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General description of the disease
The concept of angina pectoris means the form of ischemic heart disease (coronary heart disease), arising from an insufficient amount of blood in its cavity. Angina pectoris differs from myocardial infarction in that at the time of an attack of pain in the sternum, no changes occur in the heart muscle. While with an attack of a heart attack, necrosis of the tissues of the heart muscle is observed. The popular name for angina pectoris is Angina pectoris.
Causes of angina pectoris
- Insufficiency of cardiac circulation at any given moment, for example, when performing physical activity.
- Atherosclerosis of the heart arteries, that is, narrowing of the arteries, due to which they are not able to pass the required volume of blood through themselves.
- Arterial hypotension is a decrease in blood flow to the heart.
Symptoms
The surest sign of angina pectoris is a pulling, squeezing or even burning pain in the sternum. It can radiate (give) to the neck, ear, left arm. Attacks of such pain can come and go, although usually their occurrence is caused by certain circumstances. Also, patients may experience nausea and heartburn. The difficulty in making a correct diagnosis lies in the fact that people who experience pain in the ear or other parts of the body do not always associate it with attacks of angina pectoris.
It is important to remember that angina is not pain that goes away on its own in half a minute or after a deep breath, a sip of liquid.
Useful products for angina pectoris
Proper nutrition is extremely important for angina pectoris. It has been proven that overweight people are much more likely to suffer from this disease, moreover, there is a high risk of complications. Therefore, you need to balance the diet and, thus, improve metabolic processes in the body.
What should be eaten for those suffering from angina pectoris:
- First of all, porridge. Buckwheat and millet are especially useful, since they contain B vitamins and potassium. Moreover, buckwheat also has rutin (vitamin P), and contains calcium, sodium, magnesium and iron from useful minerals.
- Rice, together with dried apricots and raisins, the so-called kutia, is useful due to potassium and magnesium, it is also an adsorbent, that is, it removes harmful substances from the body.
- Wheat, as it contains a lot of vitamins B, E and biotin (vitamin H), which regulates carbohydrate metabolism.
- Oatmeal – it contains dietary fiber that prevents the appearance of cholesterol and fiber that detoxifies the body. In addition, it is rich in vitamins of group B, PP, E and phosphorus, calcium, iron, sodium, zinc, magnesium.
- Barley groats – it contains vitamins A, B, PP, E, moreover, it contains boron, iodine, phosphorus, zinc, chromium, fluorine, silicon, magnesium, copper, iron, potassium and calcium.
- Seaweed, as it contains iodine, phosphorus, sodium, potassium and magnesium, as well as folic and pantothenic acids. Thanks to its composition, it improves the body’s metabolism.
- All fruits and vegetables are useful (preferably fresh, steamed or baked, since then they will retain all vitamins and minerals), legumes, since they contain complex carbohydrates and fiber, and it is they that saturate the body. For heart disease, doctors recommend eating bananas daily due to their high potassium content.
- Vegetable oils – sunflower, olive, corn, soy, as they contain mono- and polyunsaturated fats, and these are vitamins A, D, E, K, F, which are involved in cell formation and metabolism.
- You should eat fish (mackerel, herring, trout, sardine), game, veal, turkey, chicken, as these products have a high protein content and a low fat content, thus a metabolic balance is achieved.
- Milk and dairy products, as they contain lactose, thiamine, vitamin A, calcium.
- Honey, as it is a source of potassium.
- It is important to drink at least 2 liters of fluid per day.
- Raisins, nuts, prunes, soy products are useful due to the potassium content.
Folk remedies for the treatment of angina pectoris
- For 8 weeks, you need to drink once a day for 4 tsp. A mixture of honey (1 liter), lemons with peels (10 pcs) and garlic (10 heads).
- An infusion of hawthorn (10 tbsp. L) and rose hips (5 tbsp. L), filled with 2 liters of boiling water and kept warm for a day, is useful. You need to drink 1 glass 3 times a day before meals.
- A mixture of valerian and hawthorn tincture in proportions 1: 1 removes pain in the heart. It is necessary to take 30 drops of the resulting mixture with the addition of water. Before swallowing, you can hold the infusion in your mouth for a couple of seconds.
- Flower honey (1 tsp) helps with tea, milk, cottage cheese 2 times a day.
- Infusion of oregano leaves in proportions of 1 tbsp. l. herbs in 200 ml of boiling water. Let stand for 2 hours, take 1 tbsp. 4 times a day. The infusion helps relieve pain.
- Chewing lemon peels before each meal helps.
- Aloe juice mixture (take at least 3 leaves), with 2 lemons and 500 gr. honey. Store in the refrigerator, consume 1 tbsp. an hour before meals. The course of treatment is a year with interruptions of 4 weeks every 2 months.
Dangerous and harmful products for angina pectoris
- Fats of animal origin, since they contain a lot of cholesterol, and it contributes to the appearance of cholesterol plaques in the vessels and, as a result, causes atherosclerosis. This includes fatty meats such as pork and poultry (duck, goose). Also sausages, liver, cream, fried eggs, smoked meats.
- Flour and confectionery products, as they are rich in carbohydrates that provoke obesity.
- Chocolate, ice cream, sweets, lemonade, as the easily digestible carbohydrates in them contribute to an increase in body weight.
- It is necessary to limit the intake of salt, as it slows down the process of removing fluid from the body. You can replace salt with greens, which, in addition, contain a lot of vitamins (A, B, C, PP) and minerals (folic acid, phosphorus, potassium, calcium, iron).
- Drinks containing caffeine (coffee, strong tea), as they have a diuretic effect and remove a lot of fluid from the body.
- Alcohol and smoking provoke the onset of atherosclerosis, so it is worth getting rid of bad habits.
Attention!
The administration is not responsible for any attempt to use the information provided, and does not guarantee that it will not harm you personally. The materials cannot be used to prescribe treatment and make a diagnosis. Always consult your specialist doctor!