HOW TO BEAT HYPERTENSION AND DIABETES WITHOUT PILLS

 Hypertension and Diabetes are twin diseases that have ravaged the health of individuals all over the world. They can be described as dreaded diseases, because few individuals survive their devastating effects on their internal organs, especially the kidney and the liver.

This happens when diabetes is poorly managed, so that the group of blood cells in the kidney, which usually filters waste matters from the kidney get impaired. When this happens, the eventual damage caused to the kidney leads to hypertension, thus making them a twin.

It’s a vicious cycle, because hypertension itself promotes kidney damage as pressure is exerted on the fragile filtering system of this most important internal organ of the body.

Statistics obtained from the Centre for Disease Control, CDC, put the number of sufferers of hypertension in the US in 2020 at 26.9 million individuals. This figure represented 8.2 percent of the US population of all ages for that period.

On the other hand, the Centre for Disease Control, CDC, estimated that diabetes sufferers in the US in 2018, were 34.2 million people, which represented 10.5 percent of the total population.

Fatality rates from these twin dreaded disease is revealing. In 2020, more than 670,000 deaths in the US were attributed to hypertension, as the principal cause. In fact, almost half of adults in the US (116 million), representing 47 percent of the total population, suffered hypertension. Their BP reading were over 130/80 mmHg, and they were under one kind of medication or the other.

Diabetes also presented a similar or worse scenario. In 2019, the rate of diabetes death was put at 21.6 percent per 100,000 population. And by 2020 that figure had risen to 24.6.

Thankfully, recent nutritional or dietary research has revealed 14 different nutrient-dense foods that has long been proven to promote the overall health of those who consume them. 

Known as “super-foods,” they possess the following attributes: 

Ø  They tend to contain fewer calories

Ø  They possess higher levels of vitamins and minerals

Ø  They possess various disease-fighting antioxidants.

 Amongst these super-foods that can help stop and even reverse diseases such as hypertension, diabetes, Alzheimer’s, and some forms of cancer, are:

 Ø  Legumes (Beans)

Ø  Berries (especially blueberries)

Ø  Broccoli

Ø  Green tea

Ø  Nuts (especially walnuts)

Ø  Oranges

Ø  Pumpkin

Ø  Salmon

Ø  Soy

Ø  Spinach

Ø  Tomatoes

Ø  Turkey

Ø  Whole grains and oats

Ø  Yogurt.

 The beautiful thing about these super-foods is that where one might have an effect on a certain part of your body, it can also affect the health of other body functions and performance, since the whole body is interconnected. 

When you regularly consume these 14 super-foods, which forms the base of a balanced or solid diet, your weight gain/loss problem would also become a thing of the past, since their consumption is known to ensure that your weight remains stable. 

On the other hand, the negative effects of an unbalanced diet are several and varied.

Ø  Low energy levels

Ø  Unstable mood or mood swings

Ø  Perennial fatigue or tiredness

Ø  Overweight or weight change.

When you are uncomfortable with your body or your weight, it’s a sure sign that your diet is unbalanced or inappropriate.  

Moreover, an unbalanced diet can cause you problems in the following areas:

Ø  Poor maintenance of your body tissues

Ø  Retarded growth and development of your brain and nervous system

Ø  Problems with your bone and muscle systems.

Symptoms of not eating the right foods or diets include the following:

• Lack of energy
• Irritability
• A weakened immune system (which will lead to frequent colds or allergies)
• Depletion of vitamins and minerals in the body (leading to a variety of health concerns, including anemia).

In addition, since the body is connected (spirit, soul and body), when we realize that an unhealthy body will result in an unhealthy spirit, consuming these kinds of foods would make a greater sense.

Furthermore, when we nourish our bodies with these super-foods and complement them with appropriate bodily exercises, our spirits will be vitalized and function properly as a direct result.

The various modern day diets that are manufactured and packaged for our convenience should be avoided as much as possible. These man-made foods lack many vital minerals and essential vitamins which are necessary for developing our mental capacities.

The adoption of the super-food culture can become the basis of a sound, healthy and nutritious solution to curing and reversing various diseases, which have hitherto plagued us, without any solution from the conventional medical and pharmacological therapies.