Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Healthy substitutes for blood thinning drugs


We went through some of the dangers of anticoagulant drugs, and we saw how some are more dangerous than others. Unfortunately, patients often see themselves in the situation where they don't have a choice whether to take or not to take these products.
In the U.S. heart diseases and thick blood mostly due to an unhealthy style of living is still a big issue . When it comes to heart problems we found ourselves among the first nations on the list so many rush up to overcome their condition with blood thinning drugs that sometimes, like we demonstrated in the previous posts can prove to be fatal.
While writing this article a phrase from Deepak Chopra comes to my mind: "Commercials on television push the same message – “Take your vitamins”, but balanced diet of fresh nutritious foods is still the ideal way to get the vitamins.
With that in mind lets turn our head to some more natural alternatives that , even if they don't work as fast, at least we can trust them to do little to no damage to our bodies.

  • First on our list is fish, more precisely fish rich in Omega 3  like cod and salmon is known to be one of the best way of reducing blood thickness.
  • If spicy food is your thing , than you're in luck .Foods with high levels of salicylates are great to keep your levels of cholesterol in check and also to prevent blood thickness,but be careful not to over do it . Too spicy and it may affect your kidney and liver.
  • From spicy foods we go to another remedy that stings your tongue - ginger. You can use ginger in your diet to reduce the risk of inflammation in the body and the risk for cardiovascular disease.
  • Speaking of cardiovascular disease, be sure to eat a lot of dried fruits and berries. Fruits like raisins, cranberries, prunes and cherries are the nature's wonder product when it comes to cardiovascular health.
  • There is no other such wonder product when we talk about blood health and healthy blood circulation like Gingko biloba. This chinese remedy has been for thousands of years and that speaks for itself.
  • Last but not least - exercise. It's hard having a healthy body, no matter how careful you are with your diet if you live a sedentary life. There's no need to go run the marathon every day as simple workout routines that could take only a few minutes of your daily time have been proved to be most beneficial for your body if done regulate.


This is a list of things that may reduce the risk of heart problems and the risk of you having to take drugs to prevent heart problems in the future. These are natural substitutes to blood thinning drugs like Pradaxa , but I would advise you to check with your doctor first,before starting your own personal blood thinning diet.


2 comments:

  1. Balanced diet is still the best way to avoid diseases but our lifestyles nowadays makes it hard for us to follow most of these diets that's why we are now relying on other alternatives in preventing strokes. The Warfarin and Paradaxa are two of the most widely used alternatives, however, these alternatives poses another risks.
    The use of Warfarin requires frequent blood tests to monitor the blood clots. Since its effect is inhibiting the production of vitamin K, a specific diet must be followed otherwise everything might fall apart.
    Pradaxa on the other hand is an effective drug as far as blood thinning is concerned however its effects cannot be reversed unlike Warfarin. So if ever you'll get injured or get wounded the blood will continue to flow extensively. In fact, this drug received a lot of lawsuits.
    Try to read this http://www.rotlaw.com/pradaxa/.

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  2. I am taking pradaxa for the pass six months now and I don't know if I have any side effects from it, but can you tell me please if I can eat prunes while taking pradaxa

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