High blood Pressure Caused of Heart Attack

High blood pressure is the leading cause of heart attacks and strokes. For example, currently, over forty-three million Americans suffer from high blood pressure. It has also been said that something like ninety per cent of Americans who haven't got high blood pressure soon will unless the appropriate lifestyle changes are implemented. 'These facts and figures generally reflect the rest of the western world.

There are three reasons for high blood pressure:

1.Atherosclerotic plaque; fatty deposits lining the inner walls of the arteries, which obstruct blood flow cause high blood pressure.

2.Acid wastes deposit on the inner walls of blood vessels. Because the vessels become narrower, blood pressure has to increase in order keep the same vital blood supply as before.

3.Because of too much acid waste, high blood pressure is caused by a lack of oxygen supply.

Sadly, the above root-causes are not addressed by orthodox medicine. High blood pressure patients are given drugs like lotensin, mevacor or procardia... These drugs work by inhibiting calcium channels. This weakens the heart. In effect, less blood is then pumped out: Hence the blood pressure gauge reads lower than before. But the weakened heart muscle is less able to give vital blood supply to areas of the body: The target organs get less oxygenated blood than before, so side effects start to kick in such as dizziness, sluggishness, fatigue, impotence, loss of memory, mood changes, and depression...

However, with a real commitment towards a healthier diet and lifestyle, this condition may be reversed. 'This is where the underlying root-causes of high blood pressure can dealt with.

Here are my Seven Steps For Lowering High Blood Pressure: They have no order. As long as all are implemented then success will be yours.

1.Eliminate or reduce acid causing foods from the diet. Certain foods, when eaten, give rise to an acid ash residue when absorbed into the body. There is much information online that distinguishes these foods.

2.Eat more alkaline ash foods. Information on these types of foods can be found online. Alkaline water is also a good option. 'These factors alkalise the body.

3.Garlic, onions and beetroot are excellent blood pressure lowering foods, which indeed, can be eaten regularly. Other foods include those containing vitamin C and folic acid.

4.Get plenty of vitamin D. Sunlight is an excellent form and pays dividends...about twenty minutes a day will suffice.

5.Exercise. About half-an-hour a day. This lowers high blood pressure, improves cardiovascular function as well as loses weight.

6.Learn to handle stress. For example, meditation has shown to significantly lower blood pressure.

7.On perhaps a more miscellaneous level, get electro-acupuncture. This has shown to greatly reduce blood pressure. Chelation therapy is also effective.

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Easy Steps to Prevent Wrinkles and the Aging of Skin

However much we take care of our skins, the dreary 30's bring with them the unmistakable signs of aging -- wrinkles, laugh lines, creases on the forehead, and crow's feet below the eyes. For some of us blessed with better skin, it will come later than the others, but there is almost no way we can prevent our age from showing on our faces. What we can try to do is preventing wrinkles, leading us to have a graceful and unblemished complexion as we grow older through our 30's, 40's and even 50's.

Wrinkles are not the only signs of people growing older. There are other physical changes, unnoticeable at first but they gradually become more and more prominent. Skin becomes less elastic with age, and the earth's gravitational pull duly plays its role in making these factors show on the body. These include the drooping of eyelids and the weakening of the corners of the mouth. The tip of the nose starts pointing ever so slightly downwards and the ears lengthen and are pulled lower. By the time a person reaches his or her 70's, the skin has become much thinner and the fat beneath the face has already disappeared. So is it any wonder that the wrinkles that start appearing on our skin around our 30's are only a precursor to all these processes?

Indeed not! But there are ways for preventing wrinkles from taking away the natural beauty of your skin. Proper application of an anti aging anti wrinkle cream helps a lot to make the wrinkles fade, but there are also some other precautions you must take alongside. Follow these simple rules to minimize or delay aging of skin as far as possible:

1. Stay protected from the sun! The sun is one of the most important factors that clock the aging process of skin. Wear sunscreen religiously on every part of your body being exposed to sunlight, even before you reach the age when you should start worrying about wrinkling. A good sunscreen does not only slow down the process of wrinkling but also protects your skin from the UV rays of the sun that causes skin cancer. While buying your sunscreen, make sure you check the SPF (Sun Protection Factor) value of the product - the higher the SPF, the better suited is your sunscreen for protecting you from the harmful effects of sunlight. If you can, try to avoid going out between 10 o'clock in the morning and 2 o'clock in the afternoon, since this is when the sun's rays are the strongest.

2. Use a good moisturizer! One of the biggest factors for wrinkling is the loss of moisture from the skin. An effective moisturizer will penetrate into your skin and lock its natural moisture, slowing down the process of wrinkling to a considerable degree.

3. Quit smoking! Studies have found that smoking is almost directly proportional with getting premature wrinkles. This is not only because of the nicotine damage to health but also because of the facial actions required for the act of smoking. Puffing a cigarette gives you vertical lines around your mouth, and squinting to avoid the smoke from getting into your eyes will almost certainly give you excessive crow's feet.

4. Modify your sleeping posture! The ideal position to sleep is on your back. If you sleep on your side or on your stomach, your face is pressed against the pillow for hours. This may result in the natural contour of your face being disturbed.

