Dr. Weyrich's Naturopathic Functional Medicine Notebook
Overview
Coronary Artery disease (CAD), which is also called Ischemic Heart Disease (IHD) or Coronary
Microvascular Disease, is due to
atherosclerosis
of the small blood vessels of the heart.
Please see
conventional, complementary, and alternative medical treatments
for important background information regarding the different types of medical treatments discussed on this page.
Naturopathic, Complementary, and Alternative treatments that may be considered include:
Etiology
Historical graphs (Figures 1 and 2 below) [King2000] show that the well-known rise of DM-2 and heart disease in
the United States over the past 50 years parallels the rise in the consumption of high-fructose corn syrup and other sweeteners (Figure 2), and the rise in the consumption
of vegetable oils (Figure 1). This historical data do not support the theory that consumption of animal fat including eggs is linked to DM-2 or heart disease.
Treatment
Naturopathic, Complementary, and Alternative Treatments
Neurotransmitter Balancing
Neuro Research [Hinz2015] reports that chronic diseases such as Coronary Artery
(Heart) Disease
can be benefited by balancing neurotransmitter levels in the body.
Dr. Weyrich has been trained in neurotransmitter balancing protocols, but has not treated
Coronary Artery Disease using this technique.