Unlocking the mystery of the heart disease and high blood pressure

How's Your Blood Pressure?

Jerry stared at the blood pressure machine in stunned disbelief. Surely there must be a mistake. The last time his blood pressure had been checked his doctor said that it was in the borderline range.

Of course this was a couple of years ago...and his pot belly bulged with the extra fat that he had been accumulating. I told Jerry to take a few deep breaths and relax for a few minutes and we took a second reading. It confirmed the first.

After a hurried visit to see his doctor, who prescribed a prescription drug, we got Jerry going on a monitored exercise program...at a very slow and easy pace.

Within a few days the pressure began to respond favorably. A lot of folks aren’t so lucky. Thirty five percent of people with high blood pressure don’t even know they have a problem and another 27% are at increased risk for heart attack and stroke.

Prescription Drug Side Effects
Unfortunately, many folks take potent drugs like ACE inhibitors, diuretics and calcium channel blockers to control their hypertension, even when their case is mild.

All of these drugs have side effects, including impotence, loss of libido, fatigue, drowsiness, dry cough, lightheadedness, and even depression.

Worse, a major study has revealed that thousands of people die each year from prescription drugs, even properly prescribed drugs.

In most cases high blood pressure is reversible without drugs. Following are just a few of the many natural techniques you can use to lower blood pressure:

The idea is to get you and me to take action before the blood pressure climbs any higher - and into the range where the risks of heart disease, stroke, and other problems are much greater.

In the pre-hypertensive range one of the best thing you can do is step up your exercise. Brisk walking for 30 minutes 3 times per week can lower your blood pressure by 4-9 mm Hg. If you're overweight, losing about 22 pounds can get you a 5-20 mm Hg benefit in systolic pressure.

I recommend Dr. Al Sears Pace 10 minute Exercise/Weight loss program.

Take some advice from someone who has been there. I'm not saying I procrastinated but if I got the desire to exercise I would lay down until it went away.

Nutritional Supplements That Will Lower Blood Pressure

Coenzyme Q10
Coenzyme Q10 is one of the most valuable investments you can make for your heart...and one of the most important nutrients you can take for your health. Dr. David Williams says,

"I tell friends and patients, 'If you can only take one or two supplements a day CoQ10 should absolutely be one of them."

Research shows that CoQ10 can lower blood pressure and makes cells healthier and less vulnerable to constriction, which can elevate pressure inside blood vessels. Click here for the most absorbable CoQ10 formula.

Magnesium + Calcium
It's hard to get sufficient levels of these critical minerals in your diet. That's why you must supplement. Magnesium helps regulate heart health and calcium keeps the blood vessels in shape.

It's best to take 400 mg magnesium every day in conjunction with 1,000 mg calcium. Note: Take these minerals after meals. If you have kidney problems, don't take supplemental magnesium or calcium without your doctor's approval.

Omega 3 Oils
Many studies confirm the benefits of fish oil, flax oil and borage oil in promoting healthy blood pressure, cholesterol, and triglyceride levels.

New Essential Oil formulas now combine the benefits of these three oils into one comprehensive formula.

Grape seed Extract
Grape seed extract is a powerful antioxidant that has been shown in numerous clinical studies to be vastly useful in supporting cardiovascular health.

Grape seed extract is derived from the small seeds (and occasionally the skins) of red grapes--the same kind that are pressed to make wine.

The most valuable flavonoids in grape seed extract are procyanidolic oligomers (also known as proanthocyanidins), commonly called PCOs.

PCOs in grape seed extract have been shown to be 50 times more potent than vitamin E, a potent inhibitor of oxidation. Oxidation of LDL cholesterol is a key factor leading to heart disease and heart attacks.

PCOs have also been shown to prevent the stickiness of blood platelets that can lead to blood clots and strokes.

Patients taking grape seed extract PCO have reported reduced blood pressure and cholesterol levels.

Garlic:
The "stinking rose" acts similarly to ACE inhibitors to promote healthy blood pressure levels. If you and your friends can put up with your breath take a clove a day, chopped or minced in your food.

If you really don't like garlic, 500-1,000 mg garlic in soft gel form is your best defense.

Hawthorn:
Studies show that hawthorn berry promotes blood flow in smaller vessels. It acts much like ACE inhibitors, preventing production of angiotensin 2, a powerful blood vessel constrictor responsible for increasing blood pressure. It also helps to ease angina and relieve congestive heart failure.

Well that's the plan. If you work on all these strategies your blood pressure will improve and so will your cholesterol and overall health. Not only that but you will look and feel better than you have in years!

New! Vital Life Nutritionals has just introduced Cardio Support Softgels, a powerful comprehensive formula that contains nine essential nutrients that support blood pressure and other heart health risks.

I heartily recommend Cardio Support and invite you to compare it to any heart supplement on the market.

I'm Gene Millen. About seventeen years ago a highly skilled heart surgeon, sawed open my chest and stitched in bypasses to six of my favorite heart arteries.

Six heart bypasses isn't’ a record but it’s not bad for a skinny 59-year-old non-smoker with normal cholesterol and blood pressure and no family history of heart disease.

Since my heart bypass operation in 1990, my passion has been to learn exactly what causes heart attacks and strokes and how we can avoid them!

I've spent hundreds of hours sifting through clinical research for the latest information you (and I) need to know to keep our hearts as strong and vital as our Creator designed them to be.

Are you confused by conflicting claims and media hype about heart disease? Who wouldn't be? National author and fitness consultant, James Rippee says it better than I could.

“We have too much knowledge, too much media exposure to ‘breakthroughs and controversies’. What we need is more
common sense!"

Fortunately there is one voice of reason crying in the wilderness of main stream gobbledygook...Dr. Al Sears.

I discovered Dr. Sears about two years ago and have been increasingly impressed with his knowledge and his natural approach to cholesterol and heart disease.

Dr. Sears has a very successful medical practice in Florida and a remarkable track record. He has produced results for thousands of people from around the world.

I've learned an amazing amount of information from Dr. Al and recommend that you take a look at his book, The Doctor's Heart Cure. Just click here to discover how you can dramatically reduce your risks of having a heart attack or stroke.

Gene

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The price is so low that I figured that I can't afford not to take advantage of both of these scientific brain trainers.

My brain can use all the help it can get.

Gene