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Hypertension symptoms are signaling that something is wrong in our bodyWhat are the basic reasons leading to our Hypertension Symptoms? Also find on this page:
Our body’s amazing design allows it to inform us about something wrong with it. More often we deal with either headaches, stomach disorders or skin rushes in similar cases, and high blood pressure symptoms are just another warning. Well researched reasons explaining hypertension There are several well researched reasons explaining hypertension symptoms. For example, if we are overweight, our heart has to pump blood harder to all organs and tissues because of “fatter blood” it deals with. Fat surrounds organs and tissues and can cause increased vascular resistance, leading to hypertension symptoms. To overcome this resistance, the body is trying to increase blood flow to the tissues and organs to oxygenate and bring nutrients to them. We are getting our hypertension Symptoms as a result. Other conditions known as hypertension causes – * anemia
Insuline Resistance and Hypertension Groundbreaking research published in 1998 in the journal Diabetes reported that nearly two-thirds of the test subjects who were insulin resistant also had high blood pressure symptoms, and insulin resistance was directly attributable to a high sugar, high grain diet along with insufficient amounts of exercise. So, chances are that if we have hypertension, we also have poorly controlled blood sugar levels because these two problems often go hand in hand. As our insulin level elevates, so does our blood pressure... As researched by Dr. Rosedale, insulin stores magnesium, but if our insulin receptors are impaired and our cells grow resistant to insulin, we can’t store magnesium so it passes out of our body through urination. Magnesium stored in our cells relaxes muscles. If our magnesium level is too low, our blood vessels constrict rather than relax, which will raise our blood pressure and decrease our energy level. Insulin also affects our blood pressure by causing our body to retain sodium. Sodium retention causes fluid retention. Fluid retention in turn causes high blood pressure, and can ultimately lead to congestive heart failure. If our hypertension is the direct result of an out-of-control blood sugar level, then normalizing blood sugar levels will also bring our blood pressure readings into the healthy range. The best “cure” consists of a proper diet, vitamins, minerals, natural metabolites, and botanicals. Fructose and Hypertension Symptoms A recent study by University of Colorado Denver Health Sciences Center and published earlier this year discovered that those who consumed 74 grams or more per day of fructose (the equivalent of about 2.5 sugary drinks) had a 77 percent greater risk of having blood pressure levels of 160/100 mmHg. Consuming at least 74 grams of fructose daily also increased the risk of a 135/85 blood pressure reading by 26 percent, and 140/90 by 30 percent. This is very significant because the average American now consumes 70 grams of fructose EVERY day! Fructose breaks down into a variety of waste products that are bad for our body, one of which is uric acid. Uric acid drives up our blood pressure by inhibiting the nitric oxide in our blood vessels. Nitric oxide helps our vessels maintain their elasticity, so nitric oxide suppression leads to increases in blood pressure.
High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS) Food and beverage manufacturers began switching their sweeteners from sucrose (table sugar) to High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS) in 1970s, after discovering that HFCS was far cheaper to use in their products. This switch dramatically altered the average American diet. HFCS is now found in every type of processed, pre-packaged food we can think of. In fact, the use of HFCS in the U.S. diet increased 10,673 percent between 1970 and 2005, according to the USDA. It now makes up the number one source of calories in America. Responding to growing knowledge and resistance of American consumers to purchase products containing HFCS, the Corn Refiners Association petitioned for this name change to “corn sugar”, claiming it is “essentially the same as table sugar.” We shouldn’t fall for this creative “game”.
Uric Acid levels and hypertension symptoms Actually 17 more studies demonstrated that elevated uric acid levels lead to hypertension symptoms. In case of having hypertension symptoms, we should test our uric acid levels. According to the latest research on a connection between levels of the uric acid and high blood pressure symptoms, the safest range of uric acid is between 3 and 5.5 milligrams per deciliter. Dr. Johnson suggests that the ideal uric acid level is around 4 mg/dl for men and 3.5 mg/dl for women. When our uric acid level exceeds about 5.5 mg per dl, we have an increased risk for a host of diseases, including not only hypertension but also: * Kidney disease
The higher our uric acid levels, the more we need to limit or even avoid fructose until our uric acid level normalizes.
