Heart care-AyurvedaHeart care-Ayurveda

Dr. GayatrideviDr. GayatrideviAyurvedic ConsultantAyurvedic Consultant

What is heart?What is heart? A fist shaped organ located in the left side of the chestA fist shaped organ located in the left side of the chest A miraculous organ that beats 70 times in a minute in adults.A miraculous organ that beats 70 times in a minute in adults. Starts beating from 23 days age of intra uterine life—and keeps beating until….Starts beating from 23 days age of intra uterine life—and keeps beating until…. It beats 1,00,000 times a day and 2.5 billion times in life time (on average) It beats 1,00,000 times a day and 2.5 billion times in life time (on average)

What it does?What it does? Circulates oxygen rich blood to each and Circulates oxygen rich blood to each and

every cell of our body.every cell of our body. Right side—collects oxygen poor blood Right side—collects oxygen poor blood

from the body and sends to lungs to get from the body and sends to lungs to get more oxygen and get rid off carbon di more oxygen and get rid off carbon di oxide.oxide.

Left heart receives oxygen rich blood from Left heart receives oxygen rich blood from the lungs & re circulates it to the muscles the lungs & re circulates it to the muscles and organs.and organs.

Why does it break?Why does it break?

Coronary arteries supply oxygenated Coronary arteries supply oxygenated blood to heart muscles.blood to heart muscles.

Any block in the arteriesAny block in the arteries chest pain/ chest pain/ death depending upon the block level.death depending upon the block level.

Block!! Why?Block!! Why?

Fats get deposited in the inner walls of the Fats get deposited in the inner walls of the arteries-called plaques. arteries-called plaques.

Plaques are combination ofPlaques are combination of• FatsFats• CholesterolCholesterol• Cell waste productsCell waste products• Proteins and scar like tissues. Proteins and scar like tissues.

Risk factorsRisk factors

Fixed factorsFixed factors Inherited factorsInherited factors Medical factorsMedical factors Life style factorsLife style factors

Fixed factorsFixed factors

Gender-men more prone than pre Gender-men more prone than pre menopausal women.menopausal women.

Age—more prone after 45 yearsAge—more prone after 45 years Ethnicity—Indians are in the list of prone Ethnicity—Indians are in the list of prone

groupsgroups

Inherited factorsInherited factors

Chances high if there is family history of Chances high if there is family history of first degree relative with coronary heart first degree relative with coronary heart diseasedisease

One parent has CHD- 50% chance that One parent has CHD- 50% chance that the child might get CHDthe child might get CHD

Medical factorsMedical factors

DiabetesDiabetes High blood pressureHigh blood pressure Peripheral artery diseasePeripheral artery disease Chronic infectionsChronic infections

Life style factorsLife style factors

SmokingSmoking Weight controlWeight control ExerciseExercise Stress Stress

Smoking Smoking

SmokingSmoking lowers good cholesterol, lowers good cholesterol, lowers body’s natural anti oxidants, lowers body’s natural anti oxidants, make the arterial walls more prone to make the arterial walls more prone to

plaque and rupture, plaque and rupture, Increases the tendency of blood to clot Increases the tendency of blood to clot

CHD, heart attack and strokeCHD, heart attack and stroke

Weight controlWeight control

BMI- higher than 25 increases riskBMI- higher than 25 increases risk Waist circumference-more than 40 inches Waist circumference-more than 40 inches

in men, 35 inches in women-increase the in men, 35 inches in women-increase the riskrisk

ExerciseExercise

Exercise is like dietExercise is like diet Regular, vigorous exercise-prevents CHDRegular, vigorous exercise-prevents CHD Regular exercise can put you on a road to Regular exercise can put you on a road to

curecure

Stress Stress

Stress increases blood pressure and heart Stress increases blood pressure and heart rate.rate.

