#hypertension is from #sugar not #salt #health

2011.{11..12}.1: health/hypertension
2012: summary:
. hypertension is not caused by excessive salt;
but rather by a high-glycemic diet
that provokes too much insulin
which is then disabling the kidneys
by preventing them from removing salt .
. another factor is arterial tension
that is controlled by magnesium .
. here again, insulin abuse is the culprit,
causing magnesium resistance,
requiring higher doses to the same job .
. high amounts of dietary fructose
can be another source of high blood pressure .
. some salty seaweed seems to have
little effect on pressure;
that's because the pressure problem comes only from
the kidney's inability to clear sodium chloride;
whereas some seaweed has no chloride:
its sodium comes in the form bound to proteins .
. Wrack seaweed is a great source of minerals
and is safe for those with high blood pressure .
. conversely,
higher levels of dietary fructose from added sugars
are responsible for not only high blood pressure,
but an epidemic of kidney disease .

#health help with elderly #edema

1.29: web.health/help with elderly edema:
re co.trice/health/help with edema:
one reason for such edema is congestive heart failure;
and,
coenzyme Q10 therapy may be good for that;
another thing that helps edema
(and also high blood pressure)
is the use of a low-glycemic diet with no sugar;
eg, with most carb's coming from greens & beans;
also, a good magnesium supplement,
one that doesn't cause a laxative effect
will be help relax heart and arteries .
. even a strong beat won't pump blood
unless it can relax between beats .

for getting the right magnesium:
Mildred S. Seelig`The Magnesium Factor
Carolyn Dean`The Magnesium Miracle

for proof low-carb helps edema:
Gary Taubes`Why We Get Fat: And What to Do About It

for proof coenzyme Q10 helps with edema:
Clin Investig. 1993;71(8 Suppl):S134-6.
Effect of coenzyme Q10 therapy in patients
with congestive heart failure:
a long-term multicenter randomized study.

. the main clinical problems in patients
with congestive heart failure
are the frequent need of hospitalization
and the high incidence of
life-threatening arrhythmias,
* pulmonary edema, *
and other serious complications.
coenzyme Q10 (n = 319,
mean age 67 years, range 26-89 years)
at the dosage of 2 mg/kg per day .
The number of patients who required
hospitalization for worsening heart failure
was smaller in the coenzyme Q10 treated group
(n = 73)
than in the control group (n = 118, P < 0.001).
Similarly,
the episodes of pulmonary edema or cardiac asthma
were reduced in the control group
(20 versus 51 and
97 versus 198, respectively; both P < 0.001)
The improved cardiac function in patients with
congestive heart failure
treated with coenzyme Q10
supports the hypothesis that
this condition is characterized by
mitochondrial dysfunction and energy starvation .