NATURAL BLOOD PRESSURE BALANCE RESOURCE DIRECTORY

When the blood becomes saturated with unfiltered blood then its ability to maintain body systems and organs is compromised. Blood quality determines every cell's capability to carry out its function. The blood has the potential to nourish or pollute the entire body. As we age, over-stress, ingest a poor diet, etc. blood components can build up unless detoxification is employed or the primary blood filters in the body are supported to do their function.

The liver, spleen, and every circulatory system organ can be involved in an obstructive process that impedes natural blood flow. This results in the body lowering in energy or Qi (Chinese medicine), high blood pressure, with every body function suffering from poor nutrition and de-oxygenation. No amount of vitamins or minerals can overcome the level of toxicity that develops except through gradual elimination of toxins in the blood. If detoxification happens too quickly, then a crisis can occur where nausea, exhaustion, and further setbacks in the cleansing process. If elimination is allowed to proceed on a gradual improving pace then expulsion is optimized. This requires working with the body as opposed to making physiology conform to a standardized strategy.

If the blood remains toxic for too long then an acidic environment is created. The result is a breakdown of vascular walls. This involves a scarring effect with blood components filling in the damged areas. This build-up complicates the process of cleansing. If the circulatory plumbing is not cleared out then all organs suffer speeding up the aging process. Its important at this stage that balance is re-established before established damage occurs.

There are different conditions that are involved with causation of toxic build-up. From a Chinese medicine perspective, the body can involve singular or multiple constitutional conditions. The primary (6) body types are:


cold<--------------->hot
damp<------------->dry
deficient<-------->excess




When the body becomes or specific organ become extreme in one of the constitutional conditions above then toxicity occurs. In order to move the imbalance or over toxicity to a balanced or neutral status, the body or its organ(s) need help to move in the other direction of the continuum.

Additionally, Its very important to discern which constitution is primary so treatment priority can be arrived at before tackling obvious symptoms. Again, the goal of the correction process is to achieve balance or neutral status. That is the mid-point between cold and hot, damp and dry, and deficient and excess. Establishing the center of these continuums brings about optimal health where the symptoms subside, health anchors.

Summary: Excess constitution with heat and dampness characteristics stemming from over-ingestion of rich, greasy, spicy, refined, intoxicating foods. Foods: excess red meat, eggs, cheese, fried foods, salt, excess sweet, refined & stale flour and oil products, chemicals, drugs and acoholic drinks.

When the body becomes overwhelmed by the above foods then the blood, organs and body becomes toxic and malfuctioning. The excess wears the body down into deficiency resulting in conditions of arthritis, tumor, diabetes, etc. The blockages in vasularity produces heat and pressure resulting in the following conditions - high blood pressure, constipation, excess weight, stroke and circulation ailments. The remedy is purging and cleansing.with bitter herbs and foods. Bitter cools and reduces dampness in the body. There may be exceptions which require a seasoned Master herbalist's (Asian medicine) input.

"Sweet makes you bitter while bitter makes you sweeter" Nei jing

FOOD THERAPY FOR HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE

FOODS THAT BALANCE BLOOD PRESSURE

Legumes: mung bean sprouts, soy bean sprouts, tofu, tempeh, peas, Adzuki Beans, Black Beans, Black-eyed peas, Broad Beans (Fava Beans), Butter Beans, Calico Beans, Cannellini Beans, Chickpeas (Garbanzo Beans), Edamame
Great Northern Beans, Italian Beans, Kidney Beans, Lentils, Lima Beans, Mung Beans, Navy Beans, Pinto Beans, Soy Beans, including black soy beans, Split Peas
White Beans

Grains: (whole grains, ½ cup for all grains) sprouted wheat - hard red winter wheat, Amaranth, Barley, pearled, Buckwheat (kasha), Bulgar, Oats, whole kernel, Rice, brown, Rice, wild, Rye, whole kernel, Quinoa, Wheat, whole kernel, All Bran with Extra Fiber, Bran Buds, Fiber One, Kashi, Go Lean, Shredded Wheat, Shredded Wheat and Bran, Buckwheat Groats, Oat Bran, Old Fashioned Oatmeal, Steel-Cut Oats

