Archive for April, 2009
Several of you have written to me and saying that you've been diagnosed with a particular circulatory disorder and you are curious if my programs can help. Many times, your diagnosis is ambiguous and treatment options are vague. A lot of you don't know why circulation is so important to the body.
The short answer is oxygen. The organs and tissues of the body need oxygen not only to survive but to perform optimally. Blood is the delivery system for oxygen. If that delivery system is blocked or slowed, the effects can be potentially life threatening - both initially and over time.
When describing circulatory disorders, there are essentially two different groups in which they fall: heart disorders (disorders including the heart and/or its valves and arteries) and blood disorders (disorders affecting red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets, enzymes and/or plasma).
The list of heart disorders is massive. Some of the more frequent types of heart disorders are: Heart attack, stroke, coronary artery disease, heart valve disease, heart failure, congenital (from birth) defects, and heart muscle disease.
Warnings of heart disorders can consist of: chest pain, shortness of breath, heart palpitations, poor circulation, hypertension (high blood pressure), hypotension (low blood pressure), tachycardia (pulse over 100 beats per minute) and bradycardia (pulse under 60 beats per minute), nausea, dizziness, numbness in limbs, fainting and perspiration.
Risk factors include: high blood pressure (although mentioned as a symptom above, chronic high blood pressure can, over time damage the heart and other major organs), high cholesterol, obesity, diabetes, smoking, lack of physical activity, heredity, stress and excessive alcohol and/or drug use.
Just as there are numerous types of heart disorders, the same can be said for blood disorders. Some of the more common blood disorders include: reduced numbers of white blood cells (leucopenia and its associated diseases), a reduced number of red blood cells (various anemias), reduced platelets (thrombocytopenia and its associated diseases), too many red blood cells (polycythemia) or too many white blood cells.
Also, some blood disorders are due to inadequate or abnormal blood clotting.
Warnings of blood disorders consist of: fatigue, shortness of breath, weight loss, fever, bruising, chest pain, irritability, numbness and/or coldness in hands and feet, headache, pale skin and excessive bleeding .
Origins of blood disorders involve: vitamin deficiency, blood loss, certain chronic illnesses, genetic disorders, side effects of certain drugs, and cancers of the cells.
Because the list of symptoms for each type of circulatory disorder is so vast and they oftentimes overlap, it is important to see your doctor to verify your condition. For some of the circulatory disorders (especially the blood disorders), medication may have to be an option. This can be scary to many (including me) because all medications have side effects, many of them dangerous.
For other conditions, medication may be only one method of treatment and there are frequently, more natural methods of treatment, such as exercise, diet and/or getting your necessary amount of vitamins and minerals. The key is to insist that your doctor explain the benefits and possible problems of all therapies.
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by Lucille Green
When looking at hypertension prevention, there are many things you are able to do to help prevent this condition in the first place. When regarding the matters you can do to help yourself stay healthy don't forget that for certain individuals these are very necessary changes because there are some people that are more prone to developing high blood pressure than others.
The high blood pressure in the family as well as race and maturity are all elements that add to this condition. Nonetheless, certain alterations in living will assist to avoid hypertension and something you can do is keep from becoming overweight. Physical exercise of some form is advocated and if you are unable to walk even small distances owing to your legs, or have problems with respiration when walking, swimming is a very good exercise.
Reduce your sodium intake by adhering to the instructions on labels because they will tell you the salt content of nearly everything you consume and the less salt you take in the healthier you will be - but lessening your alcohol intake will help as well. The occasional party is not likely to harm if you have two or three drinks, but as an daily situation, this is not recommended. Ensure you have potassium in your food on a day-to-day basis as the suggested amount is 3500 mg. per day.
More tips for hypertension prevention are to look at what you consume. There ought to be fruits, vegetables and dairy products which are low-fat but concentrated fats should be in only small measures. Hypertension causes troubles with the heart and other organs such as: the kidneys if left untreated for too long. Since high blood pressure is acknowledged as the 'silent killer' because of the lack of symptoms, by doing everything you can to prevent it in the first place you will reduce the chance of developing it. The life adjustments you make now can keep you from getting high blood pressure at a later stage.
As well as food and daily exercise adjustments, maintaining stress levels from growing too high for lasting periods of time can also help. Stress is one of the major creators of hypertension and individuals have jobs that are nerve-wracking and while you can't just quit your line of work you can find outlets for the strain you chance upon. Listening to music that calms you is a means of alleviating tension as this is able slow down your pulse rate and reduce blood pressure simultaneously.
Meditation is another way of relieving strain but there is also yoga, which is quoted by experts as being a great means to cut down on stress. Breathing exercises are also advocated for people who suffer very trying lives. With hypertension prevention, the more modes you can think of to lower your blood pressure the better, and the prospect that you will wind up being diagnosed with hypertension later in your life is drastically lessened.
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