General guideline to prevent the very commonly found nutritional deficiencies associated with most medication prescribed for heart disease and high blood pressure, while also supporting heart and cardiovascular system function.

• A daily antioxidant combination with vitamins A, E, C, minerals zinc, selenium, copper and co-enzyme Q10. Look for a combination that also contains extracts of berries, tomato, broccoli, grape seed or pine bark with pycnogenol, and any other beneficial plant nutrients.
  

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  Vit C 500mg in the morning in the antioxidant complex and 500mg at night as part of the calcium-magnesium complex
  Vit E 400 IU’s per day – some as part of the antioxidant complex, but an additional Vit E supplement will also be necessary
  CoQ10 20mg three times a day
  L-carnitine (amino acid) 250mg three times a day
• Vitamin B-complex daily intake: 50mg each of B1, 2, 3, 5, 6, inositol, choline; 50microgram each of B12 and biotin; 400microgram folic acid
• Calcium (600mg) and magnesium (300mg) in a food state complex taken in the morning and at night

Other important supplements:

• Essential fatty acids: cold water salmon oil 1000mg / day with starflower oil 1000mg / day or 500mg evening primrose oil a day. Caveat: If on warfarin and other blood thinners, halve the EFA dosage
• N-acetyl-l-cystein as part of the antioxidant complex
• Healing herbs and plant nutrients:
• Garlic – eat crushed garlic in your food – at least three cloves a day, with parsley for the smell, or take garlic capsules
• Ginkgo biloba – 40mg three times a day
• Crateagus oxyacantha (Hawthorn berry) – 500 – 750mg / day
• Ginseng (all the species can be found in one adaptogenic supplement) – be careful if you have poorly controlled high blood pressure
• Phytoestrogens, e.g. soybeans, chick peas, lentils

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