Category Archives: Blood Pressure

Does The Amino Acid Glycine Elevate Blood Pressure?

Posted on July 11, 2014 by Robert Barrington

The Western diet is a known driver of disease because it is devoid of adequate nutrients and also contains metabolic poisons. In particular, the Western diet is increasingly being linked to cardiovascular disease, and regular consumption is known to elevate … Continue reading →

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Does Sodium Really Cause High Blood Pressure?

Posted on June 30, 2014 by Robert Barrington

The current mainstream medical consensus is that high sodium diets are a cause of elevated blood pressure, and that lowering sodium intake will reduce blood pressure. As with all good lies, this viewpoint is based on a half truth, which … Continue reading →

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Is A High Salt Diet Really A Macromineral Imbalance?

Posted on June 22, 2014 by Robert Barrington

The current mainstream opinion is that high salt (sodium) diets are a cause of high blood pressure. However, this opinion is controversial because results from studies looking at high sodium diets are not consistent. While some studies do show some … Continue reading →

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Black Tea: Endothelial Function

Posted on May 6, 2014 by Robert Barrington

Tea shows an inverse association with cardiovascular disease risk. The reason for this has been extensively researched and likely mechanisms centre around the high antioxidant content in tea. The cardioprotective effects of green tea may stem from its high concentrations … Continue reading →

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Isoflavones Improve Vascular Function: More on Equol

Posted on May 3, 2014 by Robert Barrington

Flavonoids are polyphenolic molecules that are produced by plants. In plants, flavonoids are thought to be used as attraction molecules for insects as well as antioxidants to protect fruits and other delicate and important structures from environmentally produced free radicals. … Continue reading →

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Calcium Lowers Blood Pressure

Posted on February 18, 2014 by Robert Barrington

The possibility that calcium lowers blood pressure has been reported in the nutritional literature. The association between hard drinking water and lower rates of cardiovascular mortality have been suggested to result from the fact that calcium lowers blood pressure. Theoretically, … Continue reading →

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Insulin Induced Salt Retention

Posted on January 10, 2014 by Robert Barrington

Insulin induced salt retention is a phenomenon by which carbohydrate ingestion affects the ability of the kidney to excrete salt. Early reports of insulin induced salt retention were serendipitous and were made from scientific studies investigating the effects of fasting. … Continue reading →

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The Western Diets: No Plant Food Required

Posted on November 3, 2013 by Robert Barrington

Evidence suggests that sodium chloride is not responsible for the hypertension epidemic in developed nations. Studies investigating the effects of salt have found that while a small sub-population of individuals may be affected negatively by salt, normal healthy individuals can … Continue reading →

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Atherosclerosis: Is the Old Paradigm Dying?

Posted on October 26, 2013 by Robert Barrington

The traditional view of atherosclerosis is that it is caused by an accumulation of lipids in the endothelial lining of arteries. These lipids we are told, are derived mainly from dietary cholesterol and transported to the artery walls by low … Continue reading →

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Endothelial Function Improved with Walnuts

Posted on September 26, 2013 by Robert Barrington

ndothelial dysfunction is characterised by a reduction in the synthesis of nitric oxide and a concomitant decrease in flow mediated dilation. This is thought to lead to increases in blood pressure, which is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Endothelial … Continue reading →

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