Info: 250 ml Tincture Bottle
Diseases of the heart are the second leading cause of deaths and of disability-adjusted life years lost in Canada, so it only makes sense to do what we can to maintain adequate blood flow and lower the risks of plaque building up in the arteries. HeartBeat is a combination of nine different herbs to help maintain and support cardiovascular health and support peripheral circulation, to enable you to be proactive.
Info: 250 ml Tincture Bottle
Diseases of the heart are the second leading cause of deaths and of disability-adjusted life years lost in Canada, so it only makes sense to do what we can to maintain adequate blood flow and lower the risks of plaque building up in the arteries. HeartBeat is a combination of nine different herbs to help maintain and support cardiovascular health and support peripheral circulation, to enable you to be proactive.
Product Notes:
HeartBeat Cardio Tonic - Circulatory Health
Because there can be multiple factors underlying heart disease, Heartbeat contains a mixture of ingredients with antioxidant or lipid-lowering or other properties to address many of them simultaneously. Some, such as Arjuna and Hawthorn can be classified as cardiotonics, which are used to increase the efficiency and improve the ability of the heart muscle itself to contract. Others (and there is a lot of overlap, here, since Arjuna and Motherwort, e.g., do both) such as Cayenne, Garlic, Linden, Motherwort, Southern Prickly Ash, Turmeric/Curcumin and Reishi have more of a cardioprotective effect, here, to counteract certain stresses placed on the heart and/or blood vessels, such as inflammation, oxidative damage, high blood pressure, and plaque buildup.
When we put them all together and take 2 ml a day with our meals, we could go a long way to keeping the old ticker in tip-top condition.
St. Francis Heart Beat Ingredients:
Each ml contains:
Hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna, flower, leaf, and berry): 0.18 ml (1:4; QCE 45 mg)
Arjuna (Terminalia arjuna, bark): 0.18 ml (1:4; QCE 45 mg)
Garlic (Allium sativum, bulbs): 0.14 ml (1:1; QCE 140 mg)
Linden (Tilia x europaea, blossoms): 0.14 ml (1:4; QCE 35 mg)
Reishi (Ganoderma lucidum, fruiting body): 0.12 ml (1:4; QCE 30 mg)
Motherwort (Leonurus cardiaca, aerial parts): 0.098 ml (1:4; QCE 24 mg)
Turmeric (Curcuma longa, root): 0.08 ml (1:4; QCE 20 mg)
Southern Prickly Ash (Zanthoxylum clava-herculis, bark): 0.05 ml (1:4; QCE 12.5 mg)
Cayenne (Capsicum annuum, fruit): 0.013 ml (1:6; QCE 2 mg)
Non-medicinal ingredients: Distilled water, Certified Organic Alcohol, Certified Organic Vegetable Glycerine.
QCE = Quantity Crude Equivalent
Suggested Usage:
Adults: Take 2 mL (60 drops) 3 times daily in a little water, along with a meal/some food (to avoid digestive upset). Store bottle at room temperature.
Warnings:
Do not take St. Francis HeartBeat if you are pregnant or breastfeeding or have a bile duct obstruction. Consult a healthcare practitioner prior to use if you have diabetes, stomach ulcers or inflammation, or gallstones, or if you are taking protease inhibitors, antiplatelet medication or blood thinners. Hypersensitivity (e.g. allergy) has been known to occur; in which case, discontinue use.
Health Canada Natural Product Number: 80036782.
Supporting Science:
Hawthorn:
- “Effect of crataegus usage in cardiovascular disease prevention: an evidence-based approach.” Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine: eCAM, 2013.
- “Polyphenolic Composition of Crataegus monogyna Jacq.: From Chemistry to Medical Applications.” Nutrients, 2015.
Arjuna:
- “Revisiting Terminalia arjuna - An Ancient Cardiovascular Drug.” Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine, 2014.
Garlic:
- “Advances in the study of vascular related protective effect of garlic (Allium sativum) extract and compounds.” The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry, 2024.
- “Garlic for Cardiovascular Disease: Prevention or Treatment?” Current Pharmaceutical Design, 2017.
Linden:
“Antioxidant properties, phenolics and flavonoids content of some economically important plants from North-west Indian Himalaya.” Natural Product Research, 2022.
Reishi:
- “The beneficial effects of Ganoderma lucidum on cardiovascular and metabolic disease risk.” Pharmaceutical Biology, 2021.
Motherwort:
- “Leonurus cardiaca L. as a Source of Bioactive Compounds: An Update of the European Medicines Agency Assessment Report.” BioMed Research International, 2019.
Turmeric:
- “Curcumin, the golden spice in treating cardiovascular diseases.” Biotechnology Advances, 2020.
“Turmeric and its bioactive constituents trigger cell signaling mechanisms that protect against diabetes and cardiovascular diseases.” Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, 2021.
Cayenne:
- “Capsaicin may have important potential for promoting vascular and metabolic health.” Open Heart, 2015.
- “Chili pepper intake and all-cause and disease-specific mortality.” International Journal for Vitamin and Nutrition Research, 2023.