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A24 HEALTH
Wednesday 25 september 2019

Treating Blood Pressure Problems

[hypertension]

reasons that develop hypertension with natural blood vessels to increase oxygen and glucose
dietary supplements made from organic food. movement. Constriction of the blood vessels
Low blood count reduces your blood’s ability to is the body’s way to raise the blood pressure.
carry oxygen through your body. To compen- By narrowing the passage in the blood vessels,
sate, your heart starts beating faster and stron- blood flows more slowly to the organs and the
ger. Blood pressure rises. arms and legs.
The human body needs vitamin B12 to make I prescribe Biotin supplementation to reduces
red blood cells, nerves, DNA, and carry out oth- systolic blood pressure by helping arteries be
er functions. The average adult should get 2.4 smoother and able to relax more. Mari Wata-
micrograms a day. Like most vitamins, B12 can’t nabe-Kamiyama reported in the British Journal
be made by the body. Instead, it must be got- of Nutrition that biotin has beneficial effects on
ten from food or supplements. In older people, hypertension and the frequency of stroke.
By: Carlos M Viana, CCN, B12 deficiency has been linked to dementia. Biotin is one of the B complex vitamins that help
OMD This deficiency has also been linked to other the body convert food into energy.
neurodegenerative disorders such as multiple The word biotin comes from the ancient Greek
sclerosis and Parkinson’s disease. word “biotos,” which means “life” or “suste-
Hypertension, high blood pressure is a risk fac- Individuals who experience even slightly re- nance.” B vitamins, and specifically biotin, help
tor associated with heart attacks and strokes. duced levels of vitamin B12 also tend to have keep your skin, hair, eyes, liver, and nervous sys-
Blood pressure readings involve two number, elevated homocysteine levels. Homocysteine tem healthy. Biotin is also a crucial nutrient dur-
one above the other. The top number, which is is an amino acid used normally by the body in ing pregnancy, as it’s important for embryonic
also the higher of the two numbers, measures making energy and making muscles. Elevated growth.
the pressure in the arteries when the heart beats, concentrations in the blood are thought to in- When a new patient has blood pressure of 140
that is, when the heart muscle contracts. The crease the risk for heart disease by damaging over 90 or more, I do a blood test to check for
top number is called the Systolic number. The the lining of blood vessels and increasing the Insulin resistance (pre-diabetes).
bottom number, the Diastolic, which is also the risk of blood clot formation. The National Diabetes Information Clearing-
lower of the two numbers, measures the pres- Always make sure you are taking a B complex house reports high blood sugar contributes to
sure in the arteries between heartbeats (when with your B 12 or other B’s. They work best to- high blood pressure. One of the proposed uses
the heart muscle is resting between beats and gether. of the herb milk thistle is to lower blood sugar
refilling with blood). When I studied and worked as a Traditional Chi- levels, which may ultimately cause a decrease
nese Medical doctor in Shanghai one of our in blood pressure. Mayo Clinic states animal
I consider abnormal blood pressure to be more principle natural medicines was rice that had and laboratory research found milk thistle may
than 140/90. Like an overinflated tire or bal- a yeast or fungus growing on the grains. The be capable of lowering high cholesterol levels.
loon, that can rupture, a burst blood vessel in yeast called Monascus purpureus, turns the rice If this is true, milk thistle may help lower blood
the brain causes a stroke and in the heart blood a red color. Called Red yeast rice, it has a long pressure by eliminating excessive cholesterol
vessels that are blocked or broken can cause a history of use as both a food and a medicine within the arteries. For centuries natural physi-
heart attack. in China. Red yeast rice contains natural mo- cians have used milk thistle to help the liver de-
When the largest artery in the body, the aorta, nacolin K, which has properties very similar to toxify.
is torn or ruptured, traumatic aortic rupture is a cholesterol-lowering prescription medications Get the Point! Years ago, nutritionists would take
life- threatening condition. Blood pressure prob- known as statins. your blood pressure, have you eat one food
lems should not be ignored and should instead, Besides helping the liver convert the cholesterol and check your blood pressure ten minutes
if possible, be treated with natural supplements. into a healthier bile, clinical tests have looked later. If your blood pressure rose more than ten
Clinically, I have found that there are many rea- at the benefits of red yeast rice to treat other points, that food was considered to be intoler-
sons that produce high blood pressure, weak cardiovascular disorders, including hyperten- ant, or not good for you. The food – blood pres-
blood, or anemia, high cholesterol, pre- diabe- sion, high blood pressure. sure connection is well established. Thankfully,
tes, stress, tight blood vessels or liver problems. With low, weak blood or low blood sugar, hy- we can use natural food dietary supplements
Fortunately, we can treat many of the different poglycemia, the body tightens or constricts the to help control our blood pressure naturally.q