If you've been diagnosed with high blood pressure (a systolic pressure — the top number — of 140 or above
or a diastolic pressure — the bottom number — of 90 or above), you might be worried about taking medication to
bring your numbers down. Lifestyle plays an important role in treating your high blood pressure. If you successfully control
your blood pressure with a healthy lifestyle, you may avoid, delay or reduce the need for medication. Please read moore on this
Cholesterol is not a disease. High blood cholesterol is the effect and not the cause of cardiovascular
and /or heart disease. When an individual indulges in dietary [fried foods, coke, hamburger, sodas and vegetable oils] patterns
that cause arterial/vascular degeneration, impending strokes, heart attacks and arterial malfunction are prevented by the
presence of blood cholesterol. The brain tells the body through biofeedback mechanism to tell the liver to stimulate a group
of proteins called “low density lipoproteins” to carry fat from the liver to fix leaks and arterial malfunctions
like fixing a flat tire. Recurrent deposition of fats in response to arterial malfunction is cause d by detrimental nutritional
patterns and not the cholesterol in itself. This arterial deposition of fat in the blood in response to adversities of these
impending calamities is what laboratory tests record as high blood cholesterol. When we correct these poor dietary patterns,
the brain stimulates the liver to produce a second group of proteins called “high density lipoproteins” to carry
excess fats from the arteries to the liver where they are used for fat metabolism. Consequently cholesterol is not the cause
but the “scape goat “that had become a casualty of heart disease for material gains by orthodox medicine. The
use of cholesterol lowering drugs and balloon angioplasty [heart surgery] to correct high blood cholesterol is a medical disgrace.Please read moore
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE
By Lawrence Wilson, MD
Cardiovascular disease
includes symptoms such as heart palpitations, congestive failure, arrhythmias, angina, arteriosclerosis, impaired circulation,
hypertension, strokes and heart attacks. Hypertension is discussed in a separate article. Other, less common
symptoms are chronic low blood pressure, perhaps Reynaud’s syndrome, infections around the heart, and others.
Tissue
mineral analysis and nutritional balancing science can provide much insight about the causes of some cardiovascular conditions.
Amazingly, in most instances it can also correct cardiovascular symptoms at very deep levels. It may even stop and reverse
chronic and serious conditions for which medical doctors recommend surgery such as aneurysms and heart valve problems in some
cases.
CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE AND SOME OTHER HEART PROBLEMS OFTEN EASY TO
HELP WITH NUTRITIONAL BALANCING
Many people find it hard to believe, but difficult cardiovascular conditions
such as angina, congestive heart failure, and even cardiomyopathy respond well to nutritional balancing science, even when
drugs and surgery do not work well. The reasons why this is so are explained in the sections below.
Other conditions
that respond very well are many cases of high blood pressure, clogged arteries or arteriosclerosis, heart valve problems,
atrial fibrillation, and other heart arrhythmias.
Sauna therapy may seem dangerous if one has a heart condition, but
it is often very helpful. The sauna’s gentle heat improves circulation, relaxes the sympathetic nervous system,
dilates the peripheral blood vessels which usually lowers blood pressure, and helps remove toxic metals that often contribute
to hardening of the arteries and many other cardiovascular health conditions. Infrared energy also seems to have healing
effects on the body tissues.
With this introduction, let us examine why nutritional balancing is so helpful in many
cases to both prevent and correct cardiovascular health conditions.
Magnesium plays a critical role in cardiovascular disease.
Magnesium is needed within the cells for the production of energy. Magnesium is also required for muscle relaxation.
Low magnesium can result in symptoms ranging from tachycardia and fibrillation to constriction of the arteries. Secondary
effects include angina and embolism or thrombosis (heart attack).
Modern diets are low in magnesium. Refining
and food processing remove magnesium from grains and other food products. In addition, the alarm reaction in response
to stress depletes magnesium.
Many people with cardiovascular symptoms have low magnesium levels on their hair analyses,
or magnesium is low in relation to calcium, sodium and potassium. These people are usually fast oxidizers.
Another
group of people with cardiovascular symptoms have very high hair magnesium levels. These are usually slow oxidizers.
Their calcium/magnesium ratios may or may not be normal. The high hair magnesium is often a loss of magnesium into the
hair. The condition is called biounavailable magnesium. These individuals need extra magnesium until they are
able to utilize magnesium properly. An especially well-utilized magnesium supplement is called Spartan MK from Endomet
Laboratories. It contains magnesium and potassium aspartate.
