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requires potassium in order to be functional. The craving for chocolate is saying to your body that it needs potassium. This is also an indicator that the fi rst vertebra in your neck is displaced to the right. The posterior pituitary only controls two hormones, but two very important ones. The ADH or antidiuretic and oxytosin which are the two hormones that are secreted by the posterior pituitary gland which sits in the sphenoid bone just behind your eyes in your head. The functioning of this gland is very important because your body is 60 %-80 % water and this gland is responsible for controlling the water levels in your body. This gland is many times responsible for the blood pressure being elevated. When you are considering that your body is to a major degree, water. This gland plays a big role in swelling and the tension placed on the heart when you are under a lot of stress. Particularly, if you smoke, because the nicotine in cigarette smoke will constrict the size of arteries throughout your body. This causes an elevation in blood pressure when the arteries are trying to distribute the blood throughout your body through some very narrow pathways. It makes the transportation of blood go faster, and the pressure becomes elevated.
Also when the diet is that of a lot of fats and sweets, atherosclerosis, or hardening of the arteries occurs which will cause a narrowing of the arteries. This narrowing will also cause an increase in blood pressure. Drinking too much coffee or liquor will cause the restriction of the blood fl ow. This happens when there is too much caffeine from coffee. This causes the adrenal gland to react. This is why we drink the fi rst cup of coffee in the morning when we get up. It serves as your accelerator pedal to get you going. One cup is all you need and are allowed. I had a patient who could not remember how many cups he drank, but could remember how many pots he drank instead. I asked him“ how many cups were in each pot?” His reply was“ twelve cups.” This meant that he was drinking 72 cups of coffee per day. He had just been a resident for six months in the psychiatric ward of Miami Valley Hospital. I was thinking that if I drank 72 cups of coffee per day I would have done likewise. Needless to say his blood pressure was off the charts, so to speak.
Anxiety can create dramatic temporary spikes in your blood pressure. You may be saying,“ what causes anxiety?” Many times it is the lack of biotin, which
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is a water soluble“ B” vitamin that is necessary for transporting cholesterol to the spleen and gonads( testicles and ovaries) where in the spleen it is used to make red and white blood cells. If the cholesterol does not get transported to these organs, anxiety occurs.
Just think, smoking, drinking alcoholic beverages, arguing with your spouse, or overeating can sometimes create anxiety. However, the medical answer to this problem is serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors,( SNRIs) which can raise your blood pressure. The best rule is“ don’ t do either one” and there will not be a reason to take any medication which has side effects.
Not only alcoholic beverages, but also soda pops have a direct affect on the kidneys. When the kidneys get swollen due to the intake of carbolic acid from carbonation in pop, the sodium and potassium levels will get upset and cause a backup of blood pressure. Remember, all the blood has to be cleansed by going through the kidneys.
When you eat too much ice cream, or drink too much milk you will cause a hardening of the arteries. Not only this, but also trauma to the head which causes the tilting of a bone behind your eyes to the right will affect the water content of your body and the acidity which is called“ diabetes” or hyperacidosis, or the blood being too acidic. Also, too much coffee will add to this acidity. This affects the posterior pituitary gland that controls the acid-base balance in your body. The trauma can be corrected via manipulation if the doctor has been trained to do so.
All the above are clues and many more of what may be the causes of an elevated blood pressure.
Copyright 2014 Paul F. Fulk, D. C., F. A. S. A.
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