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Simon Foster

Thankfully there are a number of effective natural cures to high blood pressure being promoted these days.

I know they are effective because I am using them everyday to lower and keep low my otherwise severely high blood pressure.

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From: www.saga.co.uk

Drink skimmed milk for lower blood pressure

Consuming lots of low-fat dairy products, like skimmed milk and low-fat yoghurt, could cut the risk of developing high blood pressure and help maintain a healthy heart, say scientists writing the in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Researchers from Wageningen University in the Netherlands looked at 2,245 adults aged 55 and over who did not have a history of hypertension (high blood pressure). The volunteers were interviewed by a trained dietician and dietary habits including dairy intake were recorded.

Blood pressure was assessed at the beginning of the study and again two years later. High blood pressure was defined as 140/90 mmHg or above.

The team found that those people who consumed the most low-fat dairy had a 31 per cent decreased risk of high blood pressure compared to those who consumed the least. The same association was not found with high-fat products like full-fat milk or cheese.

This is not the first study to show that a healthy diet can significantly cut the risk of developing high blood pressure and heart disease.

“Trials show a diet rich in fruit, vegetables and low-fat dairy products can substantially reduce blood pressure,” say the authors of the study. “Although the underlying mechanism remains to be established, it has been linked to proteins, bioactive peptides and minerals such as calcium, potassium or magnesium.”

Around 10 million people in the UK have high blood pressure which is a major risk factor for heart attack and stroke. High blood pressure tends to run in families and is also more common in people who smoke or are obese.

People diagnosed with hypertension are encouraged to make lifestyle changes to lower their blood pressure including following a healthy diet, losing weight and reducing salt, caffeine and alcohol intake. If blood pressure levels remain at 160/100 mmHg or above drug treatment may be advised. There are several medications for hypertension including ACE (Angiotensin-converting enzyme) inhibitors, calcium-channel blockers, diuretics and beta-blockers.

Mike Rich, Executive Director of the Blood Pressure Association welcomed the study but cautioned against over indulging in low-fat dairy.

“While this study is further evidence that a healthy diet can help reduce the risk of developing high blood pressure, there is not enough evidence to say that low fat dairy products alone can do this, ” said Rich.

“So we wouldn’t suggest that people need to start gulping down gallons of skimmed milk or other low-fat dairy products just yet. It’s all about balance – opting for low fat in place of high fat dairy products, as part of a low-salt diet with lots of fruit and vegetables will set you on your way to lifelong healthy blood pressure.”

Simon Foster

Milk has loads of calcium.

Calcium plays a role in the constriction and relaxation of your blood vessels. Supplementing with calcium has helped lower blood pressure in a number of studies.

If drinking loads of low-fat milk everyday isn’t your cup of tea talking a daily calcium suppliment (500 – 600 mg) will help put you on the road to lower blood pressure.

From: www.fighting-techniques.com

Hypertension and the elderly

by Amanda Gamdana

If you have to deal with hypertension, the elderly are especially vulnerable to being under treated because surveys indicate that those with high blood pressure are only dealt with or have their medicine altered 38 percent of the time. Hypertension and the elderly are not taken as seriously by some doctors in relation to someone not as old who is showing a high blood pressure reading.

Although this disease is very serious for people of all ages, the elderly are in greater peril of heart attack, stroke and injury to primary organs as much as a more youthful individual. Possibly more so as they do not carry out daily exercise, due to inability to do so or eat the proper food stuffs because they live on their own.

In excess of fifty percent of people over the age of 65 have hypertension or high systolic blood pressure, which is the higher number when the blood pressure is studied. The lower number is usually low so they might have orthostatic hypotension, that makes the blood pressure to drop when they stand, that can cause faintness and dizziness, and is oftentimes responsible for the falls the aged take.

This is not to hint that hypertension in the elderly can’t be dealt with, because it can and with good consequences, it is just that numerous people do not seek treatment, and if they do, the selections they produce might not be the proper ones for their situation. Hypertension and the elderly do not justify as much reasoning about the proper therapies for this condition as more youthful individuals. They might not be aware of just what to ask about or could even be dubious of what the diagnosing really signifies.