Stress is a risk factor for CHDStress is a risk factor for CHD Two choicesTwo choices

• Reduce stress in lifeReduce stress in life• Learn to handle stress better—through breathing Learn to handle stress better—through breathing

techniques, meditation or exercisetechniques, meditation or exercise

What Ayurveda saysWhat Ayurveda says

Hridroga= Heart diseaseHridroga= Heart disease Hridrogas-5 typesHridrogas-5 types

• VatajaVataja• PittajaPittaja• KaphajaKaphaja• TridoshajaTridoshaja• KrimijaKrimija

Causative factorsCausative factorsSarira karanas—certain health problems like Sarira karanas—certain health problems like

fevers, ama sandharana (rheumatism), mada fevers, ama sandharana (rheumatism), mada (intoxication with alcohol), vega dharana (intoxication with alcohol), vega dharana (suppression of natural urges), bashpa (suppression of natural urges), bashpa nigrahana (suppressing tears)nigrahana (suppressing tears)

Manasika karanas—cinta (worry), bhaya/trasa Manasika karanas—cinta (worry), bhaya/trasa (fear or frightening)(fear or frightening)

Vihara karanas—vyayama (exercise), Vihara karanas—vyayama (exercise), srama(strain), gurubhara vahana (carrying srama(strain), gurubhara vahana (carrying heavy weights)heavy weights)

And so on…And so on…

Prevention of Heart diseases –Prevention of Heart diseases –Ayurvedic careAyurvedic care

1. Nidana parivarjanam-avoid the 1. Nidana parivarjanam-avoid the causative factors.causative factors.

Proper Ahara viharaProper Ahara vihara OshadhisOshadhis

AharaAhara Have –old rice, green gram, barley, meet of animals with less fat, Have –old rice, green gram, barley, meet of animals with less fat,

horse gram, snake gourd, bitter gourd, ash gourd, butter milk of goat horse gram, snake gourd, bitter gourd, ash gourd, butter milk of goat and sheep, old jaggery in regular dietand sheep, old jaggery in regular diet

Have more vegetables and fruits-high fibre diet reduces the riskHave more vegetables and fruits-high fibre diet reduces the risk Large quantities of onion and garlic Large quantities of onion and garlic decrease blood lipids and decrease blood lipids and

glucose, increase clot dissolutionglucose, increase clot dissolution Limit coffee consumption—coffee increases-BP, LDL cholesterol, Limit coffee consumption—coffee increases-BP, LDL cholesterol,

TG and heart diseaseTG and heart disease Stop alcohol consumption-alcohol increases blood pressure, Stop alcohol consumption-alcohol increases blood pressure,

weakens heart muscle, increases TG.weakens heart muscle, increases TG. Limit salt intake-kidney conserves sodium, excess salt in diet Limit salt intake-kidney conserves sodium, excess salt in diet

increases hypertensionincreases hypertension Can have fish-helpful in reducing the riskCan have fish-helpful in reducing the risk Reduce saturated fats, small quantity of home made pure ghee is Reduce saturated fats, small quantity of home made pure ghee is

good anti oxidant.good anti oxidant.

ViharaVihara

Snehabhyanga (oil massage) & sweda Snehabhyanga (oil massage) & sweda (steaming) –improve circulation. (steaming) –improve circulation.

Regular exercise—the harder you work the Regular exercise—the harder you work the stronger your heart muscle gets, controls stronger your heart muscle gets, controls triglycerides and LDL (bad cholesterol)triglycerides and LDL (bad cholesterol)

Avoid smoking-Avoid smoking- Regular practice of Yoga-regulates heart rate, Regular practice of Yoga-regulates heart rate,

controls hypertension, reduces stress controls hypertension, reduces stress prevents CHDprevents CHD

SwasthavrittaSwasthavritta

Follow the dinacharya/ daily routine Follow the dinacharya/ daily routine properly-to maintain healthy bodyproperly-to maintain healthy body

Sadvritta Sadvritta

Follow the mental discipline to have a Follow the mental discipline to have a healthy mind to have a healthy body.healthy mind to have a healthy body.

Herbs to reduce cholesterolHerbs to reduce cholesterol

PushkaramulaPushkaramula KushthaKushtha GugguluGuggulu AjamodaAjamoda HaritakiHaritaki LasunaLasuna

Herbs to reduce hypertensionHerbs to reduce hypertension

DurvaDurva Palandu-onionPalandu-onion BhringarajaBhringaraja NagakesaraNagakesara Sigru- drumstickSigru- drumstick AswagandhaAswagandha Sarpagandha Sarpagandha

Herbs for stressHerbs for stress

AswagandhaAswagandha BrahmiBrahmi SankhapushpiSankhapushpi Jatamansi Jatamansi

Herbs for heart Herbs for heart

ArjunaArjuna AswagandhaAswagandha AmalakiAmalaki Guggulu Guggulu

Thank youThank you

Dr.GayatrideviDr.GayatrideviArogyapeethamArogyapeethamMumbai-Hyderabad Mumbai-Hyderabad Ph: 022-22183149Ph: 022-22183149