DASH diet, a healthy way to control blood pressure
The arterial hypertension is one of the most prevalent today and this is closely related to the lifestyle we lead and the growing epidemic of obesity . The good news is that treatment of this disease and its prevention can also be done by the habits of life, so today we dedicate a line to the diet DASH , a healthy way to control blood pressure .
The DASH diet whose English acronym designating a diet recommended for treating hypertension(Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) was proposed as the ideal diet to control blood pressure and at the same time is a valuable resource to prevent the development of cardiovascular disease.
What is hypertension?
It is said that a person suffers from high blood pressure when your numbers blood pressure taken repeatedly at different times exceed or equal the 140/90 mmHg , whereas if they are between 120/139 and 80/89 mmHg systolic and diastolic blood pressure respectively , speaks of a condition precedent to the development of hypertension is called prehypertension , and which is the ideal time to change habits and prevent the disease itself.
The arterial hypertension is the most prevalent cardiovascular disease and is responsible for a large number of cardiovascular events that can affect the lives of many people when they arise. At the same time, although there are genetic causes of this disease can not be modified, there are many perfectly avoidable factors associated lifestyle that favor their presence.
Factors predisposing to hypertension and that we can avoid smoothly, with a healthy lifestyle, we find the presence of overweight or obese , the stress , cigarette smoking or smoking, excessive consumption of alcohols l, the sedentary the excessive sodium consumption and others.
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Risks of HCG Diet on High Blood Pressure
In response to the question: How can diet affect hCG people suffering from hypertension? Let me begin by clarifying that this diet, hCG (human chorionic gonadotropin), a fad diet, which is based on the hCG, a hormone produced during pregnancy, which has not been approved by the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) for the treatment of overweight or obese. For the FDA approves a drug needs to go through a long process of years of research in animals and humans to evaluate safety and to determine if the drug really works, before it is approved as a prescription drug. That is why for sure irresponsible ensure side effects and risks of this diet, you can only talk about the results to lose weight quickly, as a calorie dita 500 calories a day.
That’s why it is always advisable before beginning any new diet, consult your doctor, remember that each person is different and may respond differently from each other.
The risks of this diet are varied as they may disturb the normal biochemistry of the body, but found that its risks are modest seeing is not recommended in pregnant or lactating women also mentioned that people may lose muscle mass lean, as well as excess fat. For people with high blood pressure and impaired blood clotting also find dangers with the hCG diet, simply because it may promote coagulation of blood, making it thicker, also could cause an increase in hypertension coupled with the stress and anxiety which is a low calorie diet, although it has been reported that this diet causes anxiety is minimal when compared to other diets.
However it is noteworthy that the levels of this hormone, hCG diet, are very low, so many specialists in the field, weighing the risks and benefits, speak in favor of the hCG diet, because they say that if can achieve a healthy weight, also would lower the risks of hypertension, diabetes and high cholesterol and many of the people who have undergone this diet and were treated for hypertension or diabetes, rather they have decreased treatment dose is by this that it is necessary to consult your doctor and be under evaluation in deciding to undergo any kind of diet.
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Technopolis rose in the month of breast cancer prevention
This activity will take place throughout the week in megamuestra located in the locality of Villa Martelli, where the national health portfolio will install two mobile units that provide gynecological care free to the public. In addition, yesterday the hosts who welcome visitors at Technopolis dress shirts with the pink ribbon that symbolizes the importance of preventing, detecting and curing breast cancer, which is also present on pins and stickers that are distributed in the park.
Deputy Health Minister, Eduardo Bustos Villar, part of the activities scheduled for today and supervise the work of the two medical units belonging to the Territorial Health Program Approach that are equipped with latest technology for mammograms and other gynecologic studies, in addition to specialized staff to provide care and advice to the public. Each October is conducted an international campaign to raise awareness about breast cancer and encourage more women to access controls, diagnostics and treatment possible and effective. In Argentina, prevention and cancer control is a state policy since the creation in 2010 of the National Cancer Institute (NCI) under the aegis of the Ministry of Health.
With the aim of reducing mortality from this disease and improve the care of patients, the National Breast Cancer Control of the INC has developed strategies for quality control of mammography in order to increase the effectiveness of screening and diagnostic procedures that are fundamental for the treatment and cure. Breast cancer is a public health problem in many countries and also in Argentina, both by the number of women affected by the complexities and imposing its control. In our country, breast cancer is the one with highest incidence and mortality among women. Early detection is critical to the treatment and cure of this disease. All healthy women who have never had breast disease or a family history, should have a mammogram every two years, especially between 50 and 70 years.