When talking over high blood pressure with a senior citizen you should make them mindful of the causes for their situation. They must acknowledge what is reckoned a proper diet plan for their health as diets high in sodium can induce high blood pressure, so this ought to be regulated. Heredity is another reason as exhibited by studies concluding high blood pressure is more prevalent among African-Americans than any other group of individuals. Being overweight is another reason for hypertension which can be remedied by working and the proper eating habits can help.

Making sure there is not an artificial reading when obtaining blood pressure is another matter to look at. There are distinct foodstuffs and liquids that will heighten the blood pressure and caffeine is just one, whether from having a coke or a cupful of coffee. Enjoying a cigarette can raise blood pressure and allowing your arm dangle down rather than of at chest level as your blood pressure is observed can give a higher measurement.

It might be a good idea to keep company with an older parent or grandparent when they go for medical examinations, so when they have their blood pressure taken, if there is a high reading you may want to ask a few questions. Due to the high incidence of hypertension and the elderly there is definitely either a gross under treatment for this complaint or medicines are not being adjusted as they should. Remember too, that often a journey to the physician’s office will create a rise in blood pressure for no evident reason.

Simon Foster

I’m one of those people who has a much higher reading at the doctors than at home – despite feeling perfectly calm at the doctor’s office.

It has taught me not to trust blood pressure reading willy nilly. Get your own monitor. Doesn’t cost over £15 ($30) for a good one (at least here in the UK).

Also, don’t be to fast to accept blood pressure lowering medications as studies have shown that those on these medications have a higher risk of heart attacks and strokes – despite lowering their blood pressure.

If you have consistently high blood pressure at home as well as at the doctors – lower it naturally and safely – as I have done.

And if I can do it it – anyone can!

To get a reasonably priced blood pressure monitor here in the UK check out www.amazon.co.uk/bloodpressuremonitors

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From: sicknessmatter.blogspot.com

Hypertension Dangers

… Now according to an article I recently read on the Internet what I have written above is a load Rubbish as our BP changes constantly (I accept that) and that consistent High Blood Pressure can be a sign of a problem (I accept that), But he then says that lowering Blood Pressure with medication does not do any good and if the Doctor can’t find a reason for the High BP then that is what is normal for the individual.

Well how about that, I should tell you that it was written by a Pharmacist who hates drug companies. But I do agree with one point that he does kind of make and that is that Doctors do tend to dish out drugs very readily, which is a bit suspicious when there is such a high profit in them.

If your BP is higher than normal then that is not normal and for anyone to suggest that this is normal for the individual is crazy. So if you come across the same article then don’t take it in, instead consult a Doctor.

Don’t let High Blood Pressure go untreated, because long term you could have kidney failure or have a stroke or heart attack. Talk to your Doctor about your options.

Simon Foster

Fact: Blood Pressure medications don’t cure high blood pressure. If they did, after you took them you’d be OK.

Unfortunately, hypertension medications only treat the symptoms and not the cause – so you have to take them till you die – which according to statistics will be sooner than if you never took any in the first place!

Thankfully there are pleasant, natural and permanent ways to reduce your blood pressure and risk of stroke and heart attack.

I speak from direct experience – not just theory and studies.

To see my reviews on natural remedies click here: Lower Your Blood Pressure – Natural Cures Review

From: myhealthmattersnow.com

Danger-High Blood Pressure

Are you in danger with high blood pressure? What is high blood pressure? What do the numbers mean when you have taken your blood pressure reading?

Your blood pressure is the force of your blood pressing against the wall  of your artery. Each time your heart beats, it is pumping blood through your blood vessels. When your heart beats and is pushing your blood into all the arteries, is what they call the systolic pressures. Then when the heart rests, as that is what they call it- when between its beats, is when the pressures decline and that is what they call the diastolic pressure.

