Blood pressure (high), heart disease and stroke
High blood pressure is one of the body’s most noticeable red flags to indicate that a person’s heart and blood vessels are in trouble. Once a person is diagnosed with high blood pressure, he or she is seven times more likely to suffer a stroke, four times more likely to die of congestive heart failure. On a positive note, there are well-proven ways to control blood pressure and even reverse some of the damage already done.
Before discussing how to control high blood pressure, let’s talk about what it is. Blood pressure is the force exerted by heart on blood as it moves through a person’s arteries. If a person has high blood pressure, this means the heart is pumping harder than it should have to pump. A healthy blood pressure would read somewhere at or below 120/80 or lower. Consider mildly high blood pressure somewhere around 130/90. Most doctors agree that a blood pressure reading of 160/100 or higher is dangerous.
High blood pressure, heart disease and strokes lumped together, because they are all interrelated in the body’s circulatory system. In a heart attack, there is not enough nutrient rich oxygenated blood to nourish the heart muscle cells. As a result, some heart muscle cells die. When enough die, you have a heart attack. It can be sudden, as a result of a cholesterol/calcium/fibrin clot to the coronary artery, or an embolus, which is a clot that breaks away from another part of your body and ends up clogging your coronary artery goes into spasm, preventing adequate blood flow, or you can have a small unstable plaque released that goes toward the heart and clogs coronary artery and puts it in spasm. All these conditions result in not enough nutrient rich oxygenated blood to sustain heart muscle.
In a stroke, or “brain attack” as some lay people call it, the brain tissue is damaged due to lack of blood flow. The lack of blood can be caused by a blood clot in an artery that has decreased in size because of spasm or atherosclerosis. It can also be caused when a brain (cerebral) artery leaks blood as in a leaking or ruptured aneurysm.
There are many lifestyle changes a person with high blood pressure can make to fight against these conditions. A change in diet to reduce red meat and fats, and to add more fiber and fresh fruits is a very good start. Sodium intake should be reduced, and of course one ought to get regular exercise. There are many other recommendations. Add a good amount of garlic, onion, and celery to your diet; avoid caffeine, stay away from excessive amounts of dairy products, processed sugars and flours; and supplement with things like antioxidants, vitamins, essential Omega-3-fatty acids, fiber, calcium, magnesium, selenium and others.
The reasons for Noni’s reported success in helping with high blood pressure are multi-faceted. First of all, Morinda citrifolia contains scopoletin, which is scientifically proven to dilate blood vessels resulting in lower blood pressure.
A second reason that many use Noni for high blood pressure is that Noni helps stimulate the body’s production of nitric oxide, a chemical which allows the blood vessels to dilate more easily and be more elastic. The third reason is the Xeronine system promotes a healthy cell structure within the circulatory system.
Recommended Dosage
Divine Noni Concentrate
5ml morning and 5ml evening for 3 days. Then
10ml morning and 10ml evening for next 3 days. Then
15ml morning and 15ml evening for next 8 months.
