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  • Re: High blood pressure

    Vitamin D status, which is amenable to intervention by safely increasing sun exposure or vitamin D supplementation, was associated inversely with BP The relationship between vitamin d and blood pressure is probably driven by improved calcium uptake. In order to maximise calcium absorption from the diet vitamin d status has to at least 80nmol/l. ...
    Posted to Health Conditions (Forum) by edwardhutchinson on November 20, 2007
  • Deep Vein Thrombosis - Nattokinase

    There is something that can greatly lower one's risk of deep vein thrombosis on flights.  Nattokinase, an enzyme of natto, which is made from fermented soybeans and is the base for miso soup, helps the body dissolve blood clots in veins, which is the cause (virtually the definition) of deep vein thrombosis.  It acts very quickly, so ...
    Posted to Health Conditions (Forum) by hmonson on October 18, 2007
  • Re: High blood pressure

    I have been involved in helping my Mum control her high blood pressure. She's a born worrier which does not help her condition. She has been hospitalised twice now from the side effects of beta-blockers and Ace-inhibitors. They have probably caused more harm than good. It is down to the attention given by her GP that this has happened. She was ...
    Posted to Health Conditions (Forum) by ammachin on October 16, 2007
  • High blood pressure

    A reader’s mother is suffering from high blood pressure.  “I think it may be genetic because she generally does enough exercise and has a fairly good diet,” he says.  Her consultant wants to put her on beta-blockers, but she is keen to find an alternative solution.  Can readers suggest any drug-free remedies?
    Posted to Health Conditions (Forum) by enews on October 9, 2007
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