Nature's Way HeartCare Standardized Hawthorn, 160 mg per serving, 120 Tablets

Highly recommended!!!

Am in my 60's and had been experiencing palpitations and/or arrhythmias fairly often (even more so during pollen season.) This went on for several years; my EKGs were all normal and I do not take or need BP meds. I decided to try Hawthorn. As I thoroughly research supplements, I was impressed when reading about this particular brand: "HeartCare contains the actual Hawthorn extract used in research studies. It supports efficient heart muscle metabolism by helping improve its oxygen and energy utilization. Contains 18.75% Oligomeric Procyanidins (OPCs) - While many other Hawthorn extracts contain Vitexin from the plants berries, HeartCare is standardized to oligomeric procyanidins extracted from the leaves and flowers for optimal effectiveness." I take just one a day and have had zero palpitations in a year of using these. FYI, OPCs are excellent free radical scavengers and are also very good for eye health and the relief of pain and swelling of the legs caused by chronic venous insufficiency. As I've begun developing symptoms of the latter, I will be upping my dose to 2-3 tabs per day...up to 6 tabs/day can be taken. (If I remember, I will update this review in a few months re the leg issue.

48 persons found it helpful

Worth the cost despite coloring agent…

I had been taking a different hawthorn berry when I read in my Herbal Healing book by an author I respect that this Nature's Way Heart Care was one of the best on the market, so I hunted for it and bought 2 bottles. I know some folks complain about how much to take, but I try to keep everything in perspective. If I were getting medications from a pharmacy even if once a month how much would each pill cost. I have friends who's medicine costs them $30 to $100 a pill. this is 120 tablets in each container, do the math. Two pills $60 to $200 per day. Four per day $120 to $400 per day. Do they work? I'm still among the living. I'll tell my family to update when I die. Anyway, every 'body' is different, just like one medicine doesn't work for all, one herb doesn't either. UPDATE: just recently had a wellness checkup, my BP went from 140/78 to 112/70. I'll continue using Nature's Way. My one and only complaint is the red color, they use 'carmine' which comes from squashed bugs, if they want a pink color BEET juice works so much better. Here's hoping they change the coloring agent!!

47 persons found it helpful

Best Heart Care Ever!

Before I started taking [Hawthorn] my BP was 151 over 94 and a month after taking these tablets it is 123 over 77! Now if that don`t change your mind about Hawthorn Extract nothing will.Since my first bottle I have bought another bottle.Thanks Natures Wa

45 persons found it helpful

Heart function

I have been using Natures Way " "Heartcare" for over a year now. I take 3 tablets once a day and this is working for me. A doctor told me to try Hawthorn leaf extract standardized to 18.75% oligomeric procyanidins 30 mg. I could only find one listed on the internet. I was surprise at the low price. I had been paying much more over the years for my Hawthorn leaf extract. My heart issues are serious enough that I had a Pacemaker now for over 15 years. I believe this is by far the best investment I have made for my heart functions. I wrote this little review hoping to help at least one dear person out there. God bless you. With Love, Jo

43 persons found it helpful

This really works!

I am 53 and my blood pressure before taking Heart Care by Nature's Way was usually around 140-160/85-95. High Blood Pressure also runs in my family although we are all extremely thin and eat a diet heavy in fish, rice and veggies (I'm asian). My grandfather died from complications from untreated high blood pressure (he died from kidney failure resulting from HBP). Both my parents are on medications for their high blood pressure and I really want to avoid that if I can. I exercise, eat right and my blood pressure was still high! (and I have a stressful job). I started taking Nature's Way Heart Care 2x a day (pills are small and easy to swallow)with meals,about 3 months ago and it took a couple of months for me to see any consistent effect but my blood pressure (even with my still stressful job) is now consistently 120-130/70-80 which is normal range. I am thrilled! This stuff really works

33 persons found it helpful

BP is good & irregular heartbeat is no more

I used this to wean myself off Metaprolol, did it gradually, about 1 month. Have been taking 2/day for about 3 months now & will try reducing to 1x/day. BP is good & irregular heartbeat is no more. I swear by this stuff

29 persons found it helpful

Works!

