Posted by Aaron

In Reply to: I practice what I preach. Current research indicates that.... posted by Mary T

Mary T wrote:
>
> I practice what I preach. Current research indicates that cholesterol
> affects the mechanical function of the circulatory system. That research

Yes. So? Concrete enemas affect the mechanical function of the digestive
system. Cholesterol is _not_ the bad guy its often believed to be. It's
a marker of another, potentially more serious, underlying condition.
Biosynthesis can usually make up for the slack of a "prudent" diet.

> also indicates that diet, especially use of soy products, can reverse these
> changes. My ex-husband had 12 year history of extremely high blood
> pressure. Within six months of our marriage, the problem was brought under
> control. He stayed off medication until our divorce -- 19.5 years later.

The production of soy products is hardly natural. The caustic baths used
in the processing (to deactivate the inhibitors of proteases present in
soy) denature the soy protein, making it much harder to process. It also
inactivates cysteine - which _must_ be obtained via diet.

> Six years post divorce; he is now 100% disabled and 100 pounds heavier with
> uncontrollable hypertension.
>

Has he tried:

A-II inhibitors?
Beta Antagonists?
Alpha Antagonists?
Exercise?
ACE inhibitors?
A gluten free diet?
K supplementation?
Beta agonists for weight loss?
Liposuction?
Relaxation therapy?
Antidepressants?
Anxiolytics?
Psychotherapy?
Cholesterol-lowering drugs?
Red wine?

Until all these things have been tried (and surely numerous others I've
neglected to mention), his hypertension cannot be called
"uncontrollable."

> Not politically correct diet -- an established medical practice dating to
> before the advent of modern medicine. High blood pressure is almost unknown
> in Third-World countries and Asia; where diets are extremely low in animal
> proteins.

http://www.healthnet.org/programs/procor/icpc/0039.html

> Table salt is usually the smallest part of the problem. Modern processed
> foods contain a large amount of salt (in one form or another); not to
> mention undesirable fats. If you review the research; you will find that
> hypertension, obesity and cardiac disease is very low among practicing
> vegetarians.

Potassium is a salt. Altering the Na-K balance with dietary intake can
regulate blood pressure. I don't know what you mean by "undesirable
fats." Keep in mind that fats are stored only in the presence of
insulin, the levels of which have skyrocketed in response to the
increase in dietary carbohydrate in recent years. If you examine the
literature in re vegetarianism, you will see that the vast majority of
the effects are due to the addition of plants - _not_ the removal of
meats and milk, which provide essential fatty acids. A lack of EFAs is
one theory in the obesity debate. An excellent review of the literature
is at

http://www.rdrop.com/users/caf/adipos.html.

Aaron

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