one-half of heart disease cases are not explained by the standard risk factors - such as high cholesterol, smoking or sedentary lifestyle. Rosenman. Integr Physiol Behav Sci. 1993; 28(1)

- A 20-year study of over 1,700 older men conducted by the Harvard School of Public Health found that worry about social conditions, health and personal finances all significantly increased the risk of coronary heart disease. Kubzansky et al. Circulation. 1997; 95(4)

- Men who complain of high anxiety are up to six times more likely than calmer men to suffer sudden cardiac death. Kawachi et al. Circulation. 1994; 89(5)

What hurts our heart?

- Fried foods - contain toxic fats, our heart muscle uses fats for energy first. French fries, potato chips, donuts.

- Sugary foods - create inflammation in the body which damages blood vessels

- Meats - especially when cooked at high temperatures

- Stress/Anxiety/Worry - constricts blood vessels that feed the heart muscle, creates inflammation, increases oxidation, increases heart rate due to lack of oxygen

What does our heart need?

Nutrients

Heart muscle cells contain the most number of mitochondria (energy producers) of any other cell in the body. The nutrients that feed the mitochondria, feed the heart.

Magnesium - chelated forms such as magnesium citrate/aspartate are better absorbed
CoQ10 - in the form of ubiquinol, we make it from cholesterol, statin drugs block this nutrient
Taurine - an amino acid - found in protein rich foods
Fish oil - found to keep cells in our blood vessels more pliable
Garlic - the most studied plant, found to keep blood from clotting, which reduces risk of stroke
Hawthorn - herb which increases blood flow to the heart muscle

Peace (flip-side of anxiety)

If you suffer with anxiety, and relaxation techniques are not helping, you may need to have your neurotransmitters (brain chemistry) tested. This will determine the exact imbalance. Sometimes it is high epinephrine or adrenaline, and other times it is low serotonin or gaba.

Express yourself

Share your feelings rather than bottling them up

Create something - garden, painting or artwork, remodeling or phelps scream recreating a room or space in your home

Dance! - movement that is free, fun and makes you feel your aliveness and shake off your worries

Have a good scream in your car (windows up!)

Love

Pets can be the best source of love and have been shown to reduce anxiety, relieve tension and improve mood

Hug someone

Put your right hand on your left shoulder, and your right hand under your left arm and squeeze tightly while you smile.

Relaxation

Meditation

Walking

Yoga

Relaxation pose - simply lay on your back and put your feet in a chair for 20 minutes per day. This pose has been shown to rejuvenate your parasympathetic nervous system which controls how relaxed we feel.

Other ideas

TUNE IN TO YOUR HEART AND LISTEN TO WHAT IT HAS TO SAY.....

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Sincerely,

Wendy Wells, NMD

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