COPPER AND HEART
DISEASE
Dr. Klevay and other researchers proved that copper deficiency is associated with an increased risk of
arteriosclerosis. Fast oxidizers tend to be copper deficient. Slow oxidizers may have biounavailable copper.
An excessive intake of zinc or vitamin C can induce a copper deficiency.
ZINC
AND ARTERIAL FLEXIBILITY
Zinc is required for the synthesis of protein structures. Adequate zinc helps
to keep the artery walls flexible. Zinc deficiency is associated with increased brittleness and hardening of the arteries.
Hardening increases blood pressure, and increases the chances for strokes and aneurysms.
Low zinc allows the tissue
sodium level to rise, which can contribute to high blood pressure and fluid retention.
THE
SODIUM/POTASSIUM RATIO
An important indicator for cardiovascular disease is a hair sodium/potassium ratio less
than 2.5:1. This ratio indicates tissue breakdown. This can result in cardiomyopathy (destruction of the heart muscle)
or irritation of the arterial walls. The breakdown of arterial tissue causes weakening of the arteries and an increased
tendency for hemorrhage, aneurysms and strokes. Weakening or irritation of the artery walls may cause the body to respond
by coating the arterial walls with fatty or calcium plaques. The results are arteriosclerosis and atherosclerosis.
A
sodium/potassium ratio less than 1:1 is considered a strong trend for a heart attack or other serious cardiovascular disease.
Some researchers believe that CoQ10 may help with heart-related conditions,
because it can improve energy production in cells, prevent blood clot formation, and act as an antioxidant.One clinical study
found that people who took daily CoQ10 supplements within 3 days of a heart attack were less likely to have subsequent heart
attacks and chest pain. They were also less likely to die of heart disease than those who did not take the supplements. Anyone
who has had a heart attack should talk with their health care provider before taking any herbs or supplements, including CoQ10.
There' s evidence that CoQ10 may help treat heart failure when combined with conventional
medications. People who have congestive heart failure, where the heart isn' t able to pump blood as well as it should may
also have low levels of CoQ10. Heart failure can cause blood to pool in parts of the body, such as the lungs and legs. It
can also cause shortness of breath. Several clinical studies suggests that CoQ10 supplements help reduce swelling in the legs;
reduce fluid in the lungs, making breathing easier; and increase exercise capacity in people with heart failure. But not all
studies are positive -- some find no effect -- so using CoQ10 for heart failure remains controversial. CoQ10 should never
be used by itself to treat heart failure, and you should ask your health care provider before taking it for this condition. Moore
TOXIC METALS
Toxic
levels of certain minerals are associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease. Toxic metals harm the body
by displacing vital minerals in enzyme binding sites. Cadmium replaces zinc in the arterial walls, causing increased
brittleness and hardening of the arteries. Cadmium in the kidneys causes congestion that can raise blood pressure, placing
extra stress on the entire cardiovascular system.
Toxic levels of iron can infiltrate the heart muscle and contribute
to heart failure. Mercury, lead and other toxic metals can contribute to calcium, magnesium, zinc and copper deficiencies
and thereby increase blood pressure and increase the risk of other cardiovascular symptoms.See more on detoxification and healing
OXIDATION TYPES AND HEART ATTACKS
We distinguish two metabolic
types, fast and slow oxidation. Other types are mainly a combination of these in some degree. Interestingly, two
primary types of heart attacks (or myocardial infarctions) occur. Let us correlate how these relate to the metabolic
rate and metabolic type, as discovered using hair tissue mineral analysis research.
Coronary Thrombosis.
This is the most common type of heart attack. It occurs when a small piece of arterial plaque or other foreign material
completely clogs a coronary artery leading to the heart muscle. The area served by this artery is then deprived of blood,
and therefore of oxygen and nutrients, and the muscle dies, or is damaged to some degree.
This type of heart
attack correlates best with slow oxidizers. These individuals tend to develop clogged arteries with a buildup of calcium,
toxic metals or fatty plaques in the arteries. They also tend to have more sluggish circulation, which can also lead
to plaque buildup.
Hair tissue mineral analyses on these individuals tend to show high levels of calcium and magnesium,
and lower levels of sodium and potassium. Toxic metals may or may not be revealed on early tests because the energy
level is low and the toxic metals may be hidden deep within body tissues, including the artery walls.
These individuals
may also develop high blood pressure and other cardiovascular diseases for the same reasons explained in the paragraph above.
