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Natural Health Secrets » high blood pressure http://naturalhealthsecrets.ws Heart Disease... Science based remedies that emphasize alternatives Wed, 25 Jan 2012 22:04:37 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 Fructose, High Blood Pressure, Gout & Diabetes http://naturalhealthsecrets.ws/1419/fructose-high-blood-pressure-gout-diabetes/ http://naturalhealthsecrets.ws/1419/fructose-high-blood-pressure-gout-diabetes/#comments Mon, 11 Oct 2010 18:37:21 +0000 admin http://naturalhealthsecrets.ws/?p=1419
Excess fructose (fruit & corn sugar) is associated with increased blood pressure, insulin resistance, gout and diabetes II. Increased blood pressure occurs from fructose in 3 different ways.

]]> High blood pressure accompanies nearly two thirds of diabetics. Research published by the “Diabetes” journal reports this fact. Accompanying this high blood pressure problem for diabetics is also insulin resistance. The extra insulin in the blood results in a lot of the glucose converting into triglycerides. The extra insulin and triglycerides in the blood produces inflammation which increases cardiovascular disease.

A recognized expert and researcher on the subject is Dr. Ron Rosedale. He reports that when insulin resistance occurs it produces a loss of magnesium. This happens because the cells are unable to hold the magnesium and it is excreted into the urine.

Loss of magnesium can have widespread and enormous effects on your health because is is needed in over 325 chemical reactions of the body. Loss of energy is specifically affected because the magnesium is essential for energy production inside the cells. Magnesium is also very important to cardiovascular health and function. Magnesium helps relax the blood vessels and it is quite important to heart function. Note: The majority of the population is deficient in levels of magnesium unless supplemented or a very healthy diet is consumed.

Insulin also tends to increase sodium retention. So, because of the magnesium deficiency and sodium retention, they both drive up your blood pressure.

Dr. Joe Mercola reports on an earlier study that demonstrated 74 or more grams of fructose (fruit or corn sugar) daily had a 77% increase of risk for elevated blood pressure. Dr. Mercola says the average American consumes 70 grams or more of fructose daily. No wonder high blood pressure is so common a problem.

A second problem with fructose…well researched by Richard Johnson, M.D…is the production of uric acid when high levels of fructose are consumed. Multiple times the incidence of gout (far beyond average) occur when uric acid levels are high (from too much fructose). This increase of uric acid is yet a third problem that increases blood pressure. Uric acid reduces the levels of nitric oxide which is a blood vessel relaxer and elasticizer. So the reduction of nitric oxide by the uric acid exaggerates the increase in blood pressure.

Anyone who has gout can testify it is very painful. It most frequently manifests itself with the accumulation of uric acid in the joints especially the big toe. Sometimes the crystals of uric acid accumulate in the joints so much they become a disabling pain…Denis Van Loan D.D.S.

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