To echo Barrack Obama’s famous battle cry: ‘Yes we can!’ This is to give you hope and encouragement. You’re not a goner! Today I’ll be talking about the various treatments that are available. Life style is the first, and in this field you’ll have the most of control in your hands. Then I’ll mention drug treatments. But by then you will have turned over that control to your physician! Lastly I’ll touch upon medical procedures and surgeries that are available. However, before we opt for the pill popping, we can do better! Life style, life style and then some. We can lower our blood pressure, and we can do it naturally. Breathing exercises, preferably with music, 15 minutes a day, will put you in the right zone.
Is it necessary to mention that one should not be smoking? Unfortunately yes. Many of my friends still smoke. They may lie about it, do it in secret (I mean what a social disease this has become! You complain you’ve become a social outcast? Doesn’t it motivate you to quit? I may share my own story sometimes on how I quit, a long time ago). Eat a low fat diet, low salt diet. I can hear David getting exasperated: ‘Low fat! We all need a small amount of animal fat. It’s absurd to take out the full fat out of the yogurt and then add sugar for flavor!’ Absurd indeed. Did you know that lacking sulfur in your diet may cause heart disease? Do you believe that red meat is bad for you? Look at this bit of incongruity: red meat is bad for you….no, it’s good for you! It has to be grass-fed which equals high quality! Free range chickens will give you similar benefits. Animal protein turns to amino acids when eaten which you need to produce new protein in your own body!
A small amount of salt IS necessary, it just needs to be the right kind of salt. Is it table salt or sea salt, that is the question! Table salt is mined from underground salt deposits and is processed. This takes out essential minerals but then it contains additives to prevent it from clumping. Sea salt comes from evaporated sea water, and depending on the source/quality of the water, it contains vital trace minerals and elements that you won’t find in your usual shaker. I have observed people taking to the salt shaker as if the meal on the plate were unpalatable without a generous sprinkling. Without ever tasting first! Besides this being an insult to the cook/chef, it’s a bad habit. Think heart healthy.
It’s good for you!
Keep your weight under control. If you have diabetes, make sure that it is very well under control. I know, I know, what a chore, I hear you say. But you have got little chance of success if you don’t. My heart goes out to you. But I don’t want you to have my heart bleeding for you, so hitch your wagon to your favorite star! Monitor your blood pressure regularly. Gentle exercise and limiting the amount of alcohol you consume also has a dramatic effect on your chances of success. You’ll be thinner, trimmer and happier. That’s all you need to give you the 8 hours or so of sleep for an ultimately favorable outcome. So Cheers! Enjoy your glass of red wine, a few grains of glittering sea salt, a nice slice of grass-fed beef, go for a walk with your neighbor’s dog if you don’t have one and you will have taken care of your blood pressure naturally!
