Nutrition and Weight Loss Ideas

There is one item that people with high blood pressure need to know more about — and that is the effect that alcohol can have on this disease. The effect is significant!

When you compare the blood pressure readings of people who drink excess amounts of alcohol, with those who are non-excessive drinkers, those that drink more have much higher readings.

What is considered excessive?

An example of a “drink” would be twelve ounces of beer or five ounces of wine. This amount would be considered as one drink per day. There is also a double-standard as to safe levels — males can assimilate more alcohol than females and still fall within safe levels. A male can take one or two drinks a day — and females can take only one drink per day. The level of tolerance to alcohol is higher among men, for some reason. When the intake of alcohol is increased over this safe level by both sexes, there is an impact on the elasticity of the blood vessels and this in turn can increase their blood pressure reading towards medically dangerous levels.

There is also another aspect to the use of alcohol — and that is that people who do drink above their tolerance levels also have a tendency to gain weight — which in turn can aggravate blood pressure levels. There are lots of calories in alcohol. The use of alcohol by blood pressure patients adds another factor for doctors when they prescribe medications. Alcohol in someone’s body can have an adverse effect on some medications.

Alcohol can also decrease the levels of calcium and magnesium in the body, two elements that are needed to keep blood pressures at a safe level.

The best advice is — if you have a blood pressure problem, or are at risk for hypertension or other cardiac diseases, you should reduce your use of alcohol as much as possible. You should also be sure that your medical professional is aware of your use of alcohol — and then closely follow their advice.
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My email and phone number are at that site. Feel free to contact me. I’m here to help you with your health, nutrition and fitness goals.

Have a healthy and nutritious day!

Shanti … (A sanscrit word meaning, “Let there be Peace. Peace, beautiful Peace. Peace within, Peace without. Peace in this world. Peace for all beings.”)

Ron
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Dear Friends,

Last evening (January 23rd) I had the good fortune to be on a phone conversation with Neale Donald Walsch. What an inspiring interview this was with this best-selling author of the “Conversations With God” series of books. Maybe you’ve heard about him or his books. I’ll bet many of you have.

Neale Donald Walsch never wanted his life story to become a movie — but now it has — and it will be the featured film in the February 2007 DVD for the members of the Spiritual Cinema Circle, of which I am one. I encourage you to join me and become a member today so that you can have this wonderful film to keep and to share with your family and friends — CONVERSATIONS WITH GOD.

Neale Donald Walsch didn’t “ask” to write a book, let alone have a movie made about his life. He certainly had no intention of writing 22 books, or becoming the New York Times best-selling author of the “Conversations with God” series. Neale Donald Walsch was just a man down on his luck, out of answers, and in desperate need of help, who cried out to God.

And God answered.

In what became a series of late night “conversations,” God revealed himself to Neale in an utterly earth shattering way. Walsch posed an endless stream of questions about life’s mysteries and uncertainties, and just like that, God illuminated the answers, one by one, to all of Walsch’s desperate cries. Walsch filled dozens and dozens of legal pads recording these conversations, and their messages became the basis for an internationally acclaimed book series that has sold over 7 million copies and been translated into 34 languages, and now –— a major feature film — CONVERSATIONS WITH GOD.

CONVERSATIONS WITH GOD is an original production of The Spiritual Cinema Circle, a DVD club that delivers inspiring and uplifting films – features, shorts, and documentaries – directly to your door. The Circle finds fascinating films from festivals around the world…films that will open your heart, stir your soul, and expand your mind.

Now, members of The Circle are receiving CONVERSATIONS WITH GOD. as part of the February 2007 DVD which also includes three outstanding short films. For a limited time, new subscribers to The Circle can receive a free trial membership (you pay a minimal shipping fee) by visiting: http://www.spiritualcinemacircle.com/.

If there ever was a great time to do this, it’s today.

Shanti,

Ron

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As I mentioned in a recent article, the practice of meditation is a vital part of my life. It is one of the powerful tools that I use to help me stay in the right mind — to help me make the right choices — and to stay healthy. I would like to share with you this tool that I use to help me reach a deeper meditation every time I use it. Find out more about this tool by CLICKING HERE to see what I’m talking about. This is an excellent aid to deeper meditation — and it’s the best one I have found anywhere.

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Whether you are someone who has high blood pressure — or are someone who would just like to avoid it — then this article is for you. In America, we have an epidemic of people with hypertension — and people who are overweight or obese — and these are both life-threatening issues. It’s way past time that we take control of what we’re doing to ourselves.

