Nutrition for ischemic heart disease

Healthy foods for coronary heart disease

The appointment of a specific diet for ischemic heart disease is one of the additional methods of treatment. There is a specially designed diet for each type of disease. These are diets No. 10a (for heart failure), 10c (anti-sclerotic) and 10p (for myocardial infarction). They are characterized by the maximum restriction of table salt and liquid volume, food sources of cholesterol and substances that can provoke excitement of the cardiovascular and central nervous system. The diet is enriched with potassium, calcium, substances that normalize fat metabolism (lecithin, methionine), vitamins (especially A, C, group B). Dishes are prepared without adding salt. Culinary processing involves boiling and maximum grinding (in pureed form), frying is prohibited. In addition, in cases of a complicated course of the disease, the following special diets are used:

• Carella’s diet – this is the appointment of warm skimmed milk in prescribed doses;
• “Potassium” – prescribe foods rich in potassium (dried apricots, raisins, prunes, potatoes, cabbage, rose hips, apples, etc.);
• fruit and vegetable diet;
• “Hyponatrium” – allowed to eat: dairy products, lean soups, meat and fish (low-fat varieties), cereals, legumes and pasta, raw and boiled vegetables, as well as berries and fruits. It is forbidden to include in the diet: broths, fatty meat and fish, smoked foods, spicy seasonings and snacks, pickled and pickled vegetables, chocolate, strong tea and coffee, alcohol.

General recommendations include food groups that are allowed and prohibited to be consumed with coronary artery disease.

So, in case of violation of the blood supply to the myocardium, the most useful products are:

• sea ​​fish and non-fish seafood. It is known that seafood contains polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA), which reduce the concentration of cholesterol in the blood, strengthen the walls of blood vessels;
• eggs, especially quail – contains phospholipids, which counteract the deposition of cholesterol on the walls of blood vessels;
• boiled chicken without skin (it is in it that contains the maximum amount of cholesterol);
• vegetable oils (especially olive) are a powerful source of PUFA and antioxidants that prevent fat oxidation;
• raw, boiled or stewed vegetables – a source of vitamins that inhibit cholesterol metabolism;
• low-fat dairy products (milk, kefir, cottage cheese);
• compotes and freshly squeezed juices from fruits and berries;
• bakery products baked from wholemeal flour with the addition of bran – contain vitamins PP and group B.

Often with coronary heart disease, non-strict vegetarianism may be recommended, in which the use of not only plant foods, but also dairy products and eggs is allowed.

Folk remedies for the treatment and prevention of coronary heart disease.

• “Garlic oil”

  For its preparation you will need: garlic (1 head), unrefined sunflower oil (1 glass), juice of 1 lemon. Garlic is peeled, chopped and poured with oil. The mixture is thoroughly mixed and shaken periodically during the day. Then you need to add lemon juice and mix. The resulting mixture is infused for a week in a cool, dark place, shaken periodically. It is recommended to use it three times a day, 1 teaspoon half an hour before meals for three months. After that, a monthly break is taken and the treatment is repeated again.

• A mixture that normalizes the work of the heart

  For its preparation you will need: sour cream (2 teaspoons), honey (1 teaspoon), two egg whites. Beat egg whites with sour cream and add honey. It is taken in the morning on an empty stomach.

• Horseradish with honey

  To prepare this remedy, you will need 1 teaspoon of grated horseradish and lime honey. The mixture is prepared immediately before use and taken in the morning 1 hour before meals with water. The course of treatment is best carried out during an exacerbation – in spring and autumn for 1-1,5 months.

Dangerous and harmful foods for coronary heart disease

• fats of animal origin (except for lard in small quantities) – contain saturated fats and cholesterol;
• any fried foods and smoked foods – stimulate the appetite, thereby provoking overeating, and burden the digestive system;
• cheese – contains cholesterol;
• meat by-products (kidneys, heart, liver) contain cholesterol and extractives that stimulate gastric secretion and contribute to obesity;
• carbohydrate cereals (rice, semolina) – lead to obesity, which is one of the risk factors for the development of coronary artery disease;
• pasta and bakery products made from premium and first grade flour are one of the main causes of obesity;
• fatty fish, especially river fish – sources of saturated fats, which are transformed into cholesterol;
• easily digestible sweet dishes;
• alcoholic and carbonated drinks – adversely affect the tone of blood vessels, stimulate appetite, lead to gas formation in the intestines;
• strong tea and coffee – powerful stimulants of the cardiovascular and central nervous system;
• grapes and grape juice – also stimulate the body and induce fermentation processes in the intestines.

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