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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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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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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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