One of the best ways to do this is to begin to take control of what we’re eating. Yes, what we eat — our so-called “American Diet” — is what’s killing us. We are eating huge quantities of foods that are high in saturated fats and trans fats — and we are lying to ourselves by saying, “It’s okay, it won’t hurt us!” It will hurt us — and it IS hurting us. It’s time to stop! It’s not only high blood pressure and obesity — it’s also about what you’re doing to your heart, your liver, and your kidneys.

Go through your cupboards and refrigerators today and throw out the whole milk mozzarella cheese, the whole milk american cheese, the whole milk ricotta cheese, the whole milk anything! Stop consuming pizza and other pastas loaded with these whole milk products. Stop consuming cuts of meat that are loaded with fat.

Salt is another culprit. Start paying attention to labels on food. All labels will tell you the amount of sodium in the product. Stay well under the 1000 to 1500 mg of sodium per day.

Be careful of the oils you add to your food — and also the oils that are used in so many of the fast-food places. That order of fries can be just the thing that takes you over the edge. The only healthy oils that I know of are olive oil and canola oil. All the rest are awful — get them out of your diet.

Start eating healthy snacks like a handful of peanuts — some fresh fruit — or some nice fresh raw veggies. Stay away from the salty chips and fried foods. And also, stay away from the power-drinks and sodas. They are filled with things that will raise your blood pressure and will add pounds to your weight.

Another thing that will help you to stay healthier is to cut down on the quantity of food you eat. We are a “super-size” country. The healthiest way to eat is to eat five or six small meals each day. If you can’t fit that into your life, then cut way back on the amount of food you put on your plate — even go so far as to use smaller plates.

The last thing I’ll mention today is caffeine. Caffeine raises your blood pressure — end of sentence.
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Got questions?

Contact me at: http://www.ronrink.com

My email and phone number are at that site. Feel free to contact me. I’m here to help you with your health, nutrition and fitness goals.

Have a healthy and nutritious day!

Shanti … (A sanscrit word meaning, “Let there be Peace. Peace, beautiful Peace. Peace within, Peace without. Peace in this world. Peace for all beings.”)

Ron
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As I mentioned in a recent article, the practice of meditation is a vital part of my life. It is one of the powerful tools that I use to help me stay in the right mind — to help me make the right choices — and to stay healthy. I would like to share with you this tool that I use to help me reach a deeper meditation every time I use it. Find out more about this tool by CLICKING HERE to see what I’m talking about. This is an excellent aid to deeper meditation — and it’s the best one I have found anywhere.

Click here to find the Holosync Solution to powerful meditation!
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Since we’ve been talking about good ways to help reduce high blood pressure, one way that has always had great effects is to practice meditation. There are so many great health benefits from meditation — it only makes sense to take a good look at it — and to add it to your lifestyle changes.

In this article, I’m going to recommend a tool that I use every day to help me achieve deep states of meditation. This is an amazing technology that helps to overcome some of the primary difficulties so many experience when meditating. If you’ve ever tried meditation and have found that you just couldn’t get into a deeper place in your mind, then this is the solution for you.

Read on. If you have any questions don’t hesitate to use the link below (where it says, “Got Questions” to get in touch with me. Using what I recommend here can bring you amazing health benefits — and many other benefits for your life.

Here are a few recent news items that reinforce the idea that this is good for you.

* An article published in the American Heart Association journal, “Stroke”, recently reported that meditation can reduce cholesterol buildup and the associated risk of heart attack and stroke.

* And another study of the elderly found that meditation actually
added years to their lives.

* The National Institute of Health reports that regular meditation reduces
chronic pain, anxiety, high blood pressure, cholesterol, and
cortisol (sometimes called “the stress hormone”) production.

* A University of Wisconsin-Madison study discovered
meditation boosts brain function and the immune system.

* A recent issue of the American Journal of Hypertension featured the
results of a study showing a significant lowering of blood pressure in a
group of meditators compared to a control group of people who didn’t meditate.

The study also reported a 23% decrease in usage of antihypertensive drugs
between the group of meditators and the other group.

* A Harvard study also concluded that regular meditation can reduce pain,
lower blood pressure, and cut production of the stress hormone, cortisol.

* The most recent study by The American Heart Association shows heart
and artery health improved 69 percent in test groups practicing meditation.

And this is just the beginning.

Practically every time you turn around there’s another study documenting and
supporting fantastic health and wellness benefits of meditation.

So, what’s the quickest way to actually achieve these amazing benefits?

If there’s a downside to meditation it’s this… Traditional meditation can take
years, even decades to master.

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Got questions?

Contact me at: http://www.ronrink.com

My email and phone number are at that site. Feel free to contact me. I’m here to help you with your health, nutrition and fitness goals.

Have a healthy and nutritious day!

Shanti … (A sanscrit word meaning, “Let there be Peace. Peace, beautiful Peace. Peace within, Peace without. Peace in this world. Peace for all beings.”)

Ron

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