Heaven & Earth Acupuncture and Wellness » hypertension http://heavenandearthacu.com Creating and Maintaining Health Based on Individual Needs Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:29:38 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Dietary Recommendation for Hypertension http://heavenandearthacu.com/content/hypertension-dietary-choices.html http://heavenandearthacu.com/content/hypertension-dietary-choices.html#comments Sun, 01 Mar 2009 22:02:19 +0000 Kyle Smith http://heavenandearthacu.com/?p=152 ]]> SALT-FREE DIET!!! #1. Limiting or eliminating salt in the diet is essential for lowering blood pressure. The need to read the labels on the food that are ingested is critical to a person whom suffers from hypertension. Eating a diet that is high in dietary fiber or taking a fiber supplement helps keep fats from depositing inside the arteries. Be aware of water that has been through a water softener, try bottled water.

Pomegranate juice has been shown to prevent hardening of the arteries by reducing blood vessel damage, and helps reverse progression of atherosclerosis. These wonderful actions are based on the high antioxidant contain within the juice. The antioxidant count is higher than blueberries, cranberries, and oranges. Adding Ginkgo Biloba can benefit the cardiovascular system by helping reduce free radicals.

Foods to avoid:

  • Aged cheese or aged meat
  • Anchovies
  • Avocados
  • Chocolate
  • Fava beans
  • Pickled Herring
  • Sour cream
  • Wine
  • Yogurt
  • Alcohol
  • Caffeine
  • Tobacco
]]> http://heavenandearthacu.com/content/hypertension-dietary-choices.html/feed 0 Hypertension and Chinese Medicine http://heavenandearthacu.com/content/hypertension-and-chinese-medicine.html http://heavenandearthacu.com/content/hypertension-and-chinese-medicine.html#comments Thu, 26 Feb 2009 18:19:57 +0000 Kyle Smith http://heavenandearthacu.com/?p=133 ]]> Hypertension is a situation in the body that elevates systolic and/or diastolic blood pressure. 85% to 90% all all diagnosed cases are call essential hypertension because there is no know etiology or source. Secondary hypertension comes from another reason in the body like kidney damage or endocrine dysfunction. There have been recent estimates that around 35 million Americans have hypertension, and happens twice as often in African Americans than white Americans. The main signs and symptoms include dizziness, facial flushing, headache, fatigue, epistaxis, and nervousness.

The main sources for hypertension is diet that is high in animal fat and sodium. The sodium intake is directly associated along with the intake of potassium and magnesium. There have been studies done with more indigenous people with out any hypertension in their population have hypertension arise after living in more modern areas and changing their diet to fit the area.

Hypertensive patients must change their diets and lifestyles to accommodate their illness. There is a need to lose weight, restrict salt intake, relax, and exercise.Many pharmaceuticals have been developed to help people with hypertension which is great, but the the medication doesn’t resolve the problem.

Acupuncture is usually very effective in bringing down a systolic pressure within 15-20 minutes after the insertion of the needles. Auricular needles left in between treatments help with the ailment between treatments. Additionally, there are very effective herbal formulas that help lower blood pressure and keep it low. We work at resolving the source of the pattern in the body and in turn ending the hypertensive state.

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