Blood Pressure
Your Appropriate Blood
Pressure
The traditional reading for a “normal” blood
pressure” is 120/80. Anything above it is considered high blood
pressure. For example, if your reading is 140/90, your doctor would
prescribe blood pressure tablets (or medication) in an effort to
bring your blood pressure back down to 120/80. Many developed
countries have since made an adjustment to the 120/80 criteria;
unfortunately the U.K sticks to 120/80 as the criteria. Your blood pressure can be as high as
160/100 and if it is your appropriate blood pressure, do not do
anything to disrupt it or try to bring it down with drugs
(prescribed medication) What I am trying to say is this: If your
chart reads 160/100 and you also have other
complications, you should have it checked out by your doctor.
True high blood pressure must be attended to by
your G.P or specialist until such time you are able to adjust your
life style with dietary adjustments and supplements. High blood pressure and if it is not your
appropriate blood pressure can be extremely dangerous; it can cause
stroke and other health complications. Bear in mind too that here is
also such a thing as secondary high blood pressure. This usually
happens when the kidneys are not well or that there is a general
hardening of the renal artery. Also, if there is hypothyroidism,
there is a tendency to have secondary high blood pressure.
Therefore, it is wrong diagnosis to automatically put a patient on
high blood pressure medication without first ascertaining if it was
secondary high blood pressure to start with! Space & time does not
allow us to write more on secondary high blood pressure. "Say your blood pressure is 170/110 and Ray is
170/70. Ray is likely to have cardiac failure. (Heart failure,
stroke or some other adverse event). In this example your pulse
pressure would be 60 Ray would be an alarming 100."
The Dangers of
Cholesterol lowering drugs. Anti-depressant drugs: On December 13th, 2006, the FDA announced
that anti-depressant drugs prescribed to young adults are risky.
Besides the enormous side effects, they cause suicidal thoughts in
young adults. The Agency proposed a change to include a new label
warning with a suggestion that patients of all age groups be
carefully monitored, particularly when starting antidepressant
treatment.
I disagree with 120/80 as the criteria. To put a patient on
prescribed medication (blood pressure pills) simply because his
blood pressure chart is 140/90 without investigating if it was
his/her appropriate blood pressure is definitely
wrong.
To reinforce the point, let me cite an example. There is no such
thing that if you are 5 feet 8”, you must be ten stone in weight.
Our body density and bone mass varies from one individual to
another; again it can vary from sex to race.
Your appropriate pulse pressure.
We place more emphasis on pulse pressure than high
blood pressure. Pulse pressure is the true measurement of how
far gone your arteries are. The higher it is the stiffer your
arteries are; the more strain on your heart, hence the higher
likelihood of health problems.
Measurement of pulse
pressure
Subtract your bottom blood pressure number (diastolic pressure) from
the top number (systolic pressure).
What’s normal pulse
pressure?
40 or lower is fine. Higher reading to that can be indicated as
having stiff arteries. Conventional blood measurements are ideal for
selling drugs. In order to reduce your pulse pressure meaningfully
all you need is physical exercise, generous intake of fish oil
alpha lipoic acid, folic acid, vitamin b3, L-Arginine and
intelectol. These supplements’ will only make your arteries softer
and reduce the pulse pressure but will give you a general feeling of
well being and good health. Intelectol is a powerful memory enhancer
that will increase blood flow to your brain.
Cholesterol
Most people would hurry to take
prescription drugs to lower their cholesterol upon learning that
that they have high cholesterol. This is a gross mistake
and a folly. Not all cholesterol is bad – unfortunately, space limit
does not enable me to delve into details. Suffice to add, not all
fats are bad. There are the saturated fats ( bad fats) and
unsaturated fats (good fats) Most people and even doctors do
not realize that cholesterol is essential
to the body for many functions. It forms part of the cell membrane,
the outer layer of every cell in your body. It helps transport and
packs the major components of the cell membrane, called
“phospholipids” that are made from essential fatty acids (EFAs).
