Know Your Numbers Blood Pressure Cholesterol Blood Sugar 2015 Wellness Warriors Sponsored by: Wayne State University Presented by: Debbie Cavender, RDN STRATEGIC WELLNESS, LLC The information in this presentation can be a valuable addition to your doctor s advice, but it is not intended to replace the services of your healthcare provider. 1
Regenerative Medicine Important Elements to Consider Move! Personalize Nutrition Regulate Hormones Improve Digestion Sleep 2
Objectives What Really Matters? You will learn: The blood lipid profiles and their value in assessing heart disease risk The numbers associated with blood pressure and blood sugar management The truth about cholesterol and its relationship to heart disease risk The BIG connection between healthy lab numbers and your diet 3
What is Blood Pressure? Force X Resistance = Pressure 120* systolic 80* diastolic * mm Hg 4
What Raises Blood Pressure? Force X Resistance = Pressure Narrowed arteries Being overweight Emotional stress Psychological factors Physical stress Smoking Hormonal regulators pregnancy 5
What Raises Blood Pressure? Force X Resistance = Pressure Definitions Vasoconstriction narrowing of blood vessels Endothelium inner most wall of the artery -- endocrine organ manufactures and secretes hormones -- muscular component 6
Abnormalities in Blood Fats Additional Screening Tests For Heart Health Cholesterol sub-classes Fibrinogen Homocysteine C-Reactive Protein Vitamin D 7
Limit Sugar Prevent Diabetes Heart Disease - Cancer A Few Malfunctions related to a lifetime of Sweet Indulgence Labs to Monitor Fasting Blood Glucose* Triglycerides* Fasting Insulin* Insulin Response Test Oral Glucose Tolerance Test Hemoglobin A1c* 8
Risk Factors You Can t Change Heart Disease and Diabetes is not an equal opportunity disease -- It definitely has its preferred targets. Age Genetic Race Sex 9
Risk Factors You Can Change Alcohol Abuse Smoking Drug Use Poor Diet Lack of Exercise Obesity 10
Drug Use Certain kinds of prescription, OTC, and recreational drugs increase BP Be especially wary of (not a complete list): Appetite suppressants and amphetamine-like drugs Corticosteroids (cortisone and steroids) Decongestants (pseudoephedrine) Erythropoietin (anemia therapy) MAO inhibitors (anti-depressants and anti-psychotics) Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatories (aspirin and ibuprofen) COX-2 inhibitors (new osteoarthritis medicines) Oral contraceptives 11
Diet - DNA - Disease The food choices we make each day not only switch genes on or off but this diet-dna-disease combination can be short-term, long-term, or even last a lifetime. 12
Fab Four. Eat, Drink or Swallow The Mediterranean Diet 1. Water 2. Veggies & Fruit 3. Lean Proteins 4. Oils 13
How Much? General Rule of Thumb Body weight 2 = amount of water in ounces Example: 160 pounds 2 = 80 ounces of water per day (10 glasses of water) 14
Food and Food Substances Mimicking the Medicines 15
Doctor Talk Antihypertensive Drugs Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACE inhibitors) Angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARBs) Beta blockers Calcium channel blockers (CCBs) Central alpha antagonists Diuretics Vasodilators (not a complete listing) 16
Food and Food Substances Mimicking the Medicines Diuretics Hawthorn berry GLA Calcium Vitamin B6 Vitamin C Protein Taurine Potassium Fiber Celery Magnesium CoQ10 Central Alpha Agonists Taurine Sodium restrict Vitamin C Potassium Protein Vitamin B6 Zinc Fiber CoQ10 Celery GLA Garlic Vasodilators Omega-3 s Fiber L-arginine Omega-9 s Garlic Taurine Potassium Flavonoids Celery Magnesium Vitamin C Alpha lipoic acid Calcium Vitamin E Soy CoQ10 Calcium Channel Blockers Alpha lipoic acid Vitamin C Vitamin B6 Hawthorn berry Celery Omega-3 s Magnesium Calcium Garlic N-acetyl cysteine Vitamin E 17
Food and Food Substances Mimicking the Medicines Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme (ACE Inhibitors) Garlic Gelatin Seaweed Sake Tuna Protein Omega-3 s Sardine Chicken egg yolks Hawthorn berry Zinc Casein Sour Milk Hydrolyzed whey Hydrolyzed wheat germ Angiotensin II Receptor Blockers (ARBs) Potassium Fiber Garlic Vitamin C Hawthorn Berry Beta Blockers Vitamin B6 CoQ10 Celery GLA 18
The Wellness Advocate Program Key Steps for Improvement 1. Work with a healthcare provider (regular BP and BS readings/understand cholesterol) 2. Proper Nutrition Mediterranean Diet 3. Supplement Therapy 4. Exercise Regularly 5. Maintain an Ideal Body Weight 6. De-Stress Your Life 7. Reduce Alcohol Intake 8. Cut back on Caffeine 9. DO NOT smoke 10. Standard Medicine when Necessary 19
Resources Cardiovascular Disease Dyslipidemia Non-Parmacologic Treatment Dr. Mark Houston, MD Clinical Professor of Medicine at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Director of the Hypertension Institute and Vascular Biology, and Medical Director of Human Nutrition at St. Thomas Medical Group Published in the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine Official Educational Guide; collection of 701 published research articles on Cardiovascular Disease; 2013 edition Blood Sugar Solution Dr. Mark Hyman, MD 20
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