High Blood Pressure Linked to Dementia

[BFT3K]

"This is a silent disease in the brain," says lead researcher Dr. Lewis Kuller of the University of Pittsburgh. "It's evolving over time and it leads to very bad outcomes."

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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35063248/ns/health-aging/

[DaddyHalbucks]

Hypertension / high blood pressure supplements

ESSENTIAL

Calcium 1500-3000 mg
Magnesium 750-1000 mg
Potassium 99 mg
Q10
EPA/ DHA/ Fish Oil
Garlic 2 capsules 3X
Arginine
Carnitine 2X
Glutamine (take with B6 and water/ juice)
Glutamic Acid
Vitamin E

VERY IMPORTANT

Vitamin C with bioflavanoids

IMPORTANT

Lecithin

HELPFUL

Multivitamin
Vitamin A --cod liver oil contains Vitamins A, D, and EPA/ DHA
Zinc
Vitamin B6 3X
Kelp --once a week?

Main source:
Phyllis Balch, Prescriptions for Nutritional Healing


Other Ways to reduce high blood pressure:

Yoga
Massage
Daily walk
Sports and exercise
Eliminate caffeine
Eliminate smoking
Do not add salt to your foods
Reduce these foods: fried food, ice cream, soda, cookies, bread, hot dogs, beef, processed food.
Increase these foods: yogurt, fruits, melons, berries, dates, oranges, grapefruits, raw veggies, carrots, celery, avocados, potatoes, sweet potatoes.

Above all: consult with a doctor!

[BFT3K]

Originally Posted by DaddyHalbucks

Hypertension / high blood pressure supplements

ESSENTIAL

Calcium 1500-3000 mg
Magnesium 750-1000 mg
Potassium 99 mg
Q10
EPA/ DHA/ Fish Oil
Garlic 2 capsules 3X
Arginine
Carnitine 2X
Glutamine (take with B6 and water/ juice)
Glutamic Acid
Vitamin E

VERY IMPORTANT

Vitamin C with bioflavanoids

IMPORTANT

Lecithin

HELPFUL

Multivitamin
Vitamin A --cod liver oil contains Vitamins A, D, and EPA/ DHA
Zinc
Vitamin B6 3X
Kelp --once a week?

Main source:
Phyllis Balch, Prescriptions for Nutritional Healing


Other Ways to reduce high blood pressure:

Yoga
Massage
Daily walk
Sports and exercise
Eliminate caffeine
Eliminate smoking
Do not add salt to your foods
Reduce these foods: fried food, ice cream, soda, cookies, bread, hot dogs, beef, processed food.
Increase these foods: yogurt, fruits, melons, berries, dates, oranges, grapefruits, raw veggies, carrots, celery, avocados, potatoes, sweet potatoes.

Above all: consult with a doctor!

Wouldn't taking all of those vitamins and supplements every day ultimately destroy your liver and kidneys?

[DaddyHalbucks]

Originally Posted by BFT3K

Wouldn't taking all of those vitamins and supplements every day ultimately destroy your liver and kidneys?

How does taking non-toxic mostly water soluble substances do harm?

[BFT3K]

Originally Posted by DaddyHalbucks

How does taking non-toxic mostly water soluble substances do harm?

I take assorted vitamins and minerals once in while, but my routine has always been inconsistent.

I've also taken a multiple vitamin on an empty stomach in the past, which made me really sick, like being poisoned.

They say many vitamins (like A and D for example) as well as many metals (zinc, iron etc) and calcium supplements, build up and can cause liver problems and kidney stones, so I've been taking less nowadays.

Once in a while I'll take a multivitamin, a folic acid supplement, and an occasional zinc tablet if I feel a cold coming on, but never on an empty stomach.

I guess if all of your suggestions are water soluble it should be safe.

