MAY 10, 2011 HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE

"Life could not continue without throwing the past into the past, liberating the present from its burden." - Paul Tillich

Letting go of the past is liberating. Have you let go of some of the past? I find this to be difficult, but in order to move forward to next spiritual plane--it must be done. The present can never see the light without the past being removed. Sometimes one tries to bring the past into the present--this could be rekindling an 'old flame', attempting to get together with family members and even trying to be friends with an ex-partner. In my opinion, most of the time this will not work. I have tried all three cases. I have now learned to forgive, forget and truly let go. It makes my meditation and prayers much more fulfilling...

The new statistics now report the lifetime risk of developing high blood pressure (also known as hypertension) is greater than 90% in adults 55 years and older. That is a high percentage. High blood pressure accounts for 40.5 million doctor visits per year. Many people die each year due to high blood pressure which is a preventable. If you can reduce your diastolic blood pressure (the bottom number) by 5 points, it can reduce the risk by as much as 16%. This statistic is mind blowing, but so is the one that if you exercise 30 minutes,three times a week you can reduce the risk of cardiovascular mortality by 37%.

So there is no reason not to exercise 30 minutes three times a week.

Nutritionally grape seed extract and pomegranate extracts have the superior potential to decrease blood pressure in some studies. They have antioxidant potential and both fight the effect of angiotensin by reducing its production. This has a vaso dilation effect rather than a vaso constrictor effect.

Vasodilation reduces blood pressure whereas vasoconstriction increases blood pressure. So what is in the grape seed extract? It is a compound called resveratrol. Resveratrol can act as a antihypertensive angiotensin. Some of the conventional ACE inhibitors are rampril (altace), enalapril (vasotec), lisonopril and quinapril. If resveratrol can do the same as an ACE inhibitor why not use reservatrol? Perhaps it is the fact that the pharmaceutical companies do not make reseratrol.

Until tomorrow...