The strategies developed by the agency of the national health portfolio aimed at both to the inspections and timely diagnosis and to ensure that people diagnosed receive appropriate treatment. As Mary said Viniegra, technical coordinator and head of INC’s National Breast Cancer Control, “is an ambitious goal long term, which requires work in three main areas: quality control and monitoring coverage. “
Breast cancer
Prevention
There are ways that can help reduce the risk of breast cancer:
Get screened for breast cancer regularly. If you have breast cancer, regular screening tests increases your chances of finding cancer at an early stage. To learn more about the types of tests used to detect breast cancer and about where and how to get screened, visit the link detection.
Control your weight and exercise. Include in your daily food choices healthy foods and beverages. Stay active. Learn more about how to maintain a healthy weight and ways to increase physical activity.
Learn the history of breast cancer in your family. If your mother, sister or daughter with breast cancer, ask your doctor about the risk you have of getting the disease and how to reduce it.
Know the risks and benefits of hormone replacement therapy. Some women use hormone replacement therapy (HRT) to treat symptoms of menopause. Ask your doctor about the risks and benefits of hormone replacement therapy and find out if it is right for you. To learn more about HRT, visit the National Cancer Institute in the section on the use of hormones after menopause and cancer: questions and answers.
Limit intake of alcohol.
How I can help other people in my community?
You can help prevent breast cancer in their community. Participate in community groups that promote, among friends and neighbors, screening for breast cancer, practice of exercise and maintaining a healthy weight.
Participate in the Comprehensive Cancer Control in your community. CDC funds programs Comprehensive Cancer Control in all 50 states and many tribes of American Indians and Alaska Natives and other U.S. territories. These programs bring together cancer experts, survivors of the disease, promoters of the cause of cancer and other organizations to plan ways to prevent and control breast cancer and other cancers. For more information, contact the Comprehensive Cancer Control in your area.
Contribute to your community in further testing of cancer detection. An effective way to increase the use of screening is to inform members of their community about screening services through newsletters, brochures and flyers. Research has shown the effectiveness of many other activities undertaken by community groups.
Help promote physical activity in their community. An effective way to promote physical activity is to work alongside other members of the community to improve facilities where you exercise, such as parks or sidewalks.
Help community members to maintain a healthy weight. The programs implemented in the workplace to change eating habits and promote physical activity have proved effective.
Nutritional advice for hypertension
Nutritional advice for hypertension. The theme of the recommendations in the context of dietary high blood pressure ( hypertension ) is very interesting. On the one hand, is extremely complex and has been the ongoing focus of research for the better part of three decades.
On the other hand, the vast majority of dietary recommendations for high blood pressure are very similar to the recommendations of overall healthy diet. With the following three tips, your blood pressure and heart will thank you:
1. Alcohol :
People with high blood pressure should not drink alcohol. While studies have shown that low levels of alcohol consumption may have protective effects on the heart, and may possibly reduce the risk of developing high blood pressure, research also clearly demonstrated that consumption of alcohol, having high blood pressure is not healthy.
Alcohol raises blood pressure directly and also acts by damaging blood vessel walls, and can raise blood pressure even more and make it more difficult to treat, while increasing the risk of complications.
2. Salt:
In some people, eating too much salt can cause high blood pressure worse. In others, the salt does not have the same effect. The problem is that no doctor or scientist can tell what the patient’s case until it is too late.
This, combined with the fact that too much salt is bad for your heart no matter the state of blood pressure, it means that reducing sodium is highly recommended for a healthy diet. These recommendations are especially important when blood pressure also have kidney problems.
3. Fats :
Saturated fats, especially trans fats are bad for the heart and blood vessels. Because the circulatory system is already under great stress by adjusting blood pressure, extra stress can be devastating.
Is responsible for the high salt?
At present, it is considered normal blood pressure is 120/80. Several recent studies hypertension has been considered as one of the leading causes of death in developed countries, so that for years have studied the different interventions to prevent and treat this phenomenon, clearly influenced by lifestyle . In addition, the maintenance of high voltage is related to an increase in neurological diseases such as stroke.
Sodium is an essential mineral for the body. Numerous functions such as regulating body fluids (prevents dehydration), participates in the conduction of nerve impulses between neurons and is essential for mineral balance in the cell, among other functions. This mineral is supplied in the diet mainly as sodium chloride, known to all as Sal
According to the hypothesis that our genome is scheduled for millions of years, marked changes in the nutritional composition of the diet can predispose to diseases “modern” (hypertension, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, etc.).. According to some research it is believed that sodium intake for which we are genetically adapted should be 1200 mg. per day (per gram of salt is about 400 mg. of sodium).
Because of the importance of sodium for health, the body has a system that favors the retention of sodium and water. It’s called the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone (RAA), which some believe is genetically designed to meet the range of sodium intake in the diet. The maximum activation of the RAA occurs when there is a prolonged low-sodium diet, while it completely inhibits its activity when consumed 1200 mg. a day.
