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diabetes: facing the challenge, part 3KTUU, AK - Nov 22, 2007. dealt. genetics is one card. high blood pressure definitely makes diabetes worse. i have low blood pressure. that’s a great card to get. keeping it low, .

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Controlling High Blood Pressure the Natural Way
Of the countless ailments that rack the human machine,
high blood pressure is one of the easiest to prevent
and one of the most responsive to treatment.

Who gets high blood pressure? Should you panic if you or someone you love develops hypertension? How can you help yourself, even if you’re in a high-risk group?

High blood pressure is commonly the result of an unhealthy lifestyle, and it can almost always be controlled–without debilitating medications–simply by eating the right foods, taking the proper herb and vitamin supplements, getting the correct types of exercise, and practicing such stress-reducing techniques as meditation, visualization, tai chi, and yoga. This book gives you a firm grip on all these tools. Start using them today to build yourself a healthy, circulation-friendly life.

FEATURING:
- A triple-threat healing program that not only revitalizes your circulation system but also boosts your overall health
- A thirty-day food regimen–ninety full menus for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, plus many recipes for delicious foods to eat as you control hypertension

Customer Review: not enough information
I found this book to be a summary of all the collective knowledge I have previously obtained on the subject of high blood pressure. I purchased the book looking forward to following their suggested eating plan, however, the receipes do not contain any information with respect to number of servings, calories, sodium content, fat content, etc. You never quite know if that Spinach Pie you just wolfed down was meant to be shared amongst 2 or 6 people. Because of this, I had to give up as I just don’t have the time to calculate appropriate servings size, etc.

Less salt means lower blood pressureSydney Morning Herald, Australia - Nov 18, 2007Simply avoiding pre-salted foods and not adding salt to foods can result in a modest but statistically significant reduction in blood pressure, .

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Mayo Clinic on High Blood Pressure
Customer Review: Well done introduction
This book is a nice summary of the subject covering the technical background of high blood pressure as well as treatments-including diet and exercise and drug therapy. Although most of us have primary hypertension-caused by hereditary factors, some have secondary hypertension, ie as a symptom of underlying conditions. The book does name the two most common ones: renal artery stenosis (RAS), about 1/100 odds and pheochromocytoma, about 1/1000 odds. Those taking heavier than three meds to control high blood pressure should be evaluated for these conditions (though some say the odds are so low, the tests are not worth the cost).

Most useful is the obesity table and the relationship that to lose wt, your daily calorie intake should be no increased than 10 times your weight in pounds or 22 times your weight in kilograms.

The book includes a well written overview of drug classes and how they are commonly used, which combinations are preferred. Nearly every commercial medication offered has clinical data showing that it saves lives under some circumstances. Those studies tend to encourage combinations of drugs-even higher than does avoidance of unacceptable side effects. The drugs list seems current and up to date. But one should not rely on their brief summaries of side effects. Read your package inserts and research them on line to learn what side effects are potentially a problem with the drugs prescribed for you.

The book includes a few recipes and menus, but we seem to get into the same classical paradox. So much is written about healthy diet that its tough to weave a menu that truly sticks to the straight and narrow. We have the usual rabbit food-salads and veggies, served without salt or fat containing sauces blended with minor amounts of fish and chicken. They clearly do not believe in the low carb diet. And heavy fish eaters might want to worry about mercury.

Serious healthy eaters will want a fresh complete heart healthy cookbook, of which there are several.

This book is a nice introduction to the subject. It should help most patients who want to communicate better with their doctors and especially understand what it is they are trying to tell you. Index. List of resources and their web addresses.

Benicar Reductions In Seated Systolic Blood Pressure For Stage 2 .eMaxHealth.com, NC - May 22, 2007Hypertension, also known as high blood pressure, affects approximately 72 million people in the United States and approximately one billion worldwide. .