Do we properly interpret our hypertension symptoms? * Blood pressure normally rises as we age
The average blood pressure of a 20- to 34-year-old female is 117/75 mmHg and for a 65-year-old female, it is 153/85 mmHg. For 20- to 34-year-old men, the average blood pressure is 126/79 mmHg, and for 65-year-old men, the average blood pressure is 149/84 mmHg. For a 60-year-old person the systolic blood pressure is expected to be 150 mmHg. For a 75-year-old person the systolic pressure of 165 mmHg should be accepted as normal. The same science is suggesting that our diastolic pressure lower than 100 should also be considered normal. A research suggesting this approach was published by cardiologists/scientists of Wayne State University School of Medicine and successfully utilized by many knowledgeable holistic doctors in their practice. If you prefer to follow latest recommendations from the American Heart Association, you must accept that “normal” systolic blood pressure needs to be less than 120 mmHg and diastolic blood pressure less than 80 mmHg. Following these few years old recommendations by our mainstream medicine means that about a half of all adult Americans are classified as having hypertension or pre-hypertension requiring new prescription medications, creating about 40 million additional doctors visits per year and huge profits for their manufacturers. Unfortunately, as we age, the death rate normally rises as well. There are various health conditions and diseases leading to that. To accept that just rising blood pressure is responsible for an increasing rate of death is not very practical. By convincing doctors and patients that the normal elevation of blood pressure is responsible for an increased death rate, the drug cartel has been able to make untold amounts of money. It also convinced a whole medical industry to wrongly diagnose and treat hypertension symptoms. Joel Kaufman, author of Malignant Medical Myths: Why Medical Treatment Causes 200,000 Deaths in the USA each Year, and How to Protect Yourself What can we expect from a mainstream doctor on hypertension symptoms? Pills to lower blood pressure make up the largest category of prescribed medications in the U.S. today. Hypertension symptoms in conventional medicine are usually treated as a disease requiring the use of lifelong anti-hypertensive medications. Usually there is no search for a reason of why the blood pressure is elevated in an individual. Only if we can find an experienced, practicing holistic medicine doctor, willing first analyze and optimize our unique biochemistry, s/he can help us to achieve our optimal health and to stay healthy. It includes analyzing and treating our hypertension symptoms. A recent study that reviewed seven different trials involving 22,089 subjects found, “To date, there is no evidence to support treating patients with uncomplicated hypertension to blood pressure goals lower than the standard blood pressure target of less than or equal to 140 to 160/90 to 100 mmHg”. In randomized controlled trials, patients treated to lower blood pressure did not have better survival, less heart or kidney failures, or fewer cardiovascular events or strokes compared with those treated to the standard blood pressure target (less than 130/80 mmHg). This study was done by The Cochrane Collaboration, which accepts no Big Pharma money. It is an international, independent, not-for-profit group of over 28,000 contributors from more than 100 countries that supplies information about the effects of healthcare, and it is readily available worldwide. In today’s world of Big Pharma overreach, the Cochrane reports are among the few independent suppliers of studies with accurate valuable information. If your doctor is rushing into writing you a prescription with possible side effects, and without a clear explanation of the reasons leading to your hypertension symptoms, you should ask to have a CMV infection test done before accepting this medication. You can read about this possible infection by following this link. What we need to know about common medications for hypertension symptoms There is no doubt that blood pressure rises as we age. The most commonly used drugs to treat hypertension symptoms — * beta blockers
Beta blockers (e.g., Inderal, Corgard, Tenormin, Lopressor, and Toprol) are a class of hypertension symptoms medications frequently used to treat hypertension, arrhythmias, and other cardiovascular problems.
Diuretics (e.g., Lasix, Bumex, Dyazide, and Maxzide) are a class of antihypertensive medications used to help facilitate urine excretion. They are an inexpensive option (at least the older ones) that can be lifesaving in cases of fluid overload, such as happens with congestive heart failure.
