Friday, June 1, 2007
Relationship between Blood pressure and elements
The plants and elements that decrease high BP (proved in clinical trials) are:
Potassium, Magnesium, Calcium, Co Enzyme Q10, Fish oil and Flock seed oil are important ones.
Elements:
1. Potassium: Deficiency of potassium in food definitely shows its effect on BP. By taking foods that contain more potassium, the high BP can be controlled. It decreases systolic blood pressure by 3.11 mm hg and diastolic blood pressure by 1.97mm.
2. Sodium: It is present in more quantities in the salt (as sodium chloride), which we use for taste in the foods. By taking less salt, the heart diseases can be reduced by 25 %( 1/4th of total heart diseases).
3. Magnesium: Decreased intake of mg leads to rise in the BP level.
4. Co-Q10: Co enzyme was first of all found in the muscles of cow’s heart and later on found in the human beings. Human body can produce it by itself. Co-enzyme is also present in, meat, fish and soya bean oil etc. It acts like Vitamin E and neutralizes the free radicals (which are harmful). Co-Q10 helps the blood to flow freely in the blood vessels and controls the high BP.
5. Fish oil: Omega 3 fatty acids present in the oil, decreases the high BP to some extent. The dose is 3 grams per day. It contains EPA, which acts on the heart to control BP.
6. Flacks seed oil: It also contains Omega 3 fatty acid containing Alfa-lenolenic acid, which reduces the BP by 5 mm of Hg both systolic and diastolic. If one table spoon of flack seed oil is taken daily, it provides sufficient amount of fatty acids to control the high BP.
How to prevent heart diseases?
Human heart is of the size of a man’s fist. Even though it is of such a small size, its performance is of the size of a mountain. World Heart Day is observed on -24th September, every year. Throughout the world, 57 million people are dying due to various causes, in a year. Out of which 17 million people are dying due to the diseases of the heart only. It is estimated by World health organisation that by 2010 more number of deaths might be due to diseases of heart and blood vessels. But most of these deaths are preventable.
Main causes for these deaths:
1. High blood pressure
2. Atherosclerosis (high cholesterol levels in the blood)
3. Diabetes (especially affecting more people in developing countries).
4. Obesity due to bad food habits and lack of exercise.
5. Tobacco smoking: Raises the bad cholesterol level (LDL) in the blood (in low fat persons) which is not good for heart.
6. Stress and strain: More common in modern speedy life, as hurry makes worry.
Signs and symptoms: If any of the following symptoms are noticed, one has to consult the physician for further treatment of the case.
1. Pain in the chest and also some discomfort in the middle of the chest
2. Feeling of tightness or keeping weight on the chest
3. Breathing becomes difficult
4. Dyspnoea and sweating all over the body.
How to protect your Heart?
1. Get rid of that bat habit of tobacco smoking.
2. Walk for ½ an hour daily (as brisk walking is the best exercise)
3. Blood pressure and Diabetes should be under control.
4. Avoid tension (stress and strain), and try to be with laughing face always (as laughter is the best medicine),
5. Take balanced diet always (as quality is main than quantity, that slogan holds good anywhere and every where).
6. Have positive thinking mentality (as hope is life).
7. Belief in GOD gives you mental peace (as sincere faith moves mountains).
Hence keeping the heart in healthy condition is in your hands only.
Remember this slogan always: Health is Wealth, (and every other thing is secondary to Health).
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