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kebaldwin
Tue, Mar-13-07, 05:31
High blood pressure

According to data gathered as part of the Framingham Heart Study, people who have high blood pressure are at significantly increased risk of developing dangerous conditions related to high blood pressure. In this study, for every 10 mm Hg increase in systolic pressure, there was a doubling of the risk of having a heart attack or stroke or of having kidney failure (Kannel WB 2003; Klag MJ et al 2003; Wolf PA 2003).

Nutrients that may help lower blood pressure include:

C12 casein peptide—200 to 400 milligrams (mg)/day

Grape seed extract—150 to 300 mg/day

Pomegranate extract—50 to 100 mg/day

Arjuna bark extract—250 to 500 mg twice a day

Calcium—1200 to 1500 mg/day

CoQ10—100 to 300 mg/day

Garlic—1200 mg/day

Hawthorn berry extract—240 mg twice a day between meals

L-arginine—2000 mg three times a day between meals

Magnesium—500 mg/day (or more), based on maximum bowel tolerance and hypotensive effect; take the most at night before bed

Olive leaf extract—500 mg/day

Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA)—1400 mg/day of EPA and 1000 mg/day of DHA

Potassium—99 mg/day (or more) when instructed to do so by a health care professional, based on blood test results

Soy protein—17 to 34 grams (g)/day

Taurine—1000 to 6000 mg/day

Vitamin C—1 to 3 g/day

Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol succinate)—400 International Units (IU)/day with about 200 mg of gamma-tocopherol

http://www.lef.org/protocols/heart_circulatory/
high_blood_pressure_01.htm

cs_carver
Tue, Mar-13-07, 08:46
Was it that study that was the source of the finding that people who take NSAIDs 5-6 times a week have a greater risk of increased blood pressure, probably caused BY the NSAIDs? This affects all those people taking daily aspirin to reduce the risk of blood clots...

So you medicate to reduce clots, and get increased BP (not always understood by pharmacists; had two tell me there wasn't a connection plus two MDs) and then have to treat the increased BP.

kebaldwin
Tue, Mar-13-07, 11:03
Pharmaceuticals don't cure anything. They merely improve the symptoms so that you keep on taking them. When they do create a side effect - don't worry - they will have more pharmaceuticals to take care of the side effects.

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