When you have your blood pressure taken there are always these two numbers of the systolic and diastolic pressures. Systolic is the top one and diastolic is the bottom number. They say the almost perfect numbers are like 120/80. This is a base for you to go by when dealing with blood pressures of either the high blood pressure and also for low blood pressures.

So what is the danger of high blood pressure? Some risk factors include things like:

1.Stroke

2.Heart disease and heart attacks

3.Kidney diseases

4.Can cause blindness

5.Dementia

Isn’t this list scary enough for you to take charge of your health and the danger of high blood pressure? Remember, it’s sometimes called the ‘Silent Killer’ and there is a reason for that ugly name. Taking your blood pressure is necessary for all of us and with proper diet and exercise can be controlled very well with eating lots of raw fruits and raw vegetables and low-fat  healthy foods.

Simon Foster

There’s been a lot of talk lately about getting everyone down to a 120/80 level – even if it requires everyone to be put on drugs for life.

This is pretty much whats going on these days and distributors of blood pressure lowering drugs are reaping billion dollar bonanzas in the process.

The old rule of thumb of systolic 100 + you age has been turfed – not that you hear the international pharmaceutical companies complain.

The problem with blood pressure lowering medications is twofold.

First, they don’t cure the cause, just the symptoms. Which means you have to take them till death.

Second, studies have shown that those on blood pressure lowering medications are, on the average, at greater risk of heart attack and stroke.

Thankfully there are a number of effective natural cures to high blood pressure that you do.

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From www.nigerianbestforum.com

Using data from national health surveys and from the U.S. National Center the researchers estimated how many lives would be saved and deaths prevented if a risk factor were at the optimal level, creating what they called a comparative risk assessment. The optimal level for smoking, for instance, would be no smokers.

”We put these surveys of levels of these risk factors together with epidemiological studies that tell us how bad they are, and this led to estimates of the number of deaths that are caused by each risk factor,” Ezzati said.

Being overweight or being physically inactive each accounted for 1 in 10 deaths. The dietary risks associated with the highest risk of death were high salt intake, low omega-3 intake and high trans fat intake.

Dr. Ramachandran Vasan, chief of the section of medicine and epidemiology at Boston University School of Medicine and senior investigator for the Framingham Heart Study, said the researchers tried to quantify risk factors that included metabolic, dietary and lifestyle issues.

Their findings have ”a lot of public health importance,” he said. Vasan had no involvement with the study.

Ezzati agreed, saying the study results would show public health officials that ”efforts to reduce smoking and lower blood pressure seem to have run out of steam.”

Asked if the blood pressure risk factor was due to controlled or uncontrolled blood pressure, he said: ”Controlled is an arbitrary term. Many people [with high blood pressure] who are controlled [on medication] are still at risk, because it is still high.”

But Vasan said that, on an individual level, the study offers an important take-home point. ”It reinforces the idea that it‘s a good idea to stop smoking and to periodically visit your doctor to get your blood pressure and your cholesterol checked,” he said.

Simon Foster

Response: The problem with taking medication to control blood pressure is that it treats the symptoms and not the cause – which means you have to stay on them till death.

Other studies have shown that those on high pressure medications have a greater risk of heart disease and premature death.

So what’s worse – high blood pressure or the treatment?

The best response to high blood pressure is a change in lifestyle to get your body back in balance.

Simon Foster

Eating too much salt increases blood pressure. We should all aim to eat less.

Up to 3/4 of the salt we ingest is already in prepared foods we purchase at the store. Processed meats and canned good in particular.

You can virtually eliminate salt in your diet by cooking with basic unprocessed foods – meat, vegetables, fruits, grains, etc.

But don’t do it!

Salt is a vital element that helps regulating water retention around cells. A study has shown that those with the lowest amount of salt intake had a 20% higher risk of suffering heart attack or stroke.

Everything in moderation. Around 6 grams of salt a day is considered a healthy intake.

But not all salt is the same.

