Overview of Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)
Complimentary and alternative treatments for congestive heart failure that are considered below include:
- Neurotransmitter Balancing
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Complimentary and alternative treatments for congestive heart failure that are considered below include:
Please see conventional, complimentary and alternative medical treatments for important background information regarding the different types of medical treatments discussed below.
Various practitioners have reported success treating CHF associated with concurrent hypothyroidism, with shrinkage of enlarged heart within weeks of treatment for hypothyroidism. In these cases, shrinkage of the enlargement is attributed to resolution of myxedema of the myocardium [Zondek1918], [Fahr1925], [Starr2005, pg 129].
Neuro Research [Hinz2015] reports that chronic diseases such as heart failure can be benefited by balancing neurotransmitter levels in the body.
Dr. Weyrich has been trained in neurotransmitter balancing protocols, but has not treated heart failure using this technique.
Please see What is Neurotransmitter Balancing? for more information.