Vegetables: (Pungent) radish, horseradish, hot peppers, onion family (garlic, onion, leek, scallion, shallot, chive), Leafy greens (cabbage, spinach, carrot greens, mint leaf, nasturtium leaf, dandelion greens, kale, wheat greens, barley greens, broccoli, parsley), asparagus, bell peper, rose hip, tomato, celery
Green seaweeds: Green rope, Green tuft, Dead man's fingers, Encrusting codium, Bird guano alga, Sea lettuce, Stringy, hairy, ribbon Ulva, Green barrels, Brown seaweeds: Winged kelp, Bottlebrush seaweed, Seersucker, Three-ribbed kelp, Northern bladder chain, Flattened acid kelp, Witch's hair, Green acid kelp, Geather Boa, Rockweed, Spiraling rockweed, Sea cauliflower, Perennial kelp, Twisted sea tubes, Bull kelp, Dwarf rockweed, Woody-stemmed kelp, Sea fungus, Sugar kelp, Stiff-stiped kelp, Sea cabbage, Split kelp, Wireweed, Soda straws, Studded sea balloons), Red Seaweeds (Turkish towel, Bleached burnett, Winged rib, Sea moss, Sea sac, Rusty rock, Sea tangle, Turkish washcloth, Tar spot, Iridescent seaweed, Coarse sea lace, Black pine, Flattened sea brush, Sea brush, Sea laural, Red ribbon, Sea comb, Bleachweed, Sea noodles, Red eyelet silk), chlorella, cucumber
Mushrooms: Honey Mushroom, Brown Stew Fungus, The Miller, Shaggy Ink Cap, Green Russula, Russula integra, Weeping Milk-Cap, Saffron Milk-Cap, Hedgehog Fungus, Man on Horseback, Wood Blewit, Chantarelle, Funnel Chantarelle, Horn of Plenty, Yellow-Crack Bolete, Slippery Jack, Brown Birch Bolete, King Bolete, Sheep Polypore, Pestle Puffball

Fruit: (citrus) Clementine, Kumquat, Minneola, Mandarin, Orange, Satsuma, Tangarine, Tangelo, Lemon, Rough Lemon, Lime, Leech Lime, Grapefruit, Pummelo, Sweety, Ugli, banana, persimmon

Nuts & Seeds: Almonds, hazlenuts (filbert), flax seed, chia seed, pumpkin seed (lightly roasted to remove surface E coli), poppy seed, walnut, sunflower sprouts

Animal products: fish: sardine, salmon, mackerel, Cold water fish (LAKE TROUT, RAINBOW TROUT, BROOK TROUT, BROWN TROUT, ARCTIC GRAYLING, ARCTIC CHAR, SPLAKE, etc.) raw honey, bee pollen

Herbs: hawthorn berry, dandelion root, burdock root, chaparral, peppermint (palpitations), cayenne pepper, ginger, rhubarb root (constipation), yarrow, chamomile, motherwort, valerian

FOODS TO AVOID (worsens high blood pressure)

Sugar, or foods with added sugars, Processed grains, or foods containing them (except as listed on the Grains List e.g. packaged cereals, even whole grain cereals, are usually processed, verify), Refined grains (which don't say "whole" in front of each grain on the label) or foods containing them, "Wheat" or "wheat flour" without the word "whole" is usually a code word for "white" (includes white rice, "Flour" listed alone is always white flour), Potatoes, Cakes, cookies, muffins, etc. Crackers, unless whole grain, Cereals, unless whole grain and at least 8 grams of fiber per serving, Chips, Ice cream, Jams and Jellies, Maple Syrup, Regular Soda and other sweetened beverages, Juices, Oils except for extra virgin olive oil, nut oils, and canola oil, Mayonnaise, Creamy salad dressings, Butter, Magarine, Dairy products that are not fat-free, including cheese, cream cheese, milk, etc., Fatty meats such as bacon or sausage, Anything with hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated fats in it.

"The sages follow the laws of Nature and therefore their bodies are free from strange diseases. They do not lose any of their natural functions and their spirit of life is never exhausted." -- Inner Classic

One Herbal Formula Does Not Fit All !!! Natural Formulators Are Making the Same Mistake That Standard Medical Doctors Make!

Since everyone is different, you need different solutions. Almost all practices of medicine are singular in diagnostic focus rather than multiplicitous. Of the most popular, Chinese and Ayurvedic medicine adjust their formulations for different body types and their specific related symptoms.

