Ever since I married hubby many years ago his heart health has always been a concern in the back of my mind. His grandfather died of a heart attack when hubby was 7 years old and his father had open heart surgery years ago. Add to that his standard american diet and I could end up a basket case with worry. Now there is no way hubby will drink one of my herbal tea concoctions or take an herbal tincture but I can get him to pop a pill, remember the cayenne capsules incident? Yes, he has forgiven me and is still willing to take any capsule I throw at him. So I decided to do a little research on some heart healthy herbs, which were quite a few mind you, and came up with what I thought would work best for him and maybe they will work for you also.
The Recipe
4 parts hawthorn berry powder
2 parts turmeric root powder
2 parts alfalfa leaf (grind into a powder) or nettles
1 part cayenne powder
1 part garlic powder
00 or 0 capsules - I prefer the 00 because they hold more herb, three 00 capsules are equal to about 1 teaspoon
Capsule Machine
2 parts turmeric root powder
2 parts alfalfa leaf (grind into a powder) or nettles
1 part cayenne powder
1 part garlic powder
00 or 0 capsules - I prefer the 00 because they hold more herb, three 00 capsules are equal to about 1 teaspoon
Capsule Machine
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Grind your alfalfa leaf into a powder following one of the options here. Mix in the other herbs and stir together until well incorporated. Big Woman is the master en-capsulator (as we refer to her) around here so she filled the capsules following the instructions here. She is also the one that makes sure her Daddy takes these every day. Take two capsules with each meal for a total of 6 capsules a day.
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Why These Herbs?
- Hawthorn is rich in bioflavooids, antioxidants, and procyanidins, all which feed and tone the heart. It is known as the "heart" herb. Click here for more information on the healing properties of hawthorn berry.
- We learned all about the heart tonic benefits of cayenne here.
- Turmeric can help lower blood cholesterol and can prevent the formation of blood clots. It is also one of those wonder herbs that is useful and healing for most anything that ails you.
- I included alfalfa because of the high nutrient content and hubby can use as many nutrients in his diet as I can sneak:). You don't want to include this herb though if taking any blood thinning medication, replace it with nettles.
- Garlic is a wonderful cardiac herb that not only helps the body regulate blood pressure but can also clear plaque from the arteries.
Where Do I Get Everything to Make These?
I love Mountain Rose Herbs and Bulk Herb Store and as you can see from the photo above, I use them both. Mountain Rose Herbs has a larger selection of herbs and they also have the choice of a smaller 4 oz. amount while Bulk Herb Store herbs come in 8 oz. amounts. Bulk Herb Store also offers herb blends like this Heart Health Herba-Smoothie Mix, you can put this blend into capsules or throw into smoothies and use as a sprinkle on foods. I purchased my capsule machine from Amazon as well as the 00 capsules.
