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Michael D. Allen, DC, NMD

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A Heart Class that You Must Not Miss!

Can Dysfunction Lead to Disease?

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• The latest advancements you should know about heart

disease*• Discover how to save a life – yours, a family member’s, or a

friend’s

* Heart attack can start in the brain (Brain, 2005). Dr. Allen has applied this research to help mend potentially life-threatening

brain-heart problems.

What Most Doctors Don’t Know Can Hurt You!

It is no secret that heart attack and stroke are the #1

killers of Americans.

The same generally holds true for the rest of the world.

In fact, the American Heart Association holds that it is just a

matter of time until everyone develops heart disease; it is not a matter of if, but when. No matter

your age, sex, or country of origin, heart disease is an issue that affects

everyone.

The American College of Cardiology predicted

that the need for cardiologists will

increase 66% by 2030.

Everyone should recognize the impact

of heart disease in the next 22 years

FACTS:• Our population is getting older• Americans are generally sicker than ever

before• 1.1 million Americans will experience an MI

annually* • CAD accounts for 500,000 deaths in the US

yearly• More than 1:4 cardiac catheterizations done

in the US have “normal coronary arteries”• Death is the first sign of CAD in 1/3 of

patients * 34th Bethesda Conference: Can atherosclerosis imaging techniques improve

the detection of patients at risk for ischemic heart disease. JACC 2003; 41:1855-1917

The need for cardiac

support is out there and increasing

daily as our population

ages

Screening for Heart Disease:Which tests? When?

• Electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG) every 2-5 years

• Echocardiograms• Stress tests (EKG, Echo, & Thallium)

• Cardiac CT Angiography • Coronary Catheterization *

• IV Ultrasound ** Invasive procedures

• Coronary artery bypass (CABG) surgery…

• Percutneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty (PTCA)…

• Bare Metal Stents…• Drug-Eluding Stents…• Heart Transplants…• Artificial Hearts…• Totally Endoscopic Coronary Artery Bypass (TECAB) procedures… are not working

• Medication is nearly as expensive as any of these procedures

Of the top 20 most commonly prescribed medications of 2006, eight (40%) of them are for cardiac and

cardiovascular disease

Not one of these approaches – drugs,

bypass, angioplasty, stents, transplants, artificial heart –

address the fundamental causes of heart disease.

The further back in the causal chain of events we begin treating a problem, the more powerful can be the healing. If we treat only the apparent problem without treating its underlying cause one of three things may happen:• New problems may occur• The old problem may recur or persist• Treatments tend to be more difficult, expensive, invasive, and have greater side effects

Instead of looking to bypass the damaged area, we need to ask why the blockage is there and concentrate our efforts on finding out what

caused the diseased heart in the first place.

(Brain, 2005; http://brain.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/reprint/128/1/75?maxtoshow=&HITS=10&hits=10&RESULTFORMAT=&fulltext=mental+stress&searchid=1&FIRSTINDEX=0&resourcetype=HWCIT)

“Mental stress and sudden

cardiac death: asymmetric

midbrain activity as a

linking mechanism”

Critchley et al. Brain, (2005), 128: 75-85

The article reports The article reports that “…that “…cardiac cardiac arrhythmia and arrhythmia and sudden cardiac sudden cardiac

death can be death can be related to specific related to specific

neurological, neurological, psychiatric, or psychiatric, or cardiovascular cardiovascular

conditionsconditions.”.”

The article reports The article reports that “…that “…cardiac cardiac arrhythmia and arrhythmia and sudden cardiac sudden cardiac

death can be death can be related to specific related to specific

neurological, neurological, psychiatric, or psychiatric, or cardiovascular cardiovascular

conditionsconditions.”.”

“…We therefore undertook a study

to identify the brain

mechanisms by which stress can induce cardiac

arrhythmia through efferent

autonomic drive.”

“…We therefore undertook a study

to identify the brain

mechanisms by which stress can induce cardiac

arrhythmia through efferent

autonomic drive.”

“…Across the patient group, we observed a

robust positive relationship between

right-lateralized asymmetry in midbrain

activity and proarrhythmic

abnormalities of cardiac repolarization…

during stress.”

“…Across the patient group, we observed a

robust positive relationship between

right-lateralized asymmetry in midbrain

activity and proarrhythmic

abnormalities of cardiac repolarization…

during stress.”