White table salt most of us were brought up on  has been highly refined and processed removing all the nutrition and leaving us with sodium chloride.

Sea salt harvested in the age-old traditional method maintains all the natural nutrients your body will love you for.

In the words of Kevin Riley:

Celtic sea salt has gained fame in the culinary world … treasured as one of the finest condiments. You should be using this wonderful salt in your kitchen … and on your table. It is unlike other salts … much more than just sodium and chloride – it is rich with minerals and trace elements.

This natural sea salt is harvested from acres and acres of preserved pristine marshes … off the northwest coast of France. The salt flats are large pans of grey clay, into which the seawaters of the Atlantic are channeled. There the sun and wind evaporate the water … leaving a mineral-rich salty brine.

The salt crystals that form … pick up a light grey color from the clay mud. The clayionizes the salt – making it richer in healthy electrolytes. Celtic sea salt is carefully harvested using ancient Celtic methods. Only wooden rakes are used to gather the salt by hand … no metal ever touches the precious salt.

The final product is a nutritious unrefined sea salt … with a pleasing light grey color … slightly moist … and delicious. This wonderful salt can be used in all your cooking – it tastes fantastic sprinkled on garden-fresh tomatoes.
Enjoy the healthy salt that was collected by the early Celts … and keep your body’s electrolytes in balance.

- Get Natural! Drop Your Blood Pressure

The most well known Celtic Sea salt is Sel de Guerande harvested on the northern shores of Brittany.

Their website is in French, English, and German, as well as the local tongue, Breton. You can order Sel de Guerande on line there but only through French. When I tried it wouldn’t accept my UK credit card for some reason. I guess my French languages skills aren’t adequate.

Nevertheless I found another website that that sells the Celtic Sea Salt (and at a better price too)  from London however. If you interested in trying out a bag check out the London Fine Foods Group.

From: www.lsblog.org

An international scientific study involving researchers from the University of Glasgow has identified eight common genetic differences which may increase the risk of high blood pressure.

The University researchers, led by Professor Anna Dominiczak and Professor John Connell, contributed to the global study of genes in high blood pressure through participation in the Medical Research Council’s British Genetics of Hypertension study.

High blood pressure – or hypertension – affects at least eighteen million people in the UK and is a major risk factor for heart disease and stroke. Although lifestyle factors such as smoking and diet can raise blood pressure, it also runs in families suggesting a genetic link.

The genes identified by the researchers are thought to influence blood pressure in different ways: for example, through the production of chemicals, known as steroids, which affect how the kidneys process salt; or how the blood vessels regulate blood pressure.

Although the effect of each of the new gene variants is small, when combined their influence could significantly raise a person’s risk of stroke or heart attack.

The role of steroid hormones in controlling hypertension is one of the key areas studied within the British Heart Foundation Glasgow Cardiovascular Research Centre at the University.

Prof Connell, a senior researcher and Professor of Endocrinology, whose research group has a particular interest in steroids and blood pressure, said: “This latest study increases understanding of the underlying causes of high blood pressure, why some people are more susceptible to it than others and opens up further avenues for research into potential treatments.

“It is important to stress that environmental factors also play a big part so diet, smoking and weight control all important methods of controlling high blood pressure.”

In the new study, scientists looked at the human genome for genetic variations affecting blood pressure. They compared 2.5 million genetic variants from more than 34,000 people with measurements of their blood pressure. They found eight genetic differences linked to changes in blood pressure.

The study, published in Nature Genetics, involved over 150 scientists from 93 centres in Europe and the USA with funding from a variety of sources including the Medical Research Council, the British Heart Foundation and the Wellcome Trust.

Source
Nexxus, Scotland

Simon Foster

The link between genetics and high blood pressure is very convincing and goes a way to explain why some people (such as myself) suffer from extreme high blood pressure while living an otherwise healthy lifestyle.

Some people are simply programmed to have high blood pressure.

This doesn’t mean that it’s OK and isn’t a health risk.

It does mean that we are going to have to work a little harder lowering our blood pressure.

