Dr. Robert Jackson: Blood Pressure

Stroke and heart attacks cause many thousands of deaths each year to many unsuspecting victims who were tested periodically with standard tests and were following what they believed to be prudent lifestyle advice.

I, myself, was a self-proclaimed Jack Lalanne clone and suffered a stroke at the age of 55 even though I was in a low risk pool based on lifestyle.

Tim Russert just died and I have read many articles about why people thought he died even though he had recently been given a clean bill of health.

The problem with standard screening tests is that they don’t screen for underlying causes. Yes, they look at high blood pressure and cholesterol, but these don’t tell the other story; that of inflammatory markers like toxic load and nutritional deficiencies.

Environmental toxins like mercury, cadmium, arsenic, and mold toxins are fat soluble and dissolve in the cell membranes of cells, which are approximately 60% fat. That is correct! Every cell in the body is surrounded by a double cell membrane made of 60% fat. The cell membranes are where all body function or physiology takes place. The toxins dissolve in the membranes and disturb the normal body physiology. Using stronger words, the toxins are poison and poison the normal body function. Simply put, with the toxins(poisons) present, things go wrong. This is called inflammation. One of the signs is that cells become sticky. So they will stick to each other. In the case of stroke and heart attacks, blood cells stick together and stick to the inside of arteries and form blockages. The blood can’t get through and the heart stops beating or the brain is cut off from oxygen and the person loses consciousness and either dies or becomes paralyzed.

Environmental toxins are everywhere. The body is under constant assault. The body can and does detox 24/7/365. It does a good job when it has all the essential nutrients, but people who eat a poor diet consisting of high carbohydrate, highly processed and bad fats, do not detox well and they build up toxins and eventually become ill. How many people, or doctors, for that matter, know that without the right fats, the body can’t detox well?

What does a high carbohydrate diet have to do with it? A high carbohydrate diet is a high sugar diet. This causes elevated blood sugar which the body lowers by using insulin. Insulin has a strong effect on cell membranes. Too much insulin too much of the time causes inflammation of cell membranes by causing the membranes to break down prematurely. In other words, too many carbohydrates makes sticky cells that stick together.

What does bad fat have to do with it? Bad fats are like square pegs in a round hole!
Good fats are good because their length and shape give them behavior that is good for life. In other words, normal life function works the way it does because the good fats help create the function. Change the fat length or shape into something not normally found in nature and you change or stop the function the fat is responsible for. Then your have serious health problems. So making margarine or salad dressings with hydrogenated fats is making a product that does not support normal life function. It may taste fine and you can eat it, but your body can’t use it and it creates problems. Eating bad fats causes inflammation of the cell membranes just like toxins and too much insulin and you can wind up with a stroke or heart attack due to sticky cells and sticky artery walls. Most people have all three conditions going on at the same time, so there is no wonder that there is so much heart disease and strokes.

Note: Many oils that are touted as healthy oils are, in fact, bad fats such as canola oil, soy oil and peanut oils, and should be avoided.

So it is imperative that people get screened for toxins and nutritional deficiencies.
The most sensitive, immediate and non invasive method I know is using Applied Kinesiology techniques.

As a stroke survivor, I understand the need for this screening and have vast experience in correcting the problems before it is too late.

Call me in Wellesley at 978-394-2147 or Acton at 978-264-4151

and get screened before it is too late!

Press Releases About Blood Pressure

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 For Kidney Disease Patients, Goals For Blood Pressure May Be Unrealistic An upward revision of the blood pressure numbers used to identify risk of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) might actually help doctors provide better care for their patients, said the authors of a study in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). The researchers found that systolic blood pressure - the "upper number" in a blood pressure reading - was the key variable...

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 Potatoes Lower Blood Pressure In Those With Obesity And Hypertension Without Increasing Weight The first study to check the effects of eating potatoes on blood pressure in humans has concluded that two small helpings of purple potatoes (Purple Majesty) a day decreases blood pressure by about 4 percent without causing weight gain...

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 Two-Arm Blood Pressure Checks May Spot "Silent" Risks A new study appears to support the idea that blood pressure checks should be done in both arms...