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Eat to Beat High Blood Pressure
Lower your blood pressure in just two weeks with major than 300 flavorful easy recipes and an innovative diet plan. With over 200 stunning full-color photos, this comprehensive guide will help you quickly and easily lower your blood pressure. Each recipe includes a nutritional analysis, cooking tips, flavor substitutions, and health benefits.

Dog Flu Diet and DiseasesAspirin lowers risk of High Blood Pressure in PregnancyInsider Medicine, Canada - 11 hours agoDrugs such as aspirin are often used to help thin the blood in patients with high blood pressure, and the researchers believe that they may play a role in .Aspirin during pregnancy reduces pre-eclampsia, says study Pharma Times (subscription)Aspirin May Cut Pregnancy Complication Risk CBC NewsAspirin During Pregnancy Slightly Reduces Pre-Eclampsia Risk . Medical News TodayNew York Sunall 45 news articles

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By Marjet Heitzer, Ph.D.

The Plateau-proof Diet Foundation

http://www.plateauproodiet.com

In recent years, moderate consumption of alcohol, particularly
red wine, has been associated with various health benefits
including lowering the risk of coronary heart disease (CHD,
atherosclerosis), ischemic stroke (interrupted blood flow to the
brain due to a blood clot or bursting of a blood vessel) and
cerebral thrombosis (blood clot in the brain). For example,
light to moderate drinkers have less risk of developing CHD than
abstainers (1). However, heavy drinking actually raises a
person’s risk of developing CHD. This article will examine
scientific evidence associated with alcohol consumption and CHD.
However, this article is by no means promoting increased alcohol
consumption in order to attain cardioprotection. Alcoholism is
associated with many in addition health problems such as liver
cirrhosis, cancer, neurological diseases as well as heart
complications like alcoholic cardiomyopathy (weakening of the
heart muscle seen in some chronic alcoholics) and high blood
pressure. Individuals should discuss alcohol consumption with
their physician.

Part of the epidemiological evidence associated with the
benefits of alcohol consumption, particularly red wine, comes
from the French Paradox (2). Despite the high amounts of
saturated fat in their diet, the French have a relatively low
incidence of CHD. Comparing the eating and drinking habits of
European countries that have low rates of CHD resulted in a
common factor: consumption of extra red wine as compared to other
countries. This led to the question: Could red wine consumption
lead to heart health benefits?

In the Copenhagen City Heart Study, 13,285 men and women were
observed for twelve years (3). Individuals, who drank wine, had
50% less CHD. In this study, beer and spirit drinkers had no
reduction in CHD. However, another similar study indicated that
moderate beer consumption decreased the risk of CHD by 22% (4).

So what is CHD? Atherosclerosis is the accumulation of fatty
plaques in blood vessels, leading to decreased blood flow to the
heart (See Above Figure). One of the initial steps in the
progression of atherosclerosis is the inability of the blood
vessels to relax or vasodilate. Smoking, hypertension (high
blood pressure), high cholesterol, and diabetes are just a few
complications that may be responsible for reduced vasodilation.
Proliferation and migration of smooth muscle cells underneath
the endothelium (cells lining the blood vessels) results in
decreased blood vessel relaxation and a thickening of the blood
vessel wall. In the end, the plaque ruptures and leads to either
a heart attack or stroke.

In laboratory studies, alcohol improves endothelial cell
function and inhibits vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation
and migration, resulting in innumerable relaxed blood vessels (5).
Furtherincreased, red wine reduced the production of endothelin-1, a
protein involved in blood vessel vasoconstriction (6). Finally,
alcohol consumption leads to decreased LDL (bad cholesterol)
oxidation, increased HDL (good cholesterol) concentrations, and
decreased platelet aggregation, resulting in a better blood
lipid profile and less plaque formation (5). Taken together,
alcohol itself improves vascular function, resulting in reduced
risk of developing CHD.