It means we are going to have to do more than simply change our diet and exercise each day.

It means we have to re-program our bodies to function with lower and safer levels of blood pressure.

I have discovered that this re-programming is entirely possible without recourse to prescription drugs and their undesirable side-effects.

From: www.romow.com

With all the horrible news that pops up every other day about how this food and that is bad for your blood pressure, it may seem hard to believe that you can actually lower blood pressure with some nutritional foods. The truth of the matter is that you can. Some foods will naturally lower your blood pressure. This does not mean that you can use this to replace medication, but it does help immensely with those that are borderline high. Also, it can enhance the effects of medicines for high blood pressure.

Here are a number of different foods that can lower blood pressure naturally:

Some of the best foods to lower high blood pressure are those that are high in calcium. Calcium has always been known to be a good thing for high blood pressure, and no food is better than skim milk. Skim milk gives you the good (calcium and vitamin D) without giving you the bad (tons of fat) Any other foods that are high in calcium are also usually great for lowering high blood pressure. These include almonds, sardines, and most leafy green veggies.

Some more great foods for lowering blood pressure include yellow corn, grains, apples, and grapefruit. These foods are wonderful because they contain another fantastic enemy of high blood pressure…magnesium. Yet another reason to eat your spinach as well.

High blood pressure is one of the few reasons that your doctor might advise that you enjoy a little chocolate. Dark chocolate is said to lower both systolic and diastolic blood pressure readings. Not many people that I know would have a problem taking some chocolate now and then for their blood pressure. This is not for everyone so be sure to check with your doctor to see if the benefits are higher than the risks for your particular medical situation.

Another important food factor in lowering blood pressure is potassium. Most people are aware that bananas are high in potassium, but do not realize there are a number of other delicious foods that are as well. They include watermelon, oranges, baked potatoes, and even zucchini. Omega three foods are also great for high blood pressure and include most of the oily fishes including tuna. Finally, garlic is long considered to be one of the best natural enemies of high blood pressure.

By sampling each of these foods on a regular basis and keeping them in moderation, you can help to get control of that high blood pressure. Take your medicine and watch your diet, and you will find that your blood pressure will respond in kind.

Simon Foster

Response:

This is some very sound advice on eating to lower your blood pressure.

To your list I would add oatmeal. One bowl a day. The most healthiest meal in the world! (And cheap).

For a complete guide on how to live well and eat healthy you can’t go wrong with Kevin Riley’s guide Get Natural! Drop Your Blood Pressure

From: www.publishmyself.net/health-and-beauty/natural-remedies/lower-high-blood-pressure-what-your-doctor-didnt-tell-you/

Natural Cure for High Blood Pressure

According to research, exercise is one of the most effective ways to treat high-blood pressure. Doctors though don’t seem to be telling their patients about this connection. A recent study noted that two-thirds of doctors don’t take the time to tell their at-risk patients about what an important role exercise can play in their treatment.

One study showed that when patients increased their activity levels, 71 percent saw a drop in blood pressure. Even moderate exercise such as brisk walking can help. Walking certainly has helped me. I was diagnosed a few months ago with high blood pressure and given medication. After my second visit the doctor said if my blood pressure didn’t come down more, I would have to take additional medicine. I began walking briskly for about 30 minutes five times a week and my blood pressure has come down.

Italian researchers have found that listening to classical, Celtic or Indian music for just 30 minutes a day while concentrating on breathing may also help lower blood pressure. Doctors seem to think that the music helps you slow your breathing which can help you take in more oxygen.

Consuming small amounts of dark chocolate have also been found to be helpful. Don’t overdo because one of the other factors that really seems to affect blood pressure is your weight. If you are overweight even shedding a few pounds helps your entire body. For instance for every pound you lose, you take five pounds of stress off your knees.

Response:

Great to read some good commonsense advice about high blood pressure prevention and cures.

I would just add that along with the dark chocolate a glass of dark red wine everyday is good for the heart and lowering blood pressure.

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