Calcium channel blockers (e.g., Procardia, Calan, Cardizem, and Norvasc) are a class of antihypertensive agents that have been among the top 10 most-prescribed hypertension symptoms drugs since their introduction. But these blockbuster drugs were never shown to be superior to older anti-hypertensives, such as diuretics.
ACE Inhibitors. Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, or ACE inhibitors (e.g., Vasotec, Capoten, Prinivil, Altace, Accupril), are used to treat hypertension symptoms.
All these drugs work by poisoning enzymes and blocking important receptors in our body. Poisoning enzymes and blocking receptors are simply a way to adversely affect a patient’s biochemical balance. According to holistic medicine the last thing a physician should be doing with a patient is prescribing drugs which block and poison anything in the body. On the other hand - if we are on anti-hypertensive medications, we shouldn’t stop these medications before discussing our plan with our cardiologist and researching side effects of every specific drug. A recent study by the American Journal of Hypertension has found that some commonly prescribed drugs used to lower blood pressure may actually have the opposite effect. The study involved 945 patients with high blood pressure who were enrolled in a workplace anti-hypertensive treatment program from 1981 to 1998. The patients were given a single anti-hypertensive medication as part of the study. Researchers say that a statistically significant percentage of participants actually had increases in their blood pressure, despite taking medication. They suggest that doctors could avoid this “problem and select” drugs most suitable for their patients by measuring blood levels of the enzyme renin through a blood test that is quite widely available. "Our findings suggest that physicians should use renin levels to predict the most appropriate first drug for treating patients with hypertension," said lead author Michael Alderman, M.D. "This would increase the likelihood of achieving blood pressure control and reduce the need for patients to take additional anti-hypertensive medications." Natural Solutions to most common hypertension symptoms We think you'll really enjoy this excellent video on natural blood pressure control. Please click on the picture below - which is the link.
In addition to lifestyle changes like weight loss and exercise, supplements containing * potassium
But before we start with holistic solutions for treating hypertension symptoms, we need to accept that drugs are sometimes necessary to treat or control hypertension symptoms. Someone with severe hypertension may require drug therapy to prevent an adverse outcome related to having high blood pressure, including a stroke or a heart attack. But the question is what levels of blood pressure need to be considered abnormal? Aging is not a disease; it is a normal process of life. The following figures are outlining thresholds below which we should definitely consider natural solutions. Above them we need medications to treat our hypertension. All figures are for systolic blood pressure. * Men ages 45 to 54: 159 mmHg
Holistic Medicine suggests starting with investigating several possible underlining causes for patient’s hypertension symptoms: Thiamine (Vitamin B1) deficiency often causes hypertension. It should be routinely checked on every patient who develops elevated blood pressure. We need to request it from our physician or cardiologist. We need to check on our heart health supporting nutrients deficiencies affecting our cardiovascular system health. They should also be considered and verified. Some of us and in significant numbers have difficulty converting folic acid to its more active form, methyl-folic acid. In cases of elevated blood pressure we need this activated folic acid — methyl-folic acid — as a part of our holistic regimen. Folic acid alone would be useless in such cases. See our description of MTHFR enzyme and role it plays in our health below. Talk to your doctor about verifying this function of your specific biochemistry. An enzyme, known as methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) is the central point in the methylation pathway of our body. It is responsible for folic acid and homocysteine metabolism. This enzyme helps the body to activate folic acid and break down homocysteine. Any abnormalities with MTHFR can also lead to insufficient conversion of Vitamin B-12 to an activated methyl-B12 form. This can lead to multitude of health conditions, including - * fatigue Everyone should have their levels checked at least once – a simple blood (or salivary) test can ascertain whether we have an altered form of the MTHFR enzyme. The test can be done by most local test labs. People having a disorder with MTHFR need to be placed on daily shots for at least a month of a special activated methyl form of vitamin B12 — methyl-B12, and other nutrients to compensate for inadequate conversions into a methyl form. Among other unexpected causes of hypertension are commonly used medications even unrelated to hypertension. The most commonly used medications known to cause elevated blood pressure are