These
heart attacks are often non-fatal because only one or a few coronary arteries are involved. With adequate bed rest,
magnesium infusions, vitamin E and other standard supportive care, the body can often develop what is called collateral circulation
to go around the clogged coronary artery. New blood vessels grow and surrounding blood circulation may also become enhanced
to nourish the heart muscle.
Sympathetic Nervous System Heart Attack. The arteries have muscles in their
walls. In this type of heart attack, the arterial muscles contract or spasm to such a degree that they inhibit the flow
of blood to the heart. A vicious cycle occurs, in which the shock of the coronary artery spasm causes an alarm reaction
in the body that further stresses the body, causing even more spasm of the coronary artery.
If this cycle is not broken,
death can easily result. This
type of heart attack is often fatal because it can affect most or all of the coronary
arteries at the same time. Thus there is less chance for the heart to continue receiving enough oxygen and nourishment
to continue beating.
This type of heart attack occurs more often in the metabolic type called the fast oxidizer, especially
if the oxidation rate is extremely fast. In these individuals, the hair tissue levels of calcium and magnesium tend
to be quite low, usually less than 30 mg% or 300 ppm of calcium and usually less than 3 mg% or 30 ppm of magnesium.
The hair sodium and potassium levels are often quite elevated due to stress.
These individuals may or may not
have somewhat clogged arteries secondarily that contribute to their cardiovascular problems. Also, these individuals
may be quite young and may appear to have very healthy coronary arteries.
Blood pressure may be normal or even
low at times. Labile hypertension is more common among them, as the pressure can rise and fall as the arterial muscles
contract and relax. These are people for whom a shock can cause a sudden, massive and fatal heart attack with no warning.
Emotions such as anger, resentment and other strong feelings may play a large role in the causation of this type of heart
attack.
The European Food Safety Authority, the American Heart Association, and other scientific and regulatory bodies confirm that
eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) are important for cardiovascular health. Studies show that their presence in the diet maintains healthy blood pressure, blood lipids, and heart rate as compared to diets low in n-3 fatty acids. EPA and DHA also maintain healthy immune functions
and inflammatory responses. Studies of heart attack victims have found that supplementing the diet or increasing consumption
of omega-3 fatty acids daily can reduce the risk of stroke, follow-on heart attacks, and death.
EMOTIONS AND LIFESTYLE
Studies indicate that anger turned inward
is associated with increased blood pressure and greater risk of heart attacks. Frustration, hostility and resentment
in particular create this pattern. Not all 'type A' personalities have more heart attacks. The angry and frustrated
'type A' personalities have a greater risk of heart attacks.
Lifestyle plays an important role in the prevention and
correction of heart disease. Exercise has been shown to be very important. Adequate rest and sleep, sunshine,
skin brushing, stress reduction and other natural therapies are all helpful.
DIET
AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE
There is much emphasis on saturated fat intake and heart disease. This is undoubtedly
important for slow oxidizers who have difficulty with fat. Dr. Dean Ornish demonstrated reversal of plaque formation
with a combination of a low-fat, vegetarian diet, meditation and exercise.
Robert Atkins, M.D., a New York cardiologist,
as well as many researchers since, have found that a low carbohydrate diet with some fat is very helpful for certain cases
of heart disease. These are most likely fast oxidizers. In these individuals, some fats and oils balance body
chemistry and lead to improved health.
OTHER NUTRIENTS
Vitamin C, vitamin
E, chromium, selenium, potassium, essential fatty acids, especially the omega-3 and omega-6 family, bioflavinoids, and many
other nutrients influence the cardiovascular system. Heart glandular substance and herbs such as cayenne pepper, hawthorn
berry and others may also be helpful. Enhancing energy production by balancing the oxidation rate helps many cases.
For
these reasons, a complete scientific nutrition program that addresses all the above is the best approach for prevention and
correction of cardiovascular disease.
According
to Shé D'Montford, Shambhallah, from Australia ‘The human body "WILL HEAL"... If we get out of our
own way and allow it, it heals itself. It is our basic nature. Anybody who tells you other than that is trying to sell you
something. No matter what you have been told. Don't give up on yourself and don't buy into the lines like ... ‘oh well
you've had a good life'... 'at your age'... and the worst of all ...'there's nothing further I can do, I suggest you finalize
your affairs'... How dare anyone tell you to give up! So much in society combines to convince us of the propaganda that some
things never get better. It's up to you ... do you want to get better? Make things better? It is human nature to make things
better, evolve and grow.”
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