Dr. Smith's "HealthQuest e-News" VOL. 61 (Conclusion to Vol. 60 on Balancing Blood Pressure)

For a complete understanding of why I have separated the following information in to "Causes" and "Effects," read Dr. Smith's article titled, Causes of All Illnesses and Diseases," which will be posted this month on our web page titled, "Articles By Dr. Smith."

CAUSES

Long-Term Lifestyle Practices or Exposures that Cause High Blood Pressure. specifically...

* Smoking

  * Being overweight or obese

  * Lack of physical activity

* Pregnancy

  * Long-term or excessive intake of much Sodium Chloride (like Morton's salt) in the diet - True sodium (salt) like Sea Salt does not affect elevate blood pressure.

  * Too much alcoholconsumption (more than 1 to 2 drinks per day)

* Birth control pills (oral contraceptive use): Some women who take birth control pills develop high blood pressure.

* Drugs: Certain drugs, such as amphetamines (stimulants), diet pills, and some pills used for cold and allergy symptoms, tend to raise blood pressure.

    * Family history of high blood pressure - generally, this means that the person has continued to live the same way as their parents or primary caregiver, as it relates to adverse lifestyle practices that causes High Blood Pressure.

    * Hereditary: Coarctation of the aorta - is a narrowing of the aorta that you are born with that can cause high blood pressure in your arms.

   * Stress (more specifically Stressors) - that deplete nutrients from the following areas of the body, adrenals, thyroid, kidneys, heart and circulatory system. Please note:
         o Stressors was covered in HealthQuest e-News Vol. 60, for which this email addendum was sent OR click here for definitions.
       o Spiritual, Mental and Emotional Stressors can lead to Neuro-Emotional Components. This was covered sufficiently in Vol. 60 in the section titled, "Jim's Success Story" or click here to go to Archives of Past Issues.

   * Hereditary/Genetics- this is listed in most medical texts on high blood pressure and certainly can be a factor. However, this not as often the case as you might be lead to think. Read below the article on "Medical Reports and the Causes of All Illnesses and Diseases."

EFFECTS

In time, the above Lifestyle Causes leads to the follow Effects, which then Produce the Symptom of High Blood Pressure?

    * Mineral Deficiencies - when the diet is insufficient in essential minerals, specifically copper, zinc, potassium, calcium, and magnesium it affects blood pressure balance. A Tissue Mineral Hair Analysis will identify mineral deficiencies, to order this test, call (940) 761-4045.

   * Chronic kidney disease - due to toxicity from chemicals and metals in food, water and air, which over time, affects kidney function and causes infections in the kidneys. A clinical nutrition interpretation of blood chemistry will assess kidney function, which is not detectable in a medical interpretation of blood chemistry.

   * Adrenal disorders - Stressors cause the adrenals to over-produce adrenalin and other adrenal hormones required to handle ongoing and extreme stress levels. In time, the adrenals become dysfunctional and cannot do their part in regulating blood pressure. Tumors of the adrenal glands can also elevated blood pressure.   Our Adrenal Stress Saliva Testing and Tissue Mineral Hair Analysis will identify adrenal dysfunctions and factors adversely affecting adrenals.

   * Thyroid disorders - same as Adrenal disorders, just substitute thyroid hormones for adrenal hormones. Also, when the adrenals become malnourished, it will draw nutrients from the thyroid, which adds to thyroid dysfunction.   Our Tissue Mineral Hair Analysis will identify minerals require for transporting thyroid hormones, which is often the first and primary factor adversely affecting thyroids.   Without mineral to transport thyroid hormones, thyroid hormones can show false high or low levels in blood testing.

TO IMPROVE AND MAINTAIN BLOOD PRESSURE BALANCE, EACH PERSON MUST

CORRECT ITS CAUSE AND EFFECT

BALANCING BLOOD PRESSURE
Identifying some Lifestyle Causes are obvious, like avoiding smoking, drugs, alcohol, birth control pills, Sodium Chloride (Morton's Salt) and starting an exercise regime, using 1-2 teaspoons daily, at least, of Pink Salt (what we dispense to clients) or Celtic Sea Salt, if it applies to you.

However, when challenged with adhering to the decision to do so, our lifestyle coaching, homeopathics and neuro-emotional techniques are effect to release beliefs, attitudes, and static/negative energy blocking or sabotaging successful follow-through. Read Jim's Blood Pressure Success Story in HealthQuest e-News, Vol. 60 for which this Addendum was written for more details on Neuro-Emotional Technique to identify Neuro-Emotional Components. Or click here to go directly to Archives of Past Issues.

The effects on nutritional biochemistry and biology, such as balancing thyroid and adrenal hormones, detoxifying and restoring homeostatic function to the lungs (from smoking) liver (alcohol) and kidneys, nutritionally supporting pregnancy, restoring mineral balance requires a clinical nutrition analysis of laboratory testing (blood, urine, hair, saliva, etc.) to identify the vitamin/mineral deficiencies, biochemical imbalances and organ, gland, and body system dysfunctions, that are adversely affecting your blood pressure balance and to design a therapeutic whole food supplement and dietary program to correct them.

Regarding weight loss, since 1981, I have not put a single client on a weight loss program, yet clients who need to lose weight will do so by improving their health. Weight is simply a symptom of an imbalanced body chemistry.

For information on my approach to weight loss, click here to read my website article titled, "The Fat Fallacy and the 10 Biological Factors." Services above regarding smoking, alcohol, etc. are also beneficial in losing and maintaining permanent weight loss.

Stressors are also identified and corrected utilizing any one or more of the above, depending upon which stressors are affecting blood pressure. Click here for a definition of each Stressor.

Drugs (Prescribed for Blood Pressure) -clients are able to request that their physicians assist them in reducing strength, dosage and/or frequency and eventually wean themselves off drugs once the areas for which they are taking drugs have improved and healed. This, of course, is a decision solely between patient and physician, though my clinical observation is that most clients are keening interested in improving their health and being drug free.

Drugs (Over-the Counter (OTC) - Herbs, Homeopathics and Whole Food Supplements are safer and more effective, without side effects. Clients are coached in using them for First-Aide and Acute Home needs in lieu of OTC drugs. Chemicals in drugs deplete the body of nutrients and are toxic to cells and tissue. Once clients become aware of how to use them, they are able to correct these factors affecting blood pressures.

Hereditary Factors - read below the section on "Causes of All Illnesses and Diseases," for our approach to hereditary factors.

Other Factors - Testing nutritional biochemistry will also identify other factors affecting blood pressure balance, not mentioned in this article.