Tikva Heart was formulated for our founder after he had a widow maker heart attack. He was put on 6 different medications that caused all kinds of side effects.
We originally formulated Tikva Heart for him, to help him get off his medications and so when we looked at the hundreds of nutritional supplements and their thousands of clinical trials, we only chose to include nutrients that had clinical trials showing that they were not only effective but safe to take with most major medications. Since 2003 (20+ years) Tikva Heart has been helping people to reduce or eliminate their medications over time, but most of our customers begin on one or more medications.
That being said if you have any concerns, we always recommend that you consult with your doctor before starting on any supplements.
Tikva is a powerful formula. Just because it is natural, don’t think that the ingredients aren’t strong enough to affect your bodily functions. They need to be to optimize your health.
Therefore, consult with your doctor if you are taking:
vasodilators such as nitroglycerin, Viagra™, or Levitra , etc.), taking strong anticoagulants (such as warfarin, Coumadin , or heparin, etc.), are type 1 diabetic, suffer from kidney problems, liver disorder, Crohn’s disease, rheumatoid arthritis, genital herpes or if you have had shingles.
Do not take this product if:
You are pregnant, lactating, have brain or ocular herpes, Wilson’s disease, are a hemophiliac, or are under 23 years of age.Do not take Tikva with L-lysine. The L-arginine and the L-lysine compete with each other. If you have had shingles or herpes, you can take 500 mg of l-lysine 2 hours after Tikva and this will help to prevent an outbreak.
Special Note:Â Discontinue use of Tikva 1 week prior to surgery as this product contains natural blood thinning nutrients
Most people do not experience any side effects:
It is rare, but some people go through a detox which could cause diarrhea, gas or a headache. This is not common and typically goes away after the first week or 2. If it does occur, we recommend stopping the product and letting your body settle down and then starting again at half a scoop and slowly working up to a whole scoop.