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 Hypertensive Drug Compliance Improves With Positive Affirmation In African-Americans African-American patients with high blood pressure follow their medication regimen more effectively with a combination of positive affirmations and patient education, concludes a study published Online First in the Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. In comparison to white people, African-Americans are disproportionately affected by hypertension...

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 Children With A Genetic Variation Who Are Prescribed Antipsychotics At Increased Risk Of Metabolic Side Effects Researchers have found a genetic variation predisposing children to six-times greater risk of developing metabolic syndrome when taking second-generation anti-psychotic medications. Metabolic syndrome is a cluster of conditions that are risk factors for cardiovascular disease...

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 Swimming Lowered Blood Pressure In Sedentary Over 50s Older adults who don't do much exercise, and whose blood pressure is getting to the point where they may need treatment, should perhaps consider swimming as a way to help bring it back down, at least that is what a small US study of sedentary over-50-year-olds might suggest. The study was published early online in The American Journal of Cardiology earlier this month...

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 Encouraging Patients To Take Moments To Enjoy Life Helps Them Make Better Health Decisions The experience of daily positive affect -- a mild, happy feeling -- and self-affirmation helps some patients with chronic diseases, including coronary artery disease, high blood pressure and asthma, make better decisions about their health...

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 The Biggest Killers Of Japanese Adults Are Tobacco Smoking And High Blood Pressure The life expectancy of a person born in Japan is among the highest in the world (82...

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 Confidence, Positive Feelings Support Better Medication Adherence In Hypertensive African-Americans When it comes to taking prescribed medications for hypertension, a patient's self confidence could be as important as doctor's orders. A new study by researchers at NYU School of Medicine reveals that positive affirmation, when coupled with patient education, seems to help patients more effectively follow their prescribed medication regimen...

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 How Salt, Potassium Levels Are Moderated Revealed By Study Of Rare Kidney Disease High blood pressure (hypertension) is a principal risk factor for heart disease and affects 1 billion people. At least half of them are estimated to be salt-sensitive; their blood pressure rises with sodium intake. New research shows important aspects of how sodium and potassium are regulated in the kidney...

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 Common Mechanism Of Hypertension Revealed By Sweeping Genetic Analysis Of Rare Disease Analyzing all the genes of dozens of people suffering from a rare form of hypertension, Yale University researchers have discovered a new mechanism that regulates the blood pressure of all humans. The findings by an international research team headed by Yale scientists, published online Jan...

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 Chemists Unlock Potential Target For Drug Development A receptor found on blood platelets whose importance as a potential pharmaceutical target has long been questioned may in fact be fruitful in drug testing, according to new research from Michigan State University chemists. A team led by Dana Spence of MSU's Department of Chemistry has revealed a way to isolate and test the receptor known as P2X1...

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 Atrial Fibrillation A Risk Factor In Later Life For Middle-Aged Men With Upper-Normal Blood Pressure Middle-aged men at the upper end of normal blood pressure had an elevated risk for atrial fibrillation later in life, according to new research in Hypertension: Journal of the American Heart Association. Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a common heart rhythm disorder in which irregular heartbeats can lead to stroke and other heart-related complications; it affects over 2.7 million Americans...

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 Procedure Offers New Hope To The Quarter-Million Canadians For Whom Drugs To Lower Blood Pressure Are Ineffective Doctors at the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre have performed a minimally invasive surgical procedure to treat high blood pressure, called renal denervation, for the first time in Canada. The procedure can significantly reduce high blood pressure in patients who cannot effectively treat their hypertension through drugs...

Sun, 15 Jan 2012 Risk Of Using Rasilez In Combination With Certain Blood Pressure-Lowering Drugs Researchers at St. Michael's Hospital have published the first detailed figures showing the risk of using the prescription drug Rasilez in combination with certain other blood pressure-lowering medications...

Sat, 14 Jan 2012 Taking Anti-Depressants During Pregnancy Increases Pulmonary Hypertension Risk In Newborns An investigation published on bmj.com reveals that children are more likely to be born with persistent pulmonary hypertension (high blood pressure in the lungs) if the mother took anti-depressants during pregnancy. Persistent pulmonary hypertension is a rare, but severe disease associated to heart failure...

