Solving High Blood Pressure
Normal blood pressure is 120/80. As it goes higher, we start walking toward Stroke City. High blood pressure begins at 140/90. That’s when the heart says, “HELP! I’m working too hard!”
Dr. Jack Tips includes many causes of high blood pressure in his Clinical Mastery Guide on Page 29. As we examine his list, we can choose the ones that may apply to our situation or the situation of someone we love.
“Causes: Metabolic syndrome (insulin resistance, overuse of refined carbohydrates/sugar); reduced output volume from the heart due to weakness; blood vessel resistance; arterial hardness; arterial inflammation; arterial plaque; kidney weakness (inability to remove sodium); obesity; hyperthyroidism (overactive thyroid gland); stress; hormonal water retention; excessive use of coffee; drug abuse; vasomotor congestion (brain inflammation/toxicity).” He continues by saying that “hypertension is called a “silent killer,” because symptoms often go unnoticed. They include: chest pain, throbbing occipital headaches (back part of the head), lightheadedness, ringing in the ears, vertigo, fainting, trouble breathing or nosebleeds.”
In natural healing, we always look for the cause of the problem. When you know the cause, you have your cure; because you can remove it. Dr. Tips says that “metabolic syndrome is a primary cause of hypertension.” This means that dietary issues should be the first consideration for treatment. Reduce sugar and the foods that turn to sugar during digestion (grains, breads, pastas, potatoes, cereals, etc). Increase whole, healthy fats (avocadoes, nuts, MCT Oil, coconut oil, etc) and avoid damaged fats from Crackers, cookies, cakes, frozen pies, and other baked goods, snack foods (such as microwave popcorn) frozen pizza, fast-food. Vegetable shortenings, margarines, coffee creamer, refrigerated dough products (such as biscuits and cinnamon rolls) are additional sources of damaged nutrients.
Deciphering the cause of high blood pressure is like asking, “Why is the RPM meter on the dashboard of my car registering in the red zone? Could it have anything to do with my foot pushing the gas pedal to the floor in first gear?” The red line is telling me to slow the engine speed before it blows up. The RPM’S can be slowed down in two ways, 1) take my foot off the gas, or 2) put the transmission in a higher gear.
Let’s address the gas pedal first by asking “Why am I pushing it so hard? Am I in a hurry to get to or away from something? Or am I just trying to find a way to feel better?”
Since daily problems make us feel bad, we need them to go away so we can feel better. We can make them go away permanently by going through the steps to solve them. We can also make them go away temporarily by sitting on a bar stool and drowning them in alcohol. All the Country-western songs talk about this way. Solving a problem is harder than drowning it, but a solved problem never comes back. Drowned problem; however, keep resurfacing.
Problems raise blood pressure. I remember being a Junior High teacher on playground duty. There were always kids getting into fights. One would come to me and blame the other for saying or doing something.
I would ask if the other kid was his enemy. “YES”
“Would you like to destroy your enemy? Would you like to make him go away for good?” “YES!”
“Would you like me to tell you how to destroy your enemy for good?” “YES!”
“OK,” I said, “but, it’s a secret. You don’t want anyone to know what you’re doing.” The kid would be leaning in for the answer. Then I whispered in his ear, “The only way to really destroy your enemy is to make him your friend.” The kid always turned around and walked away.
A few years ago, many of us said “good-by” to our precious 111 year old friend, mother, and Grandma, Mildred Mayfield. Her last words to us were, “I love everybody.” What an amazing accomplishment. No wonder she lived so long. She spent 111 years making friends out of everybody.
We all have two sides to our personality. One side is the part of ourselves that we love, and everyone else loves. The other is the one we don’t like, and no one else likes that side either. The side we don’t like creates enemies. Disease is also created from that side. The side we love destroys enemies. Health resides in the side we love.
When it comes to lowering our high blood pressure, we must destroy the enemies that raise it. Dr. Jack Tips says, “Hypertension is a lifestyle disease that’s easily improved by correcting the factors that cause it.”
Until then … TAKE CHARGE! … Sylvia