5. Also modify your facial expressions! Try to frown as little as possible, or laugh too hard, as these deepen the wrinkles around your face.

So a few simple steps, along with the use of anti aging anti wrinkle cream, will help you preserve your youthfulness much longer than your friends. Try these, and be surprised to experience the magic.

Why you should NOT "go" on a Diet

The only thing growing faster than the $65 billion diet industry is the American waistline. If one of your New Years resolutions was to Go on a Diet, the only place I guarantee you will go....is up in weight.

It's a Fact - Diets will only make you fatter.

When it comes to the latest in Diet fads, we are quite gullible and easily tempted by a Diet's empty promised. Reason being....the diet industry KNOWS we are in search of the "quick fix" and will only play with our emotions - our desperation for the quickest way to relieve looking and feeling fat.

Diets are nothing more than Temporary Solutions with many lingering, negative side effects.

Here are the Top 10 Reasons Why you should NOT "go" on a Diet

1. Diets do NOT work.

Diets have a 99% Failure Rate. Have you noticed a pattern yet? Lose weight....quickly regain it? Over time, studies show if you diet you are more likely to be overweight than people who eat normally and make small gradual changes to their lifestyle. No, the Law of Averages does not apply to this faulty system.

2. Dieting can be Dangerous.

Any time you severely restrict the amount or types of foods you eat you put your health and life at risk. Dieting has been related to injuries and sudden deaths from electrolyte imbalance, malnutrition, and heart arrhythmia's. Weight cycling, or yo-yo-ing weight, is associated with higher death rates - especially if some type of pills are being used. At no point should you ever place weight loss above your health.

3. Dieting Destroys your Metabolism.

Diets will cause your weight to quickly cycle up and down. Sure, you may lose weight quickly because you are simply not eating enough. In the initial stages, the first seven to nine pounds lost are water, presenting a real danger of dehydration and mineral deficiencies. Even more terrifying ins the break down of lean muscle due to inefficient nutrients and calories. If you are losing more than 3-4 pounds a week, you can be sure this is what is happening - very little fat is lost this state.

Now, any muscle loss will cause your metabolism slow to a crawl. The cumulative effect takes place for you cannot survive very long on very low calories (1200 or less) and you will eventually eat more - on top of a slower metabolism. All those excess calories will be stored as fat - causing rapid weight gain.

4. Dieting is Exhausting.

Diets are just reduced calorie Fads disguised by a clever gimmick. "Lose weight while you sleep" "Eat all you want and still lose weight" Not eating enough or cutting out certain food groups means your body may not be getting the energy it needs, or may lack certain nutrients. You will feel exhausted, light headed and experience some not-so-fun mood swings.

5. Dieting is Disruptive.

Dieting negatively affects your normal eating patterns. Diets can lead to binge eating, overeating and chaotic eating. When you diet, it is common to override your internal signals telling you to eat. You end up trying to use willpower or resist hunger signals and may even go as far as taking appetite suppressants. This results in being unable to know when you really are hungry or wore....when you're full.

6. Dieting can lead to eating disorders.

Experts state that the high rates of eating disorders in the U.S. are due in part to people dieting, losing weight, rebounding, and becoming chronic dieters.

7. Dieting Causes Food Obsessions.

If you spend a large amount of time and energy depriving yourself of food or certain types of food - you will spend more time thinking about food and become obsessed attempts to control your weight by what you choose to eat or not eat. How long do you want to live like this?

8. Dieting Diminishes Women.

There is way too much attention focused on our appearance and an arbitrary number on the scale. In the midst of this focus - we end up avoiding what really matters to us - our dreams and ambitions. Even worse, it erodes our confidence and self-respect.

9. Dieting Intensifies Negativity.

If you diet, you are more judgmental and critical of yourself and others. Once again, wasted time and energy.

10. Diets Put Your Life on Hold.

Does this sound familiar...."I'll be happy when I weigh "x pounds." Guess what, the issues in your life are not related to your weight. Take responsibility and take back control of your life. Decide to be happy now and do what it takes to live a lifestyle that reflects your priorities.

So this year resolve to NOT go on a Diet. Set Yourself Free from this miserable, guaranteed to fail weight loss cycle. Do NOT let the diet industry make money by taking advantage of you. It is time to stand up for yourself and take control.
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Genetic link between obesity and the risk for colon cancer

Researchers have uncovered a genetic link between obesity and the risk for colon cancer. The discovery could lead to greater accuracy in predicting who is at risk for the disease, experts say.

Research has suggested that colon cancer risk rises with increasing weight, but this finding points to a genetic reason for the link.

"We have discovered that a genetic variant of the adiponectin gene, called ADIPOQ, is associated with colon cancer risk," said lead researcher Dr. Boris Pasche, director of the division of hematology and oncology at the Comprehensive Cancer Center of the University of Alabama at Birmingham. "This genetic variant may identify individuals who have a higher risk to develop colorectal cancer," he said.

The report was published in the Oct. 1 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.

For the study, Pasche's team focused on ADIPOQ. This gene promotes the formation of a fat hormone called adiponectin. People who inherit a common variant of the gene have up to a 30 percent lower risk of colon cancer compared with people without this gene variant, the study found.

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