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 Researchers Clarify Link Between Salt And Hypertension A review article by researchers at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) debunks the widely-believed concept that hypertension, or high blood pressure, is the result of excess salt causing an increased blood volume, exerting extra pressure on the arteries...

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 Patients Have Time To Learn Lifestyle Changes Following Diagnosis Of Diabetes, Hypertension, Before Drugs Become Necessary A new study suggests that middle-aged adults recently diagnosed with diabetes and hypertension have time to try to learn how to control their high blood pressure without medications, but not too much time...

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 Team Care Improving Depression And Diabetes The growing number of people with multiple physical and mental chronic conditions are among the toughest - and costliest - to care for. The TEAMcare collaborative care program is a promising solution...

Sun, 08 Jan 2012 Study Finds Air Pollution Linked To Diabetes And Hypertension In African-American Women The incidence of type 2 diabetes and hypertension increases with cumulative levels of exposure to nitrogen oxides, according to a new study led by researchers from the Slone Epidemiology Center (SEC) at Boston University. The study, which appears online in the journal Circulation, was led by Patricia Coogan, D.Sc...

Thu, 29 Dec 2011 Intravenous Remodulin Approved For The Treatment Of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension In Most Of The European Union United Therapeutics Corporation (NASDAQ: UTHR) and its wholly-owned subsidiary, United Therapeutics Europe, Ltd., announced that the French regulatory agency Agence Francaise de Securite Sanitaire des Produits de Sante (AFSSAPS) has approved intravenous use of Remodulin® (treprostinil) for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH)...

Wed, 28 Dec 2011 As Part Of A Heart-Healthy Diet, Eating Lean Beef Daily Can Help Lower Cholesterol A new study published in the January 2012 edition of American Journal of Clinical Nutrition shows that beef can play a role in a cholesterol-lowering diet, despite commonly held beliefs. The study found that diets including lean beef every day are as effective in lowering total and LDL "bad" cholesterol as the "gold standard" of heart-healthy diets (DASH, Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension)...

Fri, 23 Dec 2011 Lean Beef Can Contribute To A Heart-Healthy Diet Lean beef can contribute to a heart-healthy diet in the same way lean white meats can, according to nutritional scientists. The DASH diet - Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension -- is currently recommended by the American Heart Association to lower cholesterol and reduce risk of heart disease. People following the DASH diet are encouraged to eat fish and poultry, but not much beef...

Wed, 21 Dec 2011 Hypertension Treatment Associated With Long-Term Improvement In Life Expectancy Patients with systolic hypertension who were treated with the diuretic chlorthalidone for 4.5 years as part of a clinical trial had a significantly lower rate of death and a gain in life expectancy free from cardiovascular death about 20 years later compared to patients who received placebo, according to a study in the December 21 issue of JAMA...

Wed, 21 Dec 2011 Patients Who Use Prescribed Medication To Treat Hypertension Live Longer Than Those Who Don't More than 68 percent of Americans 65 and older - 80 percent age 75 and over - have hypertension (high blood pressure), according to a 2010 report by the Centers for Disease Control. Left untreated, this chronic condition can lead to stroke, heart attack, heart failure or premature death...

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Broken Heart Syndrome - Stress Cardiomyopathy

While the name "broken heart syndrome" may not be adequately descriptive of the condition itself, this name does have the advantage of calling everyone's attention to the fact that heart disease in women is often quite different from heart disease in men. Read about broken heart syndrome here.

Broken Heart Syndrome - Stress Cardiomyopathy originally appeared on About.com Heart Disease on Friday, February 3rd, 2012 at 06:54:09.

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Preventing Stress-Related Heart Problems

Most physicians are now convinced that emotional stress, under certain circumstances, can play a role in the development of chronic heart disease, and even in the precipitation of acute cardiac crises. If you are experiencing significant of emotional stress and are reacting to it negatively, you should be concerned about preventing stress-related heart problems.

Here are some proven steps you can take to reduce the effect of stress on your heart.

Preventing Stress-Related Heart Problems originally appeared on About.com Heart Disease on Monday, January 30th, 2012 at 07:02:34.

