Erectile Dysfunction - The Effectiveness Of Supplements In Preventing & Treating Erectile Dysfunction
As we mentioned in previous articles with either mental or physical stimulation, your brain signals the nerve ending in the penis to release nitric oxide. Nitric oxide relaxes or dilates blood vessels, enabling them to open up and bring more blood to the penis and helping to create an erection. In this article, we will discuss how to prevent and treat erectile dysfunction with supplements:
1. Hormone dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA)
DHEA is effective with low levels of testosterone due to age. Study shows that intake of proper amounts of DHEA significantly improves both erectile function and sexual desire in men.
2. L-arginine
L-arginine increases the production of nitric oxide. Nitric oxide relaxes or dilates blood vessels, enabling them to open up and bring more blood to the penis and helping to create an erection. Study shows that Arginine supplementation was found to be particularly effective in improving ED in men with abnormal nitric oxide metabolism.
3. Propionyl-L-Carnitine
Propionyl-L-carnitine together with acetyl-L-carnitine were found to enhance the effective assildenafil. It helps to treat erectile dysfunction by increasing blood flow to the penis during sexual stimulation resulting in improvement of erectile function, sexual intercourse satisfaction, orgasm, and general sexual well-being.
4. Chrysin
Chrysin is a bioflavonoid that helps to to boost testosterone by inhibiting the aromatase enzyme, resulting in less testosterones to be converted into estrogen. Chrysin also helps to promote prostate health, the reason why it is effective in enhancing sex as a healthy prostate is essential for penis erections.
5. Yohimbe bark extract
Yohimbe bark extract comes from the bark of the corynanthe yohimbe tree.It contains ingredients called yohimbe that helps to block the alpha-2-adrenergic nerve activity, which normally constricts the blood vessels resulting in increased blood flow to the penis, helping stronger and harder erection. Study shows that it seems to be as effective as sex and marital therapy for restoring sexual(erection) function.
6. Nettle extract
Nettle extract helps in increasing levels of free testosterone. If testosterone becomes bounded to serum globuline, it will not be available for cell receptor sites thereby failing to stimulate sexual desire and erection.
7. Pepper extract
Pepper extract called piperine helps to enhance chrysin function. Study shows that pepper extract taken together with chrysin reduces the serum estrogen and increases free testosterones significantly in 30 days or less.
There are many other supplements such as garlic, gingko boliba,muira pauma, and ginger root. These can help to increase blood flow to the penis and/or the production of free testosterone.
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Saturday, August 21, 2010
Weekly Past Issue and Publication June 06 - 12 - 2010
Erectile Dysfunction - The Effectiveness Of Vitamins and Minerals In Preventing & Treating Erectile Dysfunction
As we mentioned in previous articles with either mental or physical stimulation, your brain signals the nerve ending in the penis to release nitric oxide. Nitric oxide relaxes or dilates blood vessels, enabling them to open up and bring more blood to the penis and helping to create an erection. In this article, we will discuss how to prevent and treat erectile dysfunction with vitamins and minerals.
1. Vitamin A :
The gonads are a combined gland that provide both exocrine and endocrine functions requiring proper amounts of vitamin A to produce gametes that help to maintain our sexual hormones in men and women. It also helps to maintain eyesight, skin membranes, immune function and healthy sperm counts.
2. B complex
B complex helps to increase the levels of testosterone, the fuel of the sex drive in both men and women. It keeps the thyroid, nervous system and adrenal glands content. Vitamin B6 helps to manufacture and maintain our body's sexual hormones. Improper amounts of B complex in our body may cause either over-producing of testosterone or estrogen resulting in liver cirrhosis, enlarged adrenals, kidney damage and nodules, and hyperplasia.
3. Vitamin C
Recent studies suggest that vitamin C taken with other vitamins helps the L-enantiomer of ascorbine acid to regulate the stress reactivity, anxiety and prolactin release, improves vascular function, as well as increasing oxytocin release. These processes are relevant to sexual behavior and mood. It also keeps our skin smooth and supple, helps prevent miscarriages, keeps sperm from clinging together in immobile clusters, and enables you to enjoy more intense, longer-lasting orgasms.
4. Vitamin E
These hormones regulate men's sexual desires and erectile function. Vitamin E contains oestrogenic, androgenic that interacts with ovarian hormones and testosterone. If a man's erectile dysfunction is related to heart disease, vitamin E helps to improve blood vessels of the penis. It also helps the blood to carry more oxygen, nourishes the pituitary gland and keeps testosterone from breaking down in men. Nuts, seeds, whole grains, fruits and vegetables are all good sources for Vitamin E.
5. Minerals salts
Minerals salt are important to our body function in proper amounts. Decrease of sodium chloride causing the decreasing of cellular and blood volume insults in kidney disease. If this kidney problem is left untreated, it will lead to erectile dysfunction.
6. Zinc
Zinc is essential for the production of testosterone. The prostate gland contain high amounts of zinc that helps to regulate prostatic fluids and the production of semen. A zinc deficiency can cause growth failure, infertility, and impotency.
7. Selenium
Helps to increase male potency and sex drive. Selenium deficiency may cause testis atrophy and decreased testicular contents of selenium and glutathione peroxidase.
8. Magnesium and calcium
Calcium is also an important nutrient in sexual functioning. It keeps the link between the brain, hormonal glands, and their mechanical processes active. Magnesium acts as a calcium channel blocker and counteracts the negative effects of calcium in sustaining an erection.
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As we mentioned in previous articles with either mental or physical stimulation, your brain signals the nerve ending in the penis to release nitric oxide. Nitric oxide relaxes or dilates blood vessels, enabling them to open up and bring more blood to the penis and helping to create an erection. In this article, we will discuss how to prevent and treat erectile dysfunction with vitamins and minerals.
1. Vitamin A :
The gonads are a combined gland that provide both exocrine and endocrine functions requiring proper amounts of vitamin A to produce gametes that help to maintain our sexual hormones in men and women. It also helps to maintain eyesight, skin membranes, immune function and healthy sperm counts.
2. B complex
B complex helps to increase the levels of testosterone, the fuel of the sex drive in both men and women. It keeps the thyroid, nervous system and adrenal glands content. Vitamin B