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.

Pradaxa may lead to uncontrollable bleeding

       Earlier this year, a study conducted by researchers Ken Uchino from Cleveland Clinic and MD Adrian V. Hernandez, involving seven clinics and 30,514 patients revealed that patients who are taking the anticoagulant drug Pradaxa may present a 33% higher risk of heart attack or heart disease than patients who were taking other drugs such as warfarin.

Researchers Ken Uchino and Adrian Hernandez concluded that : "The risk of [heart attack] or acute coronary syndrome is increased with [Pradaxa] compared with various control treatments, which include adjusted-dose warfarin, [Lovenox], or placebo.

Even though Pradaxa was found to have some great benefits in preventing strokes,does that outweigh its risks?



It may be hard to tell,but what is certain is that this is not the first warning signal about Pradaxa.

Only one year after it was launched, FDA issued a safety alert regarding the risks of internal bleeding in patients using Pradaxa. This may have come as a result of over 117 deaths over the spawn of only one year and numerous other reports of injuries after using Pradaxa.


The problem with this drug is that unlike other anticoagulants, it does not have an antidote. That means that every time someone is experiencing some severe problems after using Pradaxa and finds himself in need of emergency treatment , the only option is to undergo dialysis, that is to mechanically remove the substance from the patient's blood stream which may take several hours. Hours that a patient may not have .


Just a couple a months ago, an 83 year old man died after suffering a hit on the head from a minor fall. It was not the impact that killed him , in fact what proved to be fatal for him was the uncontrollable internal bleeding.


Usually when they get patients with severe bleeding, doctors will try to stop that by using an intravenous fluids or a protein called recombinant factor VIIa. Unfortunately these procedures are useless for patients who have been using Pradaxa . Not even a dose of Vitamin K which worked perfectly with warfarin can be of help. By the time doctors can remove Pradaxa from the system through dialysis , the patient may have already lost too much blood .


It is a grim view for the elderly folk knowing that a simple fall or injury may prove fatal for them .