the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs such as Motrin. Some most experienced and knowledgeable holistic doctors consider these Drugs to be the number one cause of elevated blood pressure, creating our hypertension symptoms. Steroids use also can elevate blood pressure. Eating a poor diet can predispose us to having hypertension. It can also lead to obesity, which creates an excess fat and will require the body to increase the arterial blood pressure to feed blood to our tissues. A poor diet is also linked to the body’s general nutritional deficiency in vital elements such as - * magnesium Experienced holistic doctors are checking red blood cells magnesium levels in every patient having inferior health symptoms. Only 32% of American population meets the recommended levels for magnesium. Magnesium is known as nature’s anti-hypertensive mineral. A usual supplemental use of magnesium is 100 to 400 mg/day to treat hypertension. Potassium deficiency also occurs in a vast majority of people. Potassium is an essential micro-nutrient we cannot live without. It helps to maintain fluid and electrolyte balance in the body. Most of the body’s potassium is inside our cells. Foods rich in potassium include * orange juice Most of hypertensive patients should supplement themselves with potassium. The most easily absorbable and effective form of potassium is potassium bicarbonate. We can find it in many good Health Food Stores. Unfortunately, most of Potassium supplements are being sold in capsules, containing only 99 mg – by our very caring FDA rules. We need to see if this nutrient is available in a powder form, if we want or need to supplement with a larger amount and don’t want to swallow a large number of these capsules. Our mainstream cardiologists are easy to write a prescription for a larger amount - "Klor-con" – but it is synthetic and is not as absorbable as a natural potassium. You can also see our Foods that lower blood pressure page by following this link. Drink a sufficient amount of clean water If we don’t drink enough clean water, our body has less blood to pump to our organs and tissues. This makes dehydration being one of the most usual causes of elevated blood pressure. In order to keep these organs and tissues oxygenated our body has to increase the blood pressure to do the job with less material in its disposal. Obviously, to remove this cause we need to consume more clean drinking water. Usually recommended amount is equal to our weight in pounds and divided by two, giving us the amount of clean drinking water in ounces we should ingest on a daily bases. We need to know that some liquid substances as popular high-sugar sodas and coffee actually pull water from our bodies, and don’t do the job for us. Unrefined Salt and hypertension symptoms Unrefined salt is a good source of magnesium and potassium, as well as 80 other needed by our bodies minerals. It is a very good nutrient to correct various minerals deficiencies and treat a variety of related health conditions, including hypertension. The human body was designed to require and utilize salt to achieve its optimal health. Unrefined salt should be a part of everyone’s holistic health regimen, no matter what our mainstream doctors are advising us. Try to suggest your friend-farmer to eliminate salt from his caws or horses feed. His response wouldn’t be very positive. Celtic Sea Salt is usually recommended by most holistic doctors. It can be found in many good Health Food Stores. Top of page Sunshine Vitamin D3 and hypertension symptoms Statistics have shown for years that there’s less hypertension in tropical latitudes than in polar latitudes and that the prevalence of hypertension rises for all ethnic groups the farther away they are from the equator. In 2002, the Journal of Clinical Investigation published a detailed explanation of exactly how vitamin D helps lowering blood pressure. Without adequate vitamin D, one of our genes initiates formation of excess quantities of a substance called renin. Renin breaks down another molecule, called angiotensinogen, into angiotensin I. Angiotensin I is converted into angiotensin II by a substance known as angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE). The end result — angiotensin II — is the “bad stuff” that (in excess amounts) causes high blood pressure. Vitamin D3 does a better job than any patented ACE inhibitors because it targets the problem at the most basic genetic level. Vitamin D persuades the above gene that controls renin production to become less active. When less renin is produced, less of all the “intermediates” listed above are produced, and the end result is less angiotensin II and lower blood pressure. However, we need to remember that it usually takes two to three months for significant changes to start taking placeand six to eight months for the vitamin D to take full effect. In cases when most of our mainstream and even some holistic doctors can't find any reason for our high blood pressure symptoms, they name this condition "essential hypertension" suggesting that the cause can't be found. You can learn more about it by following this link. Heart Nutrition Page Loading
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