So, why does wine especially red wine have additional health
benefits as opposed to beer or spirits? Studies using
dealcolized red wine showed that some of the cardioprotective
characteristics of red wine are independent of the alcohol.
Along with alcohol, red and white wine is composed of many other
chemicals from the grape, including polyphenols that act as
antioxidants. However, red wine typically has increased antioxidant
polyphenols than white wine. Plant polyphenols are responsible
for the color of the grape. Red wine has a variety of
polyphenols including resveratrol (stilbene) and flavinoids. The
antioxidant function of red wine flavinoids decreases LDL (bad
cholesterol) oxidation (7). Because oxidized LDL reduces blood
vessel relaxation, it is a crucial step leading to heart
disease. Along with reducing oxidized LDL concentrations,
polyphenols may also reduce cholesterol absorption the gut,
leading to decreased serum cholesterol concentrations. Finally,
grape polyphenols decrease plasma triglyceride concentrations by
39% (8). All of these changes may result in suppression of
atherosclerosis, thus reduced risk of developing CHD.

What is moderate and heavy consumption of alcohol? Moderate
consumption of alcoholic beverages (1-2 drinks/day) 3 to 4 days
per week results in a 30% reduction in risk of developing CHD
and a 20% reduction in the risk of developing ischemic stroke.
Each drink consists of 1.5 ounces of liquor, 5 ounces of wine,
or 12 ounces of beer. However, heavy drinking as well as binge
or weekend drinking (5+ drinks for women and 9+ drinks for men)
are not associated with any cardioprotective effects. In fact,
heavy and binge drinkers had a higher risk of developing CHD as
compared to abstainers.

Do only healthy individuals benefit from moderate alcohol
consumption? Healthy individuals along with patients with a
history of heart attack or diabetes all may benefit from
moderate drinking. Men with a history of ischemic heart disease
had an increase in blood vessel size after ingestion of both red
and white wine (9). Furtherfresh, in a model of insulin
resistance, insulin resistant rats benefited from the
consumption of alcohol, red wine polyphenols, or both (10). In
this model of insulin resistance, rats are fed a high fructose
diet that leads to metabolic syndrome followed by glucose
intolerance, visceral obesity, hypertension, insulin resistance,
and dyslipidemia. Drinking alcohol or red wine polyphenols led
to increased insulin sensitivity, in turn resulting in lower
blood glucose and normal blood pressure. Rats that consumed
alcohol alone had decreased insulin resistance.

This article addresses the heart healthy benefits of moderate
alcohol consumption. Alcohol consumption only for the purpose of
cardioprotection is not advised, and people who abstain from
drinking alcohol should not start drinking alcohol for the
health benefits. Furtherfarther, increased consumption of alcoholic
beverages does not lead to increased protection. In fact, as
previously mentioned, heavy or binge drinking leads to increased
risk of developing CHD.

The Plateau-Proof Diet (http://www.plateauproofdiet.com)
considers the caloric contribution of beverages as well as
foods. As with anything you consume while participating in The
Plateau-Proof Diet (http://www.plateauproofdiet.com), consult
the CP and FP tables before consumption of any beverage
containing alcohol or not.

1. Rehm J, Sempos CT, Trevisan M 2003 Alcohol and
cardiovascular disease–farther than one paradox to consider.
Average volume of alcohol consumption, patterns of drinking and
risk of coronary heart disease–a review. J Cardiovasc Risk
10:15-20

10. Al-Awwadi NA, Bornet A, Azay J, et al. 2004 Red wine
polyphenols alone or in association with ethanol prevent
hypertension, cardiac hypertrophy, and production of reactive
oxygen species in the insulin-resistant fructose-fed rat. J
Agric Food Chem 52:5593-7

About the author:

Dr. Marjet Heitzer is a biomedical scientist specialized in
cancer and endocrine research. She is the founding editor of
‘Trimming America’, the free journal of ‘The Plateau-proof Diet
Foundation’. She is a strong proponent of reversing obesity and
some of its comorbidities, including type II diabetes and
hypertension, with a lifestyle change that has healthy dieting
at its core.

Http://www.plateauproofdiet.com

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