Effect of longer - term modest salt
reduction on blood pressure..
Effect of longer term modest salt
reduction on blood pressure: Cochrane systematic review and meta - analysis of randomised trials.
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Ceylon Cinnamon has also long been known for its positive medicinal qualities such as its beneficial effect
on glucose metabolism,
blood sugar, triglycerides, body weight, digestive health and
blood pressure reduction.
If causal, the small
reduction in
blood pressure associated with breastfeeding could confer important benefits
on cardiovascular health at a population level.
The new study investigated the effect of antihypertensive medications
on cognitive impairment and dementia, determining that it is
blood pressure reduction rather than the medications that lower risk of dementia.
A
reduction in systolic
blood pressure reduces
pressure on arteries, potentially lessening incidences of heart attacks and strokes.
In fact, an extra hour of sleep each night was associated with a 33 % lower chance of coronary artery calcification, a
reduction in heart risk that's
on par with having about a 16 - point drop in systolic
blood pressure, according to a study published in Wednesday's issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.
This group saw
reductions of 6 to 8 points for systolic
blood pressure and 4 points for diastolic
blood pressure, compared to another group whose treatment focused
on other body parts and who saw no change.
The primary causes of
blood pressure increasing over a lifetime can be modified and could be focused
on to help prevent heart disease: even though high
blood pressure often has no obvious symptoms, this condition could lead to life threatening stroke and heart attacks, so a
reduction in
blood pressure is crucial for health.
In one study performed
on hypertensive rats, rats given an acetic acid solution in addition to a standard diet for 6 weeks showed a 15 - 25 %
reduction in systolic
blood pressure as compared to rats not given the acetic acid solution.
A study in 2012
on both men and women, found that three servings of turmeric per day (22.1 mg curcumin per dose) led to a
reduction in systolic
blood pressure (3).
When salt intake is high, even a modest
reduction for a duration of 4 or more weeks has a significant and important beneficial effect
on blood pressure in individuals with normal as well as elevated
blood pressure.
But only 30 percent of the population experiences a slight
reduction in
blood pressure on a salt restricted diet, while 70 percent show no benefit.
Patients with high
blood pressure who learned the Transcendental Meditation program showed a significant
reduction of systolic and diastolic
blood pressure after three months, in contrast to those randomly assigned to a control technique or to those who received health education
on how to reduce
blood pressure through diet and exercise.
T.S., et al. «Impact of Mindfulness - Based Stress
Reduction (MBSR)
on attention, rumination and resting
blood pressure in women with cancer: A waitlist - controlled study.»
Furthermore, cross-sectional studies of amino acid intake and
blood pressure have reported intakes of tyrosine and glutamic acid to be associated with,
on average, a 2 mm Hg
reduction in pSBP (14, 15), and intake of histidine with a 4 % reduced risk of an increase in pSBP of 16 mm Hg (16).
Subjects with renal insufficiency, even subclinical, kidney transplant patients and people with metabolic syndrome or other obesity - related conditions, will be more susceptible to the hypertensive effect of amino acids, especially of the sulphated variety.104 The well - documented correlation between obesity and reduced nephron quantity
on raised
blood pressure puts subjects with T2D or metabolic syndrome at risk, even if in diabetics with kidney damage the effects are not always consistent with the hypothesis.12, 105,106 In fact, although some authors have reported a positive influence of a
reduction in protein intake from 1.2 to 0.9 g / kg, over the short term,
on albuminuria in T2D, 107 the same authors have subsequently stated instead that dietary protein restriction is neither necessary nor useful over the long term.108
The conclusions of that study were essentially that the
reduction of sodium intake that was seen
on the DASH Diet both lowered
blood pressure substantially, with great effects
on blood pressure.
In the Diet, Obesity, and Gene (Diogenes) Project, increased protein consumption together with a modest
reduction in glycemic index was beneficial for weight control.49 Substituting protein for carbohydrate also partly resulted in lower
blood pressure, improved lipids levels, and concomitantly reduced cardiovascular risk.50 Higher vitamin D intake might have beneficial effects
on the
reduction of visceral adipose tissue51 and other cardiovascular risk factors52.
If your policy is still in effect and you have subsequently improved your health such as losing weight, stopped smoking which has reduced your
blood pressure and / or cholesterol levels, then consider asking the insurer to re-evaluate you so you can get a better rating and a
reduction on your premium.
This study was part of a larger study examining the impact of stress
reduction via TM
on high normal
blood pressure levels in adolescents.