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Infectious Endocarditis

Infectious endocarditis - which sometimes is also called subacute bacterial endocarditis (SBE), or just "endocarditis" - is an infection of the endocardial surface (the interior lining) of the heart. Infectious endocarditis is always a serious medical problem, since the infection can destroy your heart valves or heart muscle.

Read here all about infectious endocarditis.

Infectious Endocarditis originally appeared on About.com Heart Disease on Friday, January 27th, 2012 at 07:15:09.

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How Does Bereavement Increase Cardiac Risk?

Recent studies have shown that during periods of grief caused by loss of a loved one, the risk of having a heart attack becomes remarkably higher for a period of time.

Read about the increase in cardiac risk caused by bereavement - what causes the risk, its magnitude, and what you can do about it if you or a loved one are going through a period of intense grief.

How Does Bereavement Increase Cardiac Risk? originally appeared on About.com Heart Disease on Friday, January 27th, 2012 at 06:40:00.

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When Does Stress Cause Heart Disease?

Yes, stress can help to produce heart disease - but not all stress, and not in all people. For stress to be harmful to your heart, you've got to have the "right" kind of stress, and you've got to react to it in the "right" way. Learn about what kind of stress to avoid, and how to handle it when you cannot avoid it.

Read about when stress causes heart disease.

When Does Stress Cause Heart Disease? originally appeared on About.com Heart Disease on Wednesday, January 25th, 2012 at 07:00:43.

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American Heart Association Now Giving Sexual Advice

The American Heart Association has released its first-ever official statement on the topic of sexual activity in people with heart disease. The salient features of the AHA's advice can be boiled down to two points.

1) If you are receiving a nitrate drug, you should not take Viagra or any of the other PDE-5 inhibitor drugs used for erectile dysfunction.

2) As long as your heart disease has been completely stabilized with appropriate treatment, and you are not having active cardiac symptoms, then go ahead and enjoy sexual activity.

American Heart Association Now Giving Sexual Advice originally appeared on About.com Heart Disease on Monday, January 23rd, 2012 at 07:17:33.

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Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI)

Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is a developing, minimally-invasive approach to replacing the aortic valve in people who have aortic stenosis. TAVI permits the replacement of diseased aortic valves by means of a catheter-based procedure, instead of the usual open-heart surgical procedure.

Several studies have now been completed with TAVI, and the results have been mixed. TAVI is indeed an extremely attractive alternative for some people with aortic stenosis - but many others are better off with the classic surgical approach.

Read all about TAVI, and when it makes sense to consider this new approach to aortic valve replacement.

Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) originally appeared on About.com Heart Disease on Friday, January 20th, 2012 at 06:24:48.

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Do Statins Work in Women?

While statins have been shown to significantly improve cardiovascular outcomes in people who either have coronary artery disease or who are at high risk for coronary artery disease, there remains one troublesome question.

Despite all the clinical trials that have been conducted with statins, we still have not proven that statins reduce the risk of women who have an elevated risk for cardiovascular disease. So - should these women take statins, or not?

Read about statins in women here.

Do Statins Work in Women? originally appeared on About.com Heart Disease on Tuesday, January 17th, 2012 at 06:18:53.

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Do Statins Cause Diabetes?

Several studies now strongly suggest that taking high-dose statins appears to increase the risk of developing type II diabetes. Does this make taking statins counterproductive?

Perhaps it does - in some people. But in many others, despite this newly-identified risk, statins significantly improve overall cardiovascular outcomes.

Read about statins and diabetes here.

Do Statins Cause Diabetes? originally appeared on About.com Heart Disease on Sunday, January 15th, 2012 at 06:09:32.

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Mitral Regurgitation

Mitral regurgitation - a "leaky" mitral valve - is the most common of the heart valve abnormalities, and can be one of the most difficult to evaluate and treat. It can lead to severe symptoms, heart failure, and heart arrhythmias. The appropriate treatment of mitral regurgitation requires careful and regular medical evaluations - and it requires you to pay attention to how you're feeling.

Read what you need to know about mitral regurgitation here.

Mitral Regurgitation originally appeared on About.com Heart Disease on Friday, January 13th, 2012 at 07:55:56.

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