Nutrition for the Heart

Your Heart is the Most Important Muscle in the Body.

Every day, your heart beats 100,000 times, sending 2,000 gallons of blood flowing through your body. 

The Heart Sound Recorder is a computer-based, general wellness monitor which uses the principles of auscultation to observe heart sounds.  The heart’s reaction to stressors, (such as chemical, nutritional and emotional), can be measured using this type of device. Certain types of heart stressor can be monitored by seeing the rate, rhythm, and tone of the heart cycle.

We use the Heart Sound Recorder, alone and/or in combination with Nutrition Response Testing, to uncover hidden imbalance and discover nutritional needs, resulting in an extensive plan of action to support your heart and improve overall health.

Based on heart sound analysis we will provide you with nutritional counseling, dietary advice, supplement recommendations, and exercise considerations to improve quality of life and support the physiological processes of your body.

Why the Heart Sound Recorder?

The Heart Sound Recorder (HSR) was developed in 1937 by Dr. Royal Lee, founder of Standard Process. Dr. Lee recognized the significance of the heart as a diagnostic indicator when he designed the Endocardiograph, an earlier version of the Heart Sound Recorder. This cardiovascular assessment tool allows the heart sounds to be graphed and provide us with valuable information:

• Whether your heart function is optimal
• If your body’s chemistry is balanced
• If your body’s nutritional deficiencies are causing stress on your heart
• Overall motor nerve support and blood viscosity
• Specific nutritional support your body is requiring

In contrast, the electrocardiograph (EKG) records only the surface electrical impulses as it moves through the nerves of the heart tissue. The EKG primarily indicates if the heart tissue has undergone any trauma or permanent damage on an electrical basis. The EKG does not analyze valvular function, muscle efficiency, motor nerve function and blood viscosity. The EKG’s sole purpose is to diagnose disease and assess damage AFTER it has happened, while the HSR looks at your heart function to analyze nutrient deficiency, improve health and longevity.

The Heart Sound Recorder provides a picture of heart sounds and analyzes heart function on a graph. We can measure the heart sound as a reflection of balanced body chemistry, nutrition, and overall function of the body’s systems.

The Heart Sound Recorder analysis can be affected by many of our systems, including circulatory, adrenals, kidney function, liver and gallbladder. Heart function and sound is also affected by vitamins, minerals, essential fatty acids, and toxins. It is important to emphasize that HSR reflects the efficiency and deficiencies of heart function.

By using this extremely accurate tool, the Heart Sound Recorder, can help us detect dysfunctions and deficiencies, thereby helping you make appropriate lifestyle and dietary changes to improve health and wellness.

Rate, Rhythm, Tone

Three Key Indicators of Heart Health and Function 

To function optimally, it is vital for the heart to have the proper nutrients to maintain its correct rate, rhythm, and tone. The Heart Sound Recorder is a general wellness cardiac monitor with a specialized microphone that is placed over each of the four valves of the heart to display specific sounds and movement.

Rate 

Your Autonomic Nervous System (ANS) controls the RATE at which your heart beats. The heart rate of your heart is how fast or slow your heart beats. Optimal resting heart rate is 60-80 beats per minutes. Several bodily functions are directed by your autonomic nervous system such as digestion, heart rate, and blood pressure. These functions are strongly influenced by diet, vitamins, minerals, and other lifestyle factors.

One side of your nervous system, sympathetic, controls your “fight or flight” response and can accelerate your heart rate. Meanwhile, the parasympathetic nervous system manages your “rest and digest” response and can slow your heart rat. You need to have a healthy balance between both nervous systems.

Rhythm 

The rhythm of your heart is the “lub dub” sound, which pertains to how regular your heart beats. The “lub” sound is associated with S1 and “dub” (S2) should beat in a steady and consistent rhythm. The sounds of the heart should have a specific work to rest ratio. Your heart should be resting twice as long as it is working. Observations using the Heart Sound Recorder can be made to see if your heart is working too hard, or not working hard enough.

The rhythm of your heart can be supported with proper nutrition and essential nutrients, which will help balance heart sounds and function.

Tone 

The tone of your heart refers to the strength of the ventricle contractions. This includes the opening and closing of the heart chambers. Using the Heart Sound Recorder we can observe the tone of your heart based on the height and width of the “lub dub” sounds.