Without sufficient cholesterol, we would die because our tissues are
constantly being repaired and replaced with new cells. Our body
produces several thousand milligrams of cholesterol per day to carry
out these essential functions, and each day the excess of
cholesterol is supposed to be naturally recycled. If your body does
not have sufficient new cholesterol each day, you cannot repair and
replace your cell membrane and they will eventually degenerate.
Serious side effects have been reported for most cholesterol
lowering drugs – the so called STATINS. The prescription of these
drugs is based on the discredited hypothesis that high cholesterol
can cause heart attacks.
This is false and misleading! Read on! The cholesterol myth has been
one of the most long lived falsehood around – probably it has been
excellent business for the big pharma - drug industry (“Big Pharma”
for short)
Side Effects
In an
article that appeared in “Life After Lipitor” in the newspaper
“Tahoe World” on January 27th, 2004, Tahoe City (California)
resident Doug Peterson began having serious neuromuscular problems
after taking Statins for two years. He began losing muscular
co-ordination and slurring words when he spoke. Then he lost
balance, followed by loss of fine motor skills – he also had
difficulty writing! These adverse side effects have begun appearing
in peer-reviewed medical journals and numerous people have reported
similar symptoms at public adverse websites such as medications.com.
People have reported trouble at swallowing, trouble talking, feeling
fatigued all the time, motor neuropathy which mimics ALS, nausea,
vertigo, disorientation, memory loss, extremely dry eyes, muscle
pain and so on.
How could Statins and the other cholesterol lowering drugs have so
much of side effects? Statin drugs inhibit the production of
cholesterol in order to lower LDL cholesterol counts. By limiting
the production of cholesterol, statins may be directly causing
membrane degeneration in neural and muscle tissues. Plus, statins
may also inhibit of the liver to produce good cholesterol.
There are twenty million people in the U.S alone on all types of
statin drugs. Statin drugs can actually increase heart disease and
can cause extensive damage to one’s liver!
Your doctor could have advised you that, 2000 – 3000 milligrams of
good vitamin C plus Fish oil in higher dosage could be the answer to
lowering bad cholesterol without the side effects. L-Arginine
besides helping to boost sex drive would complement Vitamin C to
help reduce bad cholesterol.
Recommended Nutritional Therapy: Depending on your weight, We recommend Esterol, Ester C
or a good brand of Vitamin C with bioflavonoid. Supplemented this
with Eskimo 3(a good fish oil), Niacin (Vitamin B3) and also
L’Arginine. Alpha Lipoic acid will also help.
Urinary Incontinence: Cymbalta and some types of
anti depressant drugs have been used by doctors for chronic liver
diseases and urinary incontinence. On October 17th 2005, Eli
Lilly expanded its warning about liver related problems with the use
of its drug, Cymbalta and cautioned doctors about using it for
chronic liver disease. The warning came after a review of cymbalta
found that 11 of nearly 9000 women taking it for urinary
incontinence tried to commit suicide. But the lists of side
effects are too many to mention.
The FDA approved of cymbalta in August of 2004 as an anti-depressant
but it is not approved in the United States to treat urinary
incontinence.
If your prescribed medication for depression and urinary
incontinence is not mentioned in the list here, you can take it from
me that they still carry an enormous amount of side effects. Please
refer to the internet; all you need to do is to click onto the name
of the drug. Google is a better search engine. Also all prescribed
drugs for urinary incontinence carries with it an enormous amount of
side effects.
It is my view that all anti depressant drugs can be habit forming.
In addition, they blur the brain. For those taking statin
drugs, proper blood testing is of paramount importance because an
excessive dose and abusive use can cause permanent muscle and liver
damage
In general, most forms of prescribed medication can deplete
nutrients in the body. Classic example of this are diuretic drugs
used to treat hypertension (blood pressure) whilst diuretic drugs
are cost effective in reducing blood pressure, they deplete the body
of essential minerals like magnesium and potassium.
As the side effects of urinary incontinence drugs are enormous and
the list too many to mention, I would encourage you to research the
internet for further information.