I ordered this as an alternative to high blood pressure meds because of their side effects. It took about a month, but it really did make a difference. Now most of my BP readings are in the normal range. Personally, I don't believe that a person with "normal" blood pressure will always have BP readings in the normal range due to factors such as stress, exercise, etc. so I think that this supplement's effect on me is awesome. I also noticed my heart rate slowed a bit after taking this product. The pills are small and very easy to swallow. I did find it to be more effective for me at the maximum dose indicated on the label. I have not felt any side effects from this supplement. I have recommended this product to a friend for high blood pressure and he also has shown improvement

29 persons found it helpful

Great Blood Pressure Supplement…Use Caution

I've been taking Hawthorn berry extract for some time now. But it was part of a multi supplement that contained a very small dose of it. I decided to beef up the Hawthorne dose after reading so much here and other places online about its success in larger doses for high blood pressure. I decided to stop making my doctor rich and leave all the BS I was putting up with behind quite a while ago and treat my high BP naturally. I have been very successful with it for some time now. But I am always looking for and adjusting the dosages and brands of natural treatments to see if there is a better, and perhaps cheaper alternative. I've been on this Natures Way Hawthorn extract for about a month now and it has been working great. In fact its working so well that I have even been able to cut the dose I was taking in half. It's powerful stuff indeed for a natural supplement, and I suggest caution if you are new to a natural treatment of high BP, and/or new to Hawthorne berry. As stated before, I am no newbie to to natural treatment, and am well knowledgeable on other popular supplements for high BP such as garlic bulb, lycopene, apple cider vinegar, and CoQ10. If you decide to try this Hawthorne extract, or Hawthorne berry under any other brand, I strongly suggest you start off with the smallest dose and keep track of your BP readings. Then add to it if needed. Work yourself up to the proper dose and be especially careful if you are mixing this with a prescription medication. (I don't suggest anyone on a prescription med stop taking it as they experiment with new natural remedies. Keep careful track of your BP and ween yourself off the prescription slowly, if you are successful enough to do so). In conclusion, this Natures Way brand is one of the freshest and best priced Hawthorne extract supplements on the market in my opinion. Its always available here on Amazon, and is just the right strength to really experiment with your dosage. And best of all it's been very effective for me, as well as many other reviewers here. I highly recommend it indeed... :

28 persons found it helpful

I'm a believer

This product is the real deal. I started taking it to reduce my dependence on medication for high blood pressure, and when I went in for my regular check-up my doctor was floored at the difference it made. I was able to cut my bp med in HALF. Please take into consideration you have to take it for about 3 weeks for the benefits to start to appear, although my blood pressure started coming down at about the 10-day mark. The pills are small and easy to take, no side effects I could detect, and the dosage seemed equal in each pill. I was skeptical at first, but I'm a believer now

25 persons found it helpful

Very good supplement

The extract in Heart Care appears to be the same one used in numerous studies available in abstract on pubmed. Unconcentrated hawthorn powder can have a relaxing quality, I find. This extract does not do that. The pills are very small and easy to swallow. Hawthorn takes quite a while to show results, usually a month to six weeks, so you have to keep it up. However, it can be used for a lifetime to nourish the heart muscle. At the higher recommended dosage, 6 per day, it apparently will help reverse atherosclerosis. I give this to my husband to keep his heart in shape (in addition to other supplements), because I do think it is effective, and because at the higher dose it is easier for me to get him to swallow 6 pills, since they are small. So why do I give this only four stars? Probably because for me-I have a slight arrhythmia from a scar on my heart stemming from a very bad bout with red measles at age 6-arjuna (terminalia arjuna, an ayurvedic tonic derived from the bark of a tree) is far more effective at calming and steadying my heart beat

22 persons found it helpful

Nature's Way HeartCare Standardized Hawthorn

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86 Reviews

Highly recommended!!!

Worth the cost despite coloring agent…

Best Heart Care Ever!

Heart function

This really works!

BP is good & irregular heartbeat is no more

Works!

Great Blood Pressure Supplement…Use Caution

I'm a believer

Very good supplement