[DaddyHalbucks]

...
"Common sense has long held that consumption of too much calcium could promote the development of calcium kidney stones. However, current evidence suggests that the consumption of low-calcium diets is actually associated with a higher overall risk for the development of kidney stones.[2] This is perhaps related to the role of calcium in binding ingested oxalate in the gastrointestinal tract. As the amount of calcium intake decreases, the amount of oxalate available for absorption into the bloodstream increases; this oxalate is then excreted in greater amounts into the urine by the kidneys. In the urine, oxalate is a very strong promoter of calcium oxalate precipitation, about 15 times stronger than calcium."
...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kidney_stone

[BFT3K]

Originally Posted by DaddyHalbucks

...
"Common sense has long held that consumption of too much calcium could promote the development of calcium kidney stones. However, current evidence suggests that the consumption of low-calcium diets is actually associated with a higher overall risk for the development of kidney stones.[2] This is perhaps related to the role of calcium in binding ingested oxalate in the gastrointestinal tract. As the amount of calcium intake decreases, the amount of oxalate available for absorption into the bloodstream increases; this oxalate is then excreted in greater amounts into the urine by the kidneys. In the urine, oxalate is a very strong promoter of calcium oxalate precipitation, about 15 times stronger than calcium."
...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kidney_stone

Maybe, but I was taking a calcium/magnesium supplement on and off for a few years, and around 3 or 4 months ago I past my first kidney stone. It was not a pleasant experience!

The doctor said I needed to add lots more water and citrus to my diet - like lemon water, orange juice, etc.

Nothing about more calcium, but who knows.

Whatever we learn today is usually proven wrong tomorrow, and then proven correct again a year later and so on. Like coffee, nicotine, wine, aspirins, etc. good for you one day, bad the next, and then repeat.

[Platinumpimp]

First we can't sit anymore, and now it's high blood blessure linked to dementia. 2012 is NEAR!!

[Platinumpimp]

Btw that rat in your signature eating cheese sure must have a high cholesterol. Or he already forget he's eating cheese?

[BFT3K]

Originally Posted by Platinumpimp

First we can't sit anymore, and now it's high blood blessure linked to dementia. 2012 is NEAR!!

Actually excessive sitting is another alleged contributor to kidney stones too - good point!

http://www.gfy.com/showthread.php?t=...hlight=sitting

[BFT3K]

Originally Posted by Platinumpimp

Btw that rat in your signature eating cheese sure must have a high cholesterol. Or he already forget he's eating cheese?

Yeah, eggs, milk, and cheese are all items on that ever-changing "good for you today, bad for you tomorrow" list.

[Platinumpimp]

Originally Posted by BFT3K

Yeah, eggs, milk, and cheese are all items on that ever-changing "good for you today, bad for you tomorrow" list.

I'll drink a beer to that!

[shimmy2]

workout, swim, fuck, shower, eat, sleep, do some computer work, rinse and repeat. so long as you're not digging ditches or working a soul crushing job like most of the rest of the world you have it pretty good life as a webmaster even if you 'work' around the clock like me.

[Platinumpimp]

Originally Posted by shimmy2

workout, swim, fuck, shower, eat, sleep, do some computer work, rinse and repeat. so long as you're not digging ditches or working a soul crushing job like most of the rest of the world you have it pretty good life as a webmaster even if you 'work' around the clock like me.

Even then, you would only reduce the risk of for example cancer.

Seen people live healthy as fuck and dying at age 35. Better let your body work and build some resistance.

[BFT3K]

Originally Posted by shimmy2

workout, swim, fuck, shower, eat, sleep, do some computer work, rinse and repeat. so long as you're not digging ditches or working a soul crushing job like most of the rest of the world you have it pretty good life as a webmaster even if you 'work' around the clock like me.

Very good words there. Working for a job you hate is as bad as it gets.

Nothing beats self-employment!

[fatfoo]

Dementia is a bad thing. I can't imagine a thing more terrible than losing your own mind to a disease of some kind.