Ayurvedic Treatment for Heart attack

HEART ATTACK Ayurvedic Treatment

If you suspect a pain in the cardiac region and you have a history of diabetes or hypertension, you should be admitted to hospital immediately. Your doctor will physically examine you and also send you for lab examinations that will help him quickly confirm the diagnosis and start the treatment.

The diagnostic tests for heart attack include:

• Electrocardiogram (ECG)
• Echocardiogram
• Blood tests
• Coronary angiography
• Exercise stress test
• Chest X-ray

Diet Recommendations (Aahar)

• Eat a well-balanced nutritive food
• Foods to avoid:
  • Foods which are high in harmful cholesterol such as animal meats, egg yolks
  • Red meats such as pork, mutton, and beef
  • Crabs and prawns
  • Cheese, butter, condensed milk, milk cream, coconut and palm oils etc
  • Trans fatty acids such as hydrogenated oils
  • Salty foods such as fries, poppadums, pickles, etc
  • Sugary foods like cakes, pastries, chocolates, icecreams, etc
  • Tea, coffee, colas
  • Alcohol
  • Canned vegetables and fruit syrups
• Foods to consume –
  • Carbohydrate foods such as wheat, rice, maize, jowar
  • Green leafy vegetables
  • Whole and sprouted pulses
  • Egg whites and meats such as poultry and fish
  • Vegetable oils
  • Low fat milk and fermented milk products such as buttermilk
  • Fresh fruits (must be taken in excess but without sugar)

Lifestyle changes (Vihar)

• Lead an active life with work and exercise.
• Do not overexert yourself if you have a weak body
• Avoid negative thoughts.
• Think positively and bear a cheerful attitude towards life.
• Yoga, pranayam, meditation and stress relieving techniques help in managing cardiac problems.