The Harvard Medical School Guide to Lowering Your Blood Pressure.THE HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL Harvard Medical School (HMS) is one of the graduate schools of Harvard University. It is a prestigious American medical school located in the Longwood Medical Area of the Mission Hill neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. GUIDE TO LOWERING YOUR BLOOD PRESSURE AGGIE CASEY, HERBERT BENSON Herbert Benson (born 1935) is an American cardiologist and founder of the Mind/Body Medical Institute near Boston, Massachusetts. He graduated from Wesleyan University and Harvard School of Medicine. , AND BRIAN O'NEILL Brian Francis O'Neill (born January 25, 1929 in Montreal, Quebec) was an executive within the National Hockey League. O'Neill oversaw the NHL's expansion draft in 1967 and later looked after the NHL Entry Draft until he took over as executive vice-president after Clarence One of the most prevalent and dangerous medical conditions See carpal tunnel syndrome, computer vision syndrome, dry eyes and deep vein thrombosis. is hypertension. High blood pressure has long been known as the "silent killer silent killer Silent lesion Medtalk Popular for a condition that may progress to very advanced stages before manifesting itself clinically " because it can show no symptoms while befalling even people who seem quite healthy. With O'Neill's help, Casey, a registered nurse and an associate in medicine at Harvard Medical school, and Benson, president of the Mind/Body Medical Institute at Harvard, present this guide for managing hypertension. They cover the basics of blood pressure, defining what qualifies as hypertension and explaining what the numbers in a typical blood pressure reading mean. They detail why hypertension develops and describe both the risk factors that can't be changed, such as gender and age, and the ones that can, such as smoking, obesity, and excessive salt intake. They review how managing chronic stress and eating a proper diet can lower blood pressure. They include tips for incorporating exercise into the daily routine and advise when medication may be necessary. Appendixes outline relaxation techniques and heart-healthy recipes. McGraw Hill, 2006, 187 p., b&w illus., paperback, $14.95. 
See the evidence, in the context of my other reports, on<br>Kidney Stones by fbi/cia.<br> <br><br>http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11849452?dopt=Abstract<br>Bushinsky DA, Asplin JR, Grynpas MD, Evan AP, Parker WR, Alexander KM, Coe FL.<br><br>CONCLUSIONS: The provision of additional dietary hydroxyproline to GHS rats increases urinary oxalate excretion, calcium oxalate supersaturation and the ratio of calcium oxalate-to-calcium phosphate supersaturation, resulting in the formation of calcium oxalate kidney stones. Thus, with the addition of a common amino acid, the GHS rats now not only model the most common metabolic abnormality found in patients with nephrolithiasis, hypercalciuria, but form the most common type of kidney stone, calcium oxalate.<br><br>For more see my report:<br>http://biotech.indymedia.org/or/2008/08/8310.shtml<br>or:<br>http://www.opednews.com/maxwrite/print_friendly.php?p=9487 |
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