Blood pressure is the force exerted by blood against artery walls. That there is a correct blood pressure is essential for you to get blood to all tissues of the body and may exercise such important functions as blood filtration the kidneys . Salt plays an important role in maintaining blood pressure, as it encourages fluid retention with him. When there is a reduction in blood pressure the body is able to retain water and sodium to the maximum, while in front of excess salt promotes the body by the water removed by increasing blood pressure. Read the rest of this entry »
Stop Smoking Without Much Stress
If you have decided to quit smoking you have to figure out how to do it in the most convenient, fats and stress free way. Smoking is a serious addiction that has a detrimental effect o your body, and you are connected to cigarettes both physically and mentally os it’s important to stay focused on how to break that vicious circle and become more responsible about what you are doing.
With the electronic cigarette you can make sure you are doing everything right and staying focused on your health while enjoy your habit from time to time.
Make sure you learn more about electronic cigarettes online to make the most of this device and achieve wonderful results. You can try out a new diet, drink more water and exercise more. It is vital to understand that it takes discipline.
Nutrition and hypertension
Eating a proper diet plays an important role in the development of hypertension. Therefore, we should avoid too salty meals, avoid large amounts of alcohol and especially to avoid being overweight, which are the pillars to prevent and avoid hypertension.
Salt
Table salt is a chemical combination of chlorine and sodium. Sodium is responsible for the surge in the blood. It is related to fluid retention in the tissues of the body by increasing blood pressure values.
Although it is an indispensable food for a balanced diet, it is true that the daily requirement of sodium in our body for an adult is 2 grams per day (equivalent to a teaspoon), experts of the Spanish Society of Hypertension. It is important to note that the sodium we consume comes not only from the salt in the meals, but is in many prepared foods such as:
Sausages.
Preserves.
Fast food.
Tips to eat less sodium:
When cooking, try using a small amount of salt.
Do not put the shaker on the table, avoiding the temptation to take more of it.
Season foods with different spices such as pepper, herbs, fresh garlic, etc.., To enhance the flavor of foods.
Avoid eating canned food and ready meals.
Reduce consumption of salted or smoked meats.
Limit your intake of nuts because they contain too much sodium (peanuts, almonds, etc).
Avoid consumption of tomato sauces, ketchup, mustard or broth cooked.
Recommended Foods
Dairy: milk, curd, yogurt, preferably not sugary.
Meats containing as little fat as possible. Read the rest of this entry »
Hypertension and nutrition
Eat a balanced diet and get some exercise daily (walk one hour, for example).
Lose weight. Avoid overweight and obesity.
Remember that excess fat and cholesterol have a negative effect on blood pressure in addition to worsening atherosclerosis.
Reduce intake of sodium. And that includes both reduce the consumption of table salt as sodium foods containing covertly since they increase fluid retention and edema by promoting increased blood pressure. Use vegetable salt.
Increase intake of raw vegetables and fruits in general as this helps to balance blood pressure. Onions and garlic are especially helpful.
Avoid alcohol, coffee, snuff and exciting substances.
Remember that a high fiber diet prevents hypertension.
Limit or suppress the consumption of sugar and refined carbohydrates which increase sodium retention and increased catecholamine secretion that triggers hypertension.
Be sure to maintain adequate levels of magnesium.
Know that the polyunsaturated fatty acid deficiency also contributes to hypertension.
Avoid chlorinated water and sparkling water. Both hypertension and destroy favor of vitamin E, a substance essential for cardiac activity.
Cook steamed and preferably papillote. It never cold meals. -The yoga, tai-chi, meditation and relaxation techniques are very effective in reducing blood pressure. Read the rest of this entry »
The Truth About High Cholesterol
High Cholesterol. Cholesterol can be the workhorse of the medicine of the past 2 decades. He is responsible for the bad reputation of entire categories of food (like eggs and saturated fats) and ultimately is blamed almost all cases of heart disease.
Until not long ago, they spoke little or no cholesterol or fear that theirs was too high. And even before that there was nothing like an epidemic of heart disease. But somewhere along the way cholesterol became a household word, something to be kept as low as possible or face the consequences.
Surely you will notice that there are many myths that portray fat and cholesterol and worst foods you can consume. It should be understood that these myths are harmful to your health.
Not only cholesterol is not going to destroy your health (as has been led to believe), but not the cause of heart disease. For those currently taking drugs to lower cholesterol, the following information can not be come at a better time. But before entering this key information, let’s start with the basics.
High Cholesterol – Cholesterol Basics
That’s right, you need cholesterol. This oily substance is soft and not only in their bloodstream but in every cell of your body, where it helps produce cell membranes, hormones, vitamin D and bile acids that help digest fat. Read the rest of this entry »