Study shows that energy drink raises blood pressure and heart rate and may post a problem for those with heart problems.
Dr James Kalus and his team of Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit found that healthy adults that drink 2 cans of energy drinks will have an increase in blood pressure and heart rate. While this is insignificant for healthy adults, it will be hazardous for those with heart problems. That’s because energy drinks contain caffeine, taurine, sugars, vitamins, and other nutritional supplements.
The researcher also said consumption of energy drinks should not be confused with sport dirnks, which aim to replenish carbohydrates and electrolytes that a body needs.
Source: Mind Your Body by The Straits Time, 9 April 2009
It is now proven that lack of sleep can lead to heart diseases.
According to the December issue of Journal of the American Medical Association, people who get 5 -7 hours of sleep nightly are almost twice as likely to develop early signs of blood vessel damage as those who get more rest. The research is led by Diane Lauderdale, an epodemiologist at the University of Chicago. The study involved 495 people aged 35 – 47 who did not have existing heart damage to see whether a lack of sleep might be a contributing factor to heart diseases.
The largest group of subjects received 5-7 hours of sleep a night. Over the 5 years of study, about 11% developed calcified arteries. With less than 5 hours of nightly sleep, the danger rose starkly with 27% developing blood vessel calcification during the study. In contrast, only 6% of those who received more than 7 hours of sleep showed signs of heart damage at the end of the study.
Earlier studies had shown that lack of sleep may contribute to obesity and diabetes.
Heart disease often occurs only after years of damage to the blood vessels that surround and support the cardiac muscle. A key step in the damage occurs when deposits of calcium build up on blood vessel wall, setting the stage for the growth of plaque laden with fat, clotted blood and immune cells.
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(source: Mind Your Body, 1 Jan 2009)
We know obesity can cause people to have heart problems.
However, the latest finding who tracked the health of 21,094 male doctors for 2 decades confirmed that even those who were only modestly overweight had a higher risk.
In men who are 1.8m tall, for every 3.2 kg of excess body weight, their risk of heart failure rose on average by 11% over the next 2 years. This is reported in the journal, Circulation, by Reuters.
The average age of the men at the outset of the Physicians’ Health Studies was 53. During the study, 1109 of them developed heart failure.
Overall the risk of heart failure increased by 180% in men who met the definition of obesity according to their body mass index (BMI of 30 and higher) and by 49 % in men who met the definition of overweight (a BMI of 25-30)
So if you are even slightly over weight, you might want to change your diet and maintain a optimal weight. Eating more meals with smaller portions will help. If you are grossly over weight, change diet, exercise and if necessary get professional help.
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(source: Mind Your Body, 1 Jan 2009)
Dear friends:
I am now in Jakarta, to visit a few patients here.
One is an 88 years old grandmother, who had a heart attack in early April 2006. I was invited to treat her as the hospital in Jakarta, Indonesia, had given up hope on her citing 2 reasons. One being old age and the other being the patient was not responding well to the strong dosage of medication prescribed. Her heart was very weak and water had accumulated in her lungs. The medical professor shook his head and basically written her off. Not her family.
After examining her, I believed that I had a 50/50 chance of saving her life, using my own unique treatment protocol which is definitely different from the mainstream medical practice. I gave her a special prescription for her heart, administrated energy therapy as well as special Meridian massage therapy. In 5 days, her condition stabilized. She could breathe with ease and within one month’s time, she was discharge from the hospital. Six months later, she could walk with the help of a walking frame. Thereafter, within a year, she was able to walk with some support.
I check on her every now and them to give her therapeutic treatments. The old granny’s health has improved tremendously over the past 2 years. If she continues with the lifestyle that I prescribed to her, she will still be strong at 95 years old. Certainly not bad for someone whose doctor had given up when she was 86 years old.
For patients with a heart condition, using strong drugs alone usually aren’t enough to get them out of their critical condition. An Integrative approach is necessary.
It is extremely important for patients who had heart attacks (myocardial infarction) or strokes, to take steps to prevent a second attack. There is now available a systematic approach to prevent heart attacks and strokes. They are both preventable, and without the use of invasive drugs.
Take care and will update you folks again.
Doctor Bob Koh