“…“…lateralization of lateralization of central autonomic drive central autonomic drive during stress results in during stress results in imbalanced activity in imbalanced activity in right and left cardiac right and left cardiac

sympathetic nerves.” sympathetic nerves.” This sympathetic driveThis sympathetic drive asymmetry disrupts the asymmetry disrupts the

heart’s ability to heart’s ability to repolarize, leading to a repolarize, leading to a

predisposition to predisposition to arrhythmia.arrhythmia.

“…“…lateralization of lateralization of central autonomic drive central autonomic drive during stress results in during stress results in imbalanced activity in imbalanced activity in right and left cardiac right and left cardiac

sympathetic nerves.” sympathetic nerves.” This sympathetic driveThis sympathetic drive asymmetry disrupts the asymmetry disrupts the

heart’s ability to heart’s ability to repolarize, leading to a repolarize, leading to a

predisposition to predisposition to arrhythmia.arrhythmia.

Do you feel good after your cardiovascular exercise? Does your heart rate jump to your target rate quickly? Do you sometimes go beyond your target rate just to work a bit harder? Does your heart rate get up to 150-160 beats per minute, and do you keep it there for a 15-20 minutes or longer? Do you huff and puff a lot? Do you start sweating quickly? Do you keep sweating even after your shower? Does your heart rate stay up for a while? Do you feel “a high” after exercising so hard?

Is this you? Check the boxes that apply:

If you answered “yes” to any one of these

questions, you may be setting yourself up for

heart troubles.

While aerobic exercise is wonderful for your heart and circulatory system, more may not be better.

• Aerobic exercise helps use oxygen

• Movements generate signals to the brain that keep the heart from beating

too fast.

• The brain craves these signals and the heart loves the safeguards they

bring.

• Cardiovascular exercise may be more important for the brain than it

is for the heart.

A healthy heart stays within strict pulse limits.

Given average health status, the newest heart evidence indicates that a 44-year-old male should

keep his aerobic heart rate between 121-131 beats per minute. That is 30-33 beats

every 15 seconds. Sound too slow for you?

The Maffetone Method Subtract your age from 180, and then uses one of

four rules to modify that number:a. If you have or are recovering from a major illness

(heart disease, any operation, any hospital stay) or on any regular medication, subtract 10.

b. If you have not exercised before, you have exercised but are recovering from an injury or are regressing in your running, or you often get colds or flu or have allergies, subtract 5.

c. If you have been exercising for up to two years with no real problems and have not had colds or flu more than once or twice a year, subtract 0.

d. If you have been exercising for more than two years without any problems, making progress in competition without injury, add 5.

Let’s apply these numbers relative to the Maffetone formula:

If you are 30 years old and fit into category b: 180 - 30 = 150, and

150 - 5 = 145. This is your maximum aerobic heart rate.

Subtract another ten beats to find your aerobic zone: 145 - 10 = 135.

For efficient base-building, you should train within this range during

your aerobic work out.

Revving your heart too fast could lead to trouble, because heart attacks appear to start

in the brain and not necessarily in the heart.

Note: Recall seminars where we tested heart rate

and muscles

Recent research shows that a heart attack is

primarily an electrical event rather than the

results of a blood clot. When the heart beats faster than the brain wants to allow, that

spells trouble. Clots can form and heart problems

are more likely.

While statistics show that men are more prone to heart attacks than women are, the blunt truth is

that the American Heart Association predicts everyone will eventually develop heart

disease and it is only a matter of time until symptoms appear.

Heart attack and stroke are America’s number one and three

killers, respectively.

Here is the point: An EKG checks the heart, but it cannot check the

brain’s power to manage the heart. Most people exercise too hard and run the risk of becoming

another heart disease statistic. It’s like they unknowingly unplug their heart from their brain and

problems develop.

Unhealthy heart habits are painless until that one fatal episode, and that

means trouble. That is how heart disease got the nickname, “The Silent Killer”.

The stricter you are with your heart rate, the

harder it will be to reach your

target range, and the healthier your brain becomes.

Aerobic exercise – done properly – quickens the right kind of nerve

signals from the muscles and joints straight to the brain. That turns on

the systems that regulate heart rate.

Broad-based aerobic control is crucial for proper heart health.

Daily moderate exercise – within

strict heart rate limits – not only builds

heart muscle, but it also stimulates the brain and manages

the heartbeat.

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