General description of the disease
Tachycardia is an acceleration of the heart rhythm, which occurs in the form of a reaction to an increase in body temperature, emotional and physical stress, smoking, alcohol consumption, a decrease in blood pressure (as a result of bleeding) and hemoglobin levels (for example, with anemia), with increased thyroid function glands, malignant tumors, purulent infection, the use of certain medications. Also, tachycardia can be caused by pathology of the heart muscle, violations of the electrical conduction of the heart.
The reasons for the development of tachycardia
- excessive addiction to the use of products containing caffeine;
- diseases of the cardiovascular system (heart disease, ischemia, heart attack, hypertension);
- disease of the thyroid gland and endocrine system;
- infectious diseases;
- pregnancy.
Varieties of tachycardia
physiological, short-term and pathological tachycardia.
Signs of tachycardia:
darkening in the eyes, pain in the chest area, rapid heart rate at rest and without objective reasons, frequent dizziness, repeated loss of consciousness.
Consequences of tachycardia
deterioration of the heart muscle, heart failure, violation of the electrical conductivity of the heart and the rhythm of its work, arrhythmic shock, acute circulatory failure of the brain, thromboembolism of cerebral vessels and pulmonary arteries, ventricular fibrillation.
Useful foods for tachycardia
The diet for tachycardia should be based on the following principles:
- 1 regular meals;
- 2 small portions;
- 3 abstaining from food at night;
- 4 restriction of sweets;
- 5 spend fasting days;
- 6 the daily dose of fat should be no more than 50 g;
- 7 high content of foods rich in magnesium and potassium;
- 8 low calorie content.
Also, it is advised to use a dairy-plant diet.
Useful foods include:
- honey (improves blood supply to the heart and dilates blood vessels);
- foods with high levels of iron, magnesium and potassium (raisins, dried apricots and apricots, cherries, chokeberries, almonds, celery, grapefruits, grapes, dates, figs, prunes, parsley, cabbage, black currants, root celery, pineapples, bananas, dogwood and peaches);
- rye and wheat bran;
- nuts;
- rosehip decoction or herbal tea (strengthens the heart muscle);
- fresh raw vegetables in baked or shredded form (for example: Jerusalem artichoke, eggplant, beetroot) and vegetable salads, as they contain many trace elements and vitamins with a small amount of calories;
- fresh fruits, berries (for example: viburnum, mountain ash, lingonberry), juices, compotes, mousses, jelly, jelly from them;
- dried fruits;
- protein steam omelet, soft-boiled eggs (no more than one egg per day);
- fermented milk products (yogurt, kefir, low-fat cottage cheese), whole milk, sour cream (as a dressing for dishes);
- cereals with milk or water, cereals and puddings;
- bran bread, bread of yesterday’s baked goods;
- cold beetroot soup, vegetarian soups from vegetables and cereals, fruit and milk soups;
- lean pork, beef, turkey and chicken, veal (steamed, oven or minced meat);
- low-fat varieties of boiled or baked fish, in the form of cutlets, meatballs, meatballs;
- mild sauces with vegetable broth (for example: milk, sour cream, fruit gravies);
- sunflower, corn, flaxseed and other types of vegetable oil (up to 15 grams per day).
Folk remedies for tachycardia
- herbal teas from mint, lemon balm, hawthorn, motherwort and valerian;
- sachet pillows (for example: with valerian root);
- a soothing collection of valerian root and dry mint (put two tablespoons of the collection in a thermos, half pour boiling water, leave for two hours, store in the refrigerator for no more than a month) take a glass of infusion during an attack in small sips;
- infusion of horsetail and hawthorn (pour two tablespoons of a mixture of herbs with boiling water in an enamel container, leave for three hours with a tightly closed lid, strain), take half a glass twice a day for three weeks);
- an infusion of hop cones and mint (use one teaspoon of the collection for a glass of boiling water, leave for ten minutes) to drink in small sips at one time;
- elderberries and honeysuckle (raw, berry jam);
- broth of elderberry bark (2 tablespoons of chopped bark per one liter of boiling water, boil for ten minutes), take a decoction of 100 grams in the morning and evening.
Dangerous and harmful foods for tachycardia
Alcoholic, energy and caffeinated drinks, strong tea, fatty, spicy, spicy and salty foods, sour cream, eggs (more than one per day, omelets, hard eggs), smoked meats, seasonings and sauces with a high level of fat, salt and foods that contain soda (biscuits, bread, carbonated drinks) as they contain sodium, which is harmful to the cardiovascular system.
Attention!
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