07/24/2008: Ted from Bangkok, Thailand replies: "Actually I have a couple of my relatives who had low blood pressure from drinking too much beer and one drank liquor. The last almost died of liver cirrhosis, but in the end he died of liver cancer.

The effect of alcohol has the effect of reducing blood pressure and blood sugar and in some cases leads to hypoglycemia or low blood sugar. Its the effect of lower blood sugar that leads to low blood pressure. The same effect can be done if I accidentally take higher than usual dosages of chromium chloride, such as 10-25 mg, which in excess can lower the blood sugar. In dogs, if xylitol is given, a dog can go unconscious with low blood sugar leading to low blood pressure. Blood pressure can come from metabolic acidosis, higher blood sugar, excess fat, or even excessive protein (which leads to thickened blood leading to varicose veins).

Therefore the best remedy to lower blood pressure, where the cause of high blood pressure is due to higher than average blood sugar is more like for example, B1 thiamine mononitrate 250 to 500 mg, and perhaps B6 at about 250-500 mg, granulated lecithin one tablespoon before meal, 3 three times a day, 1000 -1500 mcg of chromium polynicotinate, and avoiding eating sugar, artificial sugar which leads to high blood pressure. Therefore, an obese person may have high plaques and fats that cause high blood pressure, while a much more skinny person may have higher blood pressure from excessive lipid peroxidation or high blood sugar, too high of sodium retention from excessive chlorine intake, initially at least.

A high blood pressure is also reduced by the fact that alcohol may have dissolve some parts of the fat the clogs arteries that leads to higher blood pressure, but I prefer to use a much safer fat emulsifiers such as granulated lecithin to lower the fat. Obviously fat cause high blood pressure, 75% of the plaque comes from lipid peroxidation of polyunsaturated fats, where the source is from vegetable oils. The other 25% comes from saturated fats. Therefore the avoidance of both beef, pork and chicken will reduce the saturated fats. The cholesterol content of beef, pork and chicken are fairly close and those leads to high blood pressure also. However certain sea food has a much higher cholesterol contents such as shrimps, oysters and clams.

The fact that alcohol dissolves fat, leading to lower blood pressure, may also reduce fats in the brain where normal brain function is vital, can lead to brain damage from strokes. Brain needs a normal fat and below normal can lead to learning disabilities and coordination problems. Therefore, a much safer alternative that doesn't destroy the neural system, but is a food includes apple cider vinegar, which also dissolves fats also and is safer than the use of alcohol.

A common cause of blood pressure is excessive dietary oils and fats in the diet, free heavy metals that lead to lipid peroxidation (leading to plaques in the arteries), eating various meats high in cholesterol, common table salt, acid forming foods, chlorinated water, brominated wheat and wheat flour.

A high intake of sugar causing spikes can lead to hypoglycemia as these sugar spikes causes excessive insulin production leading to very low blood sugar that may also cause temporary low the blood pressure, leading to fainting spells. A sensible diet without sugar or food added with pectin will act as an insulin to protect against blood sugar spikes leading to temporarily low blood sugar and in extreme cases, leads to stroke. Low glycemic diets maybe helpful, but certain fats needs to be avoided, such as meats including pork, beef and chicken. While ocassional supplements of omega 3 may help reduce such insulin spikes from reduction in brain and neural inflammation as a result of blood sugar spikes. An inflammation in the brain can also trigger sudden drop in blood sugar by overeaction from lack of omega 3 fish oils.

Lipid peroxidation is made worse with heavy metals, and lack of selenium, which protects the body against lipid peroxidation. I would much prefer to avoid potatoes, french fries, fried foods, cheese and other fatty foods and eating a larger portion on the vegetables, but not vegetable oils or meat.

Ted"

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