A further Word of caution: Coumadin is a drug
prescribed by cardiologists to prevent blood clots. Prednisone one
of the NSAID (Non Steroid Anti-Inflammatory drug) is prescribed by
doctors to relieve an inflammatory process for example, asthma and
other flu like conditions. Lupron is prescribed
for prostate problems. Abusive use of each of these drugs can
deplete bone mineral density but when all three are taken together,
rapid osteoporosis can be induced.
The harsh reality today is that today’s large pharmacies sell
anything that is legal. They are in the business to make money –
they are not in the business to better humankind.
If you are observant, just pay attention to those who frequent the
pharmacies. They look sickly; on the other hand if you pay close
attention to those who frequents a health food shop, they look
better and healthier. Do not trust your doctor to know everything
about nutrition, nutritional therapy is usually not within the scope
of their training. If you pay close attention to many of our obese
doctors and nurses with a pot belly and who light up in the
hospital’s corridors or car parks, you would know what I mean. This
comment is not intended to discourage you from staying away from
your doctor.
Recommended Supplements for a depressive disorder:
Before I start talking about heart problems and cancer, I want to
let you know that 5 HTP which improves the serotonin level in your
blood can be very effective in mood balancing. It may also help you
to sleep better. It has virtually no side effects. When I lost my
mother almost four years ago, I was on 5HTP nightly @ 50 mg per
capsule x 4 (200 mg) for almost a year to help me get over with the
extremely difficult period of my life. Another most advanced mood
elevating therapy available today is SAMe (S-Adenosylmethionine).
We carry 5HTP but not SAMe but we can order it for you. SAMe has
shown efficacy to relieving depressive symptoms but can also help in
fighting liver’s disease, relieving arthritis pain and even
supporting healthy endothelial functions. Never take sleeping pills
or anti-histamine to help you sleep. If you wish, you may try 5HTP
and melatonin together. It will help you sleep very soundly.
Heart Problems: When we hear about a sudden cardiac
(heart) death in an adult, it is generally linked to atherosclerosis
or clogging of the arteries. During vigorous exercises, if the blood
flow to the heart muscle becomes blocked, the heart can stop working
resulting in death. In children, however, the problem is usually due
to a congenital abnormality of the heart muscle. A child may play
sports for many years without any apparent problem. But these
defects which often involve abnormal rhythm can cause the heart to
stop pumping at anytime – particularly during heavy exercises. I
would recommend that all young children be given an EKG (electro
cardiogram) – the typical examination by your doctor using a mere
stethoscope won’t be able to detect most congenital heart defects.
Here at our Clinic, we use both the stethoscope and The Chinese
pulse diagnosis. If we are uncertain, we would refer the client back
to his G.P with an explanation that he/she should be referred to a
cardiologist.
Having said that, we have seen many patients who are needlessly
prescribed heart tablets. When we examine the patient, we often find
that the patient has heart burn, acid reflux or aortic aneurysm and
these conditions often transmit a false signal that there is a heart
problem. These may include distant murmurs, irregular heartbeats and
angina. Before we forget, oral chelation is extremely effective in
removing a blockage in a heart artery or any arteries. We do not
stock chelation tablets but we shall be happy to order it for you.
Recommended Nutritional Therapy for the heart: Again, it’s
good fish oil (Eskimo 3), Co-Enzyme Q 10, at least 100 mg per day,
alpha lipoic acid, Vitamin E & L’Arginine, folic acid, niacin. Oral
Chelation is a very effective therapy.
On the co-relationship between cholesterol and heart problems, do
bear in mind that the majority of people who have heart attacks have
normal cholesterol levels. Cholesterol in itself doesn’t cause heart
disease and it won’t stop a heart attack. It has never been
conclusively shown that lowering of cholesterol saves lives. In
fact, several studies have shown that that lowering cholesterol into
the range currently recommended is co-related with an increased risk
of dying, especially of cancer.
A final Word of Reminder: prescription drugs alone kill more than 100,000 a year