Keep Your Heart Strong and Healthy with Traditional Chinese Medicine

(NaturalNews) Traditional Chinese Medicine offers ways to keep the Heart healthy and strong, even when a person does not have typical symptoms of heart disease.

Heart health is fundamental to whole body health. Many people have a family history of heart disease, high cholesterol and/or high blood pressure. The standard American diet contributes to high rates of heart disease in this country. Some people have symptoms correlating to heart conditions: heart palpitations, heart pain, shortness of breath, and fatigue after light exertion. Hypothyroid conditions can also put us at risk for heart disease.

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