29 March 2020

Heart and Circulatory Health

The circulatory system in the human body is one of the primary and most important systems together with the central nervous system and immune system.

The circulatory system consists of the blood vessels (arteries, veins and capillaries) and the lymphatic vessels. Arteries carry oxygenated blood from the lungs to the organs and tissues. They also carry nutrients, hormones, immune system cells and other life giving substances to the cells and organs. The capillaries supply the organs and cells with blood from the arteries and connect to the veins which carry de-oxygenated blood and carbon dioxide back to the lungs. Waste material can be transported in the blood vessels to the organs of detoxification and elimination, namely, the liver, kidneys and sweat glands. The lymphatic vessels carry immune system cells, proteins, toxins, pathogens (germs such as viruses, bacteria, fungi and parasites) and waste material.

The heart is the main pump organ of the circulatory system, assisted by the muscles which help the arteries to carry blood to the organs and tissues. The blood vessels cover the entire body, consisting of kilometers of large and small and very small vessels. These vessels can be damaged by poor diet, fried food, sugar, oxidized fat, foreign chemicals, smoking, drugs, pharmaceuticals, excess cholesterol and triglycerides, acids (e.g. uric acid), germs, high blood pressure, stress hormones and free radicals from the body’s own metabolism and from the environment, such as pollution.

If you are concerned about your heart and circulatory health or suffer from any cardiovascular (heart and circulation) conditions, book a consultation with Dr Steven Gunn (MBChB.BSc.CVIT) for a full integrative health assessment, with diagnostics and integrative medicine treatments.

The circulatory system in the human body is one of the primary and most important systems together with the central nervous system and immune system.