For instance, today I had a patient who complained of Enteritis which is a digestive inflammation of the duodenum, etc. She was prescribed a steroid where she had been on the regimen for several months. When she went off, the condition returned. She complained of all the side effects which now were unbearable.

She went to a natural practitioner who gave her his standard colon cleansing product. The result was more intense pain with severe diarrhea. You can go to just about any natural product retail store and they will give you the same song and dance about how you "must cleanse the gut and digestive system". You have to experience some "detox crisis" and thats "good because its confirmation that you are toxic". You have to experience some pain to get some gain! The fact is, is that is not so and can lead to more serious inflammatory conditions. Most of the colon formulations are too cold and cause the digestive tract to become colder. The result can be where the energy, life force or the "digestive fire can be extinguished" which makes correction more difficult. This can also result in many clients losing faith in natural medicine, if the pattern continues.

We have different bodies and the detox formulation needs to be differentiated. If the digestion is cold and you can tell this by touching the outside of your belly, then you need a warming detox cleanse. This goes the same for the blood. If the heart region is cold then you need a warming formula for the heart region or you could actually worsen someone's heart condition.

Most practitioners are just copying other formulas. Its like the blind leading the blind. Unless you are a seasoned master herbalist, most formulas should be ignored unless they are customized for your particular body type. Ask a real master herbalist for help or beware! Take care out there.

Why not improve your heart and circulation rather than suffer the consequences of an obstructed vascular system. Know what its like to feel normal where the blood flows naturally. The ease that one feels allows you to relax during the day and allows a deeper sleep state. How valuable would a good night's rest be to you. Hawthorn Comfort master formula benefits:

• Balances blood pressure
  
• Unclogs & clears out cholesterol
  
• Creates more space between blood components ("unstickiness") thus improves blood flow through vessels
  
• Allows artery, vein & capillary walls natural flexibility thus releasing pressure.
  
• Tonifies and encourages blood cleansing of fats thus prevents stroke.
  
• Combines well with Heart Comfort to de-stress the circulation system
  

Mark Hammer C.M.H.
Master Herbalist-Asian Medicine
Longevity Mountain
(713) 822-2655

Fruit of Hawthorn:
It is the fruit of a deciduous shrub.
Effects: Improving digestion, removing retention of food and indigestion of meat greasy.

Seed of Cassia:
It is the ripe seed of Cassiatora L. (leguminosae).
Effects: removing heat from the leaver, improving acuity of vision, moistening the bowels. Promoting blood circulation and removing blood greasy stasis.

Lotus Leaf:
Leave of Nelumbo Caertn. (folium)
Effect: Clear the heat, rising the clear Yang.

Root of Astragalus:
Root of Astragalus Membraceus Bge
Effects: Toning Qi, lifting the sunken Yang, reinforcing the stomach, consolidating superficial resistance swelling and relieving constipation.

Dr. Stuart Marmorstein, D.C.

"From what I have seen in my own practice, Heart Comfort and Hawthorne Comfort take the health-conscious people to an even higher level of performance and wellness..."

Ru Ling Meng, Senior Research Scientist

"My triglycerride dropped to 190 mg...Finally, a formula that works."

These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA. This reference is a list of dietary supplements and is not intended to diagnose, cure, prevent or treat any diseases. The information here is not provided by medical (allopathic) professionals and is not intended as a substitute for medical advice. Please consult your physician before beginning any course of treatment. However, billions of people have used these products without complication. These herbal formulas have been used in conjunction with allopathic medical regimen, successfully without interference in the restorative process. Complications in the use of herbal remedies has occurred when manufacturers unkowledgeable in the practice of herbalism but more focussed on the profit aspect have provided product too high in concentration. Hopefully, more master herbalists trained in Chinese, Ayurvedic, Tibetan, North and South American herbology can share the more subtle rather than gross practice of herbalism. Appreciatively, more allopathic physicians and institutions are embracing the wonders of natural herbal medicine in their practices.

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1. Washington State University, Beach Watchers, Website: http://www.beachwatchers.wsu.edu/ezidweb/ID_sw_cards/species_list_ID_cards.htm
   
2. "Healing with Whole Foods-Asian Tradition and Modern Nutrition", Paul Pitchford, 3rd edition, 2002