Facts and Statistics about Hypertension

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Facts and Statistics about Hypertension

Written By: Denice Moffat, Dr.
8-3-2007
Categorized in: High Blood Pressure

*Hypertension is defined as any pressure greater than 150/90.

*Hypertension causes 60,000 deaths/year and is directly related to more than 250,000 deaths from stroke.

*Hypertension is called the silent killer because people don’t know they have it.

*Heart disease and strokes account for over 43% of all deaths in the United States

*Greater than 60 million people in the United States over the age of 65 have high blood pressure

*African Americans are 33% more likely to have hypertension and starting at an earlier age.

*Over 1 million people per year suffer adverse reactions from doctor prescribed drugs. (Approximately one Boing 747 plane-load of people per day that die from properly prescribed, properly taken prescription drugs.)

*There are over 140 different blood pressure medications available through your doctor today (see that list below).

Signs/Symptoms of Hypertension:

Depression
Rapid Pulse

Dizziness

Ringing in ears (Tinnitus)

Exercise Intolerance

Shortness of breath

Heavy Snoring

Sleep Apnea

Increase in freq. of urination

Tiredness

Increased sweating

Visual Disturbances

Chinese Medicine Signs of Hypertension:

*Puffy veins under tongue (heavy metal poisoning)
*Red tongue (infection in the body)
*Red tongue tip (heart/stress/overwork/anxiety)
*Short wide reddish nails
*Red lines at tips of nails
*Red complexion
*Red spots under the nails
*Large lunulae on pinkies (heart/overwork)
*Bulging eyes
*Headaches nape of neck that throb, make you dizzy, and are worse with shaking
*Blood in the urine
*Teeth marks on the edges of the tongue (spleen/pancreas/kidney problems)

Many people that come to see me initially are on several different blood pressure medications. It seems that when one doesn't work, the medical field just adds on another one and the process continues until they find one that works. So, my question is, why stay one the ones that did NOT give positive results. What a mess.

What if there were a way to find out the core causes of your hypertension and address them? Wouldn't that be easier, cheaper and more empowering? Well, we CAN find the core causes for you. For some of these causes you can easily deal with them or make appropriate lifestyle changes. Other core causes are more difficult to get under control. Ultimately, though, the natural methods are healthier and even if you have to continue taking some kind of blood pressure medication, it should be one with fewer side effects that will do the job.

Let us help you see some do-able options if you are ready to take part and responsibility for your own healing. Get to the cause of the problem. Here are some ideas and the forms I use to evaluate high blood pressure.

Which ones can you eliminate from your life to live longer?

Common Core Causes of High Blood Pressure (Hypertension):

Adrenal Tumors	Fluid Retention
Advil	Foods w/ mold inhibitors (soy)
Alcohol (esp. Hard Liquor)	Genetic
Allergies	Guarana
Anger/Resentment	Heavy Metals-Lead
Anxiety	Hormonal Imbalances
Arteriosclerosis	Hyperthyroidism
Atherosclerosis	Increased mucous
Baking Soda	Insulin resistance
Black Licorice	Kidney malfunction
Caffeine	Kidney disease
Calcium Deficiency	Lack of aerobic exercise
Canned Foods (Salt/Sugar/Aluminum)	Licorice, black or the herb
Chocolate	Liver disease
Cigarette Smoking*	Long seated emotions unresolved
Coffee	Lung disease
Cola nut	Magnets in wrong parts of body
Colas	MAO inhibitors
Constipation	Medication Reactions (Hormones/Steroids)
Cor Pulmonale	Meat Tenderizers
Cushing's Syndrome	MSG-Monosodium Glutamate
Cox-2 Inhibitors	Narrowed aorta
Bextra	Nuprin
Celebrex	NutraSweet (Phenylalanine)
Vioxx	Obesity
Diabetes	OTC Antihistamines
Diet Aids	Poor sugar metabolism
Doctor Visits (stressful)	Portal hypertension
Embolism	Potassium deficiency
Encephalopathy	Pregnancy
Ephedra	Prostaglandin Imbalance (PGF2 alpha)
Ephedrine	Salt, Table or bleached Sea
Ma Haung	Slow bowel habits
Mormon Tea	Softened water
Essential Oils:	Soy sauce
Sage	Stress
Rosemary	Sugar
Thyme	Suppressed aggression
Hyssop	Thickened Blood
Ethnic Predisposition-African	Thyroid imbalance
Excedrin PM	Thyroid disorders
Excess Adrenaline/epinephrine	Too much Aldosterone
Excessive extracellular fluid	Too much red meat
Fiber Deficiency	Toothpastes w/ baking soda

*Louise Hay in her book You Can Heal Your Life states that 95% of the people who smoke have some form of anger and resentment at a parent they have not dealt with. I have also found this to be true in my own practice.

Dietary supplements used in normalizing blood pressure:

Apple Pectin	Magnesium Aspartate
Beta-Carotene	Magnesium Chelate
Black Currant Oil	Magnesium Citrate
Brewer's Yeast	Magnesium Glycinate
Bromelain	Magnesium Lactate
Calcium:	Mag. Malate (Malic Acid)
Bone Meal Calcium	Magnesium Oxide
Calcium Chloride	Melatonin
Calcium Citrate	Multi-vitamin
Dicalcium Phosphate	Mushrooms:
Calcium Gluconate	Mitake
Calcium Hydroxyapatite	Reishi
Calcium Lactate	Shitake
Oyster Shell Calcium	Oat Bran
Calcium Sterate	Olive Oil
Calcium w/ Boron	Omega 3 Fatty Acids
Calcium w/ Vit. D 3	Onion
Chitosan	Oral Chelation Products
Choline	Ora Plus
CoQ 10	PGF 400 (AMNI)
DHA	Potassium
Eurocalm (Solaray)	Proteolytic Enzymes
Evening Primrose Oil-EPO	Psyllium
Flax Seed Oil	Selenium
Folic Acid	Silica Gel (Body Essentials)
GABA	Sun Chlorella
Garlic	Taurine
Ginseng	Tyrosine-not if taking MAO inhibitors
Glandulars for the Heart	Vital-K (Futurebiotics)
Grape Seed Extract	Vitamin A
Inositol	Vitamin B-Complex
Kyo-Green	Vitamin B3(Niacin)
L-Arginine	Vitamin B6
L-Carnitine	Vitamin C
L-Glutamic Acid	Vitamin E(Octocosonol)
L-Glutamine	Wheat Germ Oil
Lecithin	Zinc

Note: Quality is important. In general 2 for 1 specials are lower quality and may contain contaminants that sometimes make symptoms worse. Muscle test to find the correct brand for you.

For example: If you are not taking the correct calcium for your body, you can tax your kidney function and cause stones. So ask, yes or no, "Do I need calcium?" and then, yes or no, "Is this the best calcium for MY body?"

Oh, you also need the correct oils in your diet to draw the calcium into your body. These oils are often chosen with your blood type and nationalities in mind, the type of cooking you do--or don't do, and the amounts of nuts and seeds already in your diet.

Herbs used in the modulation of hypertension:

Bilberry	Lemon Balm
Black Cohosh	Lime Flower
Blue Cohosh	Linden Flowers
Boneset	Marshmallow Root
Buckthorn	Myrrh
Buckwheat	Parsley
Butcher's Broom	Peppermint
Cassia Bark	Poke Root
Cayenne	Ravwolfia serpentina
Chen Pi (Tangerine Peel)	Red Clover
Culver's Root	Rehmannia
Dandelion Extract	Rosemary
Dandelion	Rue
DuZhong (Eucommia ulmoides)	Sanicle
Mistletoe (Viscum album)	Sassafras Bark
European Black Alder Bark	Shan Zha (Hawthorne)
Fennel	Siberian Ginseng
Fruit	Skullcap
Fu Ling (Poria cucos)	Sweetwood Root
Garlic	Tianma
German Chamomile (short time only, causes ragweed allergies)	Uva Ursi
Ginger	Valerian
Ginkgo	Vervain
Gouteng	Water Shamrock
Hawthorne	Wild Cherry Bark
Kelp	Yarrow
Lavender	Other:

Aromatherapies used in Hypertension:

Birch	Lavender
Black Pepper	Lemon
Cananga	Lemon Balm
Clary Sage *	Marjoram
Garlic	Red Thyme * & Thyme *
Geranium	Rosemary
Ginger	Sweet Marjoram
Hyssop *	Yarrow
Juniper *	Ylang Ylang

A word of caution here. Some aromas that help high blood pressure and also cause high blood pressure as well (marked with an *). And, some aromas used for pain and arteriosclerosis may cause high blood pressure.

Homeopathics for Hypertension:

Adrenalin	Eel serum
Argentum nitricum	Glonoinum
Aurum metallicum	Lachesis
Baryta mur.	Natrum muriaticum
Baryta carb.	Nux vomica
Belladonna	Phosphorus
Calcarea carbonica	Plumbum
Calms forte (Hyland’s)	Sanguinaria canadensis

Fact: What you put in your mouth can hurt you, even if it is a "natural" treatment.

Find a practitioner who knows the physiology behind the medical problem, knows some about what "real drugs are used" and is comfortable with the alternatives you decide you want to try. Mixing "real drugs" with herbs, homeopathics, nutritional supplements and alternative therapies is called Integrative Medicine and it can be an acceptable treatment for hypertension.

Read as much as you can and ask lots of questions. The more you know about your health challenge the more options you have.

When you visit a health care practitioner you are giving up your power to them if you take what they say and use it without following your inner guidance. Second, third and forth opinions are totally acceptable.

Search out as much information as it takes to help you understand what you are going though for you to be comfortable with the options YOU choose to use in your healing process.

Other Alternative Therapies for Hypertension:

Acupuncture	Valerian Herbal Tea
Affirmations	Herbs
Alexander Technique	Hypnotherapy
Attend to Mucous Prob.	Intravenous Chelation
Autogenic Training	Iridology (Nerve Rings)
Avoid Worry	Juicing:
Ayurveda-Panchakarma	Beet
Biofeedback

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Depression	Rapid Pulse
Dizziness	Ringing in ears (Tinnitus)
Exercise Intolerance	Shortness of breath
Heavy Snoring	Sleep Apnea
Increase in freq. of urination	Tiredness
Increased sweating	Visual Disturbances

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