Palpitations

Racing of the heart beat can be caused by a lot of different factors, from menopause and allergies to fear and sexual excitement.

Palpitations may be a response to an emergency or they can come from too much coffee, tea, alcohol, nicotine, or some medical drugs. A sudden infusion of certain chemicals or hormones into the bloodstream can also disturb the heart beat. Inhaled aerosol propellants can cause heart rate to race or become irregular.

There are two types of arrhythmias:

Tachycardia - meaning too fast of a heart beat, more than 100 beats per minute.

Bradycardia - meaning too slow of a heart beat, fewer than 60 beats per minute.

Resting heart rate should be between 60 and 100 beats per minute.

Symptoms

Keep in mind that occasional disturbances of the heartbeat are common and usually harmless. Signs of more serious irregular heart beats (arrhythmias) include the following:

* recurrent palpitations that give you an uncomfortable awareness of your heartbeat. The racing of the heart take a form of a strong pulse in the neck, the heart feels like it is flip- flopping, or there is a fluttering, thumping, or pounding feeling, or a racing beat in the chest.

* chest discomfort, weakness, fainting, sweating, shortness of breath, confusion, or dizziness.

Most people know when it’s time to go see their doctor because the heart racing feeling has become uncomfortable.

There are a number of effective herbal remedies that will reduce erratic and fast heart beats without having any adverse effects on the heart.

A common occurrence is the speeding up of the heart rate due to anxiety and stress. Here is an excellent basic mixture for this problem.

     Motherwort  -  2 parts
     Mistletoe   -  1 parts
     Valerian    -  1 parts

Broom

Bugleweed

Mistletoe

Motherwort

Passion Flower

Valerian

Hawthorn Berries

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