Opti-Heart

It may be argued that the heart is the most important muscle in the body. you live with it, you can’t live without it. It may beat up to 100,000 times per day, moving up to 2,000 gallons of blood through a “superhighway” of blood vessels.

Specialized cells in the heart generate their own electricity and set the pace for its vital rhythm and activity. A healthy heart and circulatory system is an absolute requirement for a healthy body, and statistics tell us that many Americans aren’t maintaining their hearts in peak condition.

A healthy heart requires an array of nutrients, ample oxygen and energy, and dynamic blood vessels. The heart and blood vessels need to be protected from the adverse effects of metabolic by products (e.g., homocysteine, free radicals, and oxidized LDL cholesterol) and toxins. Getting the right nutrients can support and strengthen your heart and blood vessel superhighway.

Research Shows Your Heart Needs These 7 Nutrients

Our heavily processed and synthesized world is taking a major toll on our hearts, creating the need to take extra steps to reach and maintain optimal heart health. Our hearts are getting bombarded by homocysteine, free radicals, and oxidized LDL cholesterol and toxins. This is creating nutrient deficiencies and the recipe for developing diseases.

It may be argued that the heart is the most important muscle in the body. You live with it; you can’t live without it. It may beat up to 100,000 times per day, moving up to 2,000 gallons of blood through a “superhighway” of blood vessels.

Specialized cells in the heart generate their own electricity and set the pace for its vital rhythm and activity. A healthy heart and circulatory system is an absolute requirement for a healthy body, and statistics tell us that many Americans aren’t maintaining their hearts in peak condition.

A healthy heart requires an array of nutrients, ample oxygen and energy, and dynamic blood vessels. Getting the right nutrients can support and strengthen your heart and blood vessel superhighway.

Getting the Key Nutrients

Optimal Longevi-D-K2 and Opti-BFF are two perfect choices when it comes to heart health. Longevi offers core nutrients to maintain a healthy heart, keeping calcium out of your blood and in your bones. Opti-BFF excels at optimizing blood flow, helping your blood vessel superhighway regain and maintain blood vessel flexibility.

Opti-Heart is a therapeutic glandular formula perfect for protecting your heart from metabolic byproducts of our lives and environment.

Opti-Heart’s Key Nutrients
Vitamin C - It is a key component in the production of collagen, the main protein found in blood vessel connective tissue. Prospective studies suggest that 100mg of vitamin C per day can support cardiovascular health. Other studies have provided evidence linking vitamin C to human cardiovascular disease.

“Analysis of the literature regarding groups at high risk for coronary heart disease reveals that men, the elderly, smokers, diabetics, hypertensives and perhaps oral estrogen-containing contraceptive users have lowered plasma vitamin C levels.”

Vitamin E - A fat-soluble antioxidant, vitamin E is shown to protect cell membranes and blood vessel endothelium. Vitamin E has been shown to increase oxidative resistance in vitro and prevent atherosclerotic plaque formation.

The irony here is that the American Heart Association does not support the use of vitamin E supplements to prevent cardiovascular disease, but recommends eating foods abundant in vitamin E.

This happens because synthetic vitamins aren’t the same as the whole food version, the real deal. So, if you have any patients that express concern over supplementing with vitamin E, explain the drastic difference between synthetic and whole food vitamins and minerals.

CoQ10, Magnesium & L-Carnitine - These three nutrients play critical roles in helping feed your ever-beating heart energy. Opti-Heart includes a carefully calculated amount of all three for complete nutritional support.

CoQ10 is naturally present in the human body, with the highest levels in the heart, liver, kidneys, and pancreas. It naturally works as an antioxidant and anti-inflammatory. One trial found that trial found that CoQ10 supplementation in patients with heart failure not only improved functional capacity, but also significantly reduced cardiovascular events and mortality.

Magnesium is an essential mineral for many biological processes, including heart function. A growing body of evidence from epidemiological studies, randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and meta-analyses have indicated inverse associations between Mg intake and cardiovascular diseases (CVD).

A 2017 study concluded that, “High Mg intake is associated with lower risk of major CV risk factors (mainly metabolic syndrome, diabetes and hypertension), stroke and total CVD.”

Plant-based L-carnitine has been shown to be beneficial but studies show that this same nutrient found in red meat has the opposite effect. “According to this work, published online in the journal Nature Medicine, eating red meat delivers L-carnitine to bacteria that live in the human gut. These bacteria digest L-carnitine and turn it into a compound called trimethylamine-N-oxide (TMAO).”9 Research at the Harvard School of Public Health has shown that people who eat the most processed meats have a higher overall risk of death.

On the flip side with plant-based L-carnitine, this nutrient “facilitates transport of long-chain fatty acids into the mitochondrial matrix, triggering cardioprotective effects through reduced oxidative stress, inflammation and necrosis of cardiac myocytes. Additionally, l-carnitine regulates calcium influx, endothelial integrity, intracellular enzyme release and membrane phospholipid content for sustained cellular homeostasis.”

Glandulars - Opti-Heart takes advantage of including safely sourced heart, spleen, and pituitary extracts from bovine glandulars out of Argentina. Together, they provide a complete array of tissue support for your heart.

5-methyltetrahydrofolate (5MTHF), Potassium, Hawthorn Extract, Taurine & L-Arginine - Five key nutrients that have been shown to support blood vessel health and a healthy heart beat.

5MTHF helps by lowering homocysteine levels, thus lowering the risk for heart attack, stroke and other degenerative diseases. Hawthorne appears to be a safe, effective, nontoxic agent in the treatment of CVD and ischemic heart disease.

“Several studies have reported beneficial effects of folates on endothelial function, a surrogate end point for cardiovascular risk. Consistently, observational studies have demonstrated an association between folate levels and cardiovascular morbidity and mortality.”

Studies show that too little potassium can contribute to cardiovascular disease. Getting potassium to optimal levels can reduce the risk of cardiovascular diseases, such as high blood pressure, heart disease, and stroke. A research team led by Dr. Yabing Chen at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and the Birmingham VA Medical Center found that a high-potassium diet reduced calcification and stiffness.

Taurine can improve lipid profile, lower BP, and act as an antioxidant and act as an effective anti-inflammatory agent.5 This nutrient is shown to help reduce your risk of developing cardiovascular disease. Studies show it reduces high blood pressure by decreasing the resistance to blood flow in your blood vessel walls. It may also minimize nerve impulses in your brain that increase blood pressure.

L-arginine further helps improve blood flow, especially in your heart. A 2016 study conducted by Zahra Bahadoran, et al concluded, “Higher intake of plant derived L-arginine may have a protective effect whereas animal-derived L-arginine may be a risk factor for development of hypertension and CHD events.”6 Opti-Heart’s L-arginine is sourced purely from plants.

The takeaway: Getting the right nutrients can support and strengthen your heart and blood vessel superhighway.

When to Take Opti-Heart

OPTI-HEART provides micronutrients, antioxidants, amino acids, herbs, and glandulars to help support heart health. The glandulars in the formula give Opti-Heart that push needed to elevate it to therapeutic level.

This formula contains key nutrients like vitamin C, E and Selenium with a total of 14 research-backed ingredients shown to have a positive impact on heart health. By extracting nutrients, enzymes, hormones and so on from the glands, these ingredients help replace what your body isn’t producing efficiently on its own. When your heart needs an extra dose of healing, these glandular ingredients are shown to help you recover faster.

All these ingredients are sourced for purity and potency, and predigested to create up to 300% better absorption.