Nature's Way Hawthorn Berries, Traditional Heart Health Support*, 100 ct

My favorite product for heart health.

good quality

I have a heart arrythmia. This Hawthorne berry supplement did the trick for me. I take this when needed. However, before trying any supplement, especially for your heart, please consult with your physician .

Product okay

The Nature's Way Hawthorn Berries works okay. I use it for blood flow and to keep blood pressure low. I have had no problems taking these, or have had any negative affects. But, each person is different. Recommendations say to take 3 capsules 3 times a day. They are gluten-free as noted on the bottle. Bottle has 180 capsules. Ingredients on label show 1.53 grams per serving which is 3 capsules. That would be 0.51 grams or 510 mg per capsule. The capsules are vegetarian capsules. Before taking hawthorn, talk with your healthcare professional if you take any medications. It has major interactions with several prescription medications. Hawthorn is a plant. The leaves, berries, and flowers of hawthorn are used to make medicine. Hawthorn can help improve the amount of blood pumped out of the heart during contractions, widen the blood vessels, and increase the transmission of nerve signals. Hawthorn also seems to have blood pressure-lowering activity, according to early research. It seems to cause relaxing of the blood vessels farther from the heart. It seems that this effect is due to a component in hawthorn called proanthocyanidin. Some people use hawthorn for digestive system complaints such as indigestion, diarrhea, and stomach pain. It is also used to reduce anxiety, as a sedative, to increase urine output, and for menstrual problems. Research suggests that hawthorn can lower cholesterol, low density lipoprotein (LDL, or “bad cholesterol”), and triglycerides (fats in the blood). It seems to lower accumulation of fats in the liver and the aorta (the largest artery in the body, located near the heart). Hawthorn fruit extract may lower cholesterol by increasing the excretion of bile, reducing the formation of cholesterol, and enhancing the receptors for LDLs. It also seems to have antioxidant activity. Hawthorn is used for diseases of the heart and blood vessels such as congestive heart failure (CHF), chest pain, and irregular heartbeat. It is also used to treat both low blood pressure and high blood pressure, “hardening of the arteries” (atherosclerosis), and high cholesterol. So far, research suggests that hawthorn might be effective in treating congestive heart failure, but there hasn’t been enough research on other heart-related uses to know if it is effective for them. Hawthorn is also used to treat tapeworm and other intestinal infections. Some people apply hawthorn to the skin for boils, sores, and ulcers. Hawthorn preparations are used as a wash for sores, itching, and frostbite. You will find hawthorn among the ingredients in candied fruit slices, jam, jelly, and wine.

Nature's Way herbal Hawthorn berry supplements are very useful and help lower.my blood pressure. You still need to check with your physician as to what you can do for your own blood pressure

Though the research is scant, what I could find would seem to indicate you can't take these with Metoprolol, however, I found other articles that say you can. So I experimented with only one capsule along with my 50mg of Metoprolol that I take in the morning and at night and found no ill affects. I have kept upping the dose to 3 capsules in the morning and 3 at night with my regular regimen. Since I have afib, I find it important to note that the Hawthorne seems to help with the constant flutters I seem to have. Now, if I don't take it, I notice the afib comes back more pronounced. I believe this to be psychological since one can get used to no afib symptoms quite easily, and then notice when they reoccur. I'm one of those rare patients that can detect his afib before the machinery at the hospital can, I can usually tell an attack is coming on 30 seconds before the heart monitor can. I was hoping to use Hawthorne as a substitute for Metoprolol so I could cut back on the pharma, but my experiments have been for nought. I had hoped to reduce hand numbness, weight gain, shortness of breath and a few other classic Metoprolol symptoms that are typically reported by users of the drug. But, so far, I have only detected an improvement in afib symptoms. Like all herbs, be sure to check with your doc. My doc said he couldn't find anything about it, so he advised I try it with caution. He wasn't aware of anything bad (or good for that matter) happening to patients who use Hawthorne. What I've found is only empirical evidence at best, so use with caution, your heart problems may differ from mine.

True to product what u order is what u get

Not helping too much with hypertension.

Used for heart health... It's working!!

Excellent product and fast delivery

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Horrible product. It spikes the blood sugar levels. Anyone consuming this product should check their blood sugar levels & know for themselves. Why do you need to add sugar with hawthorn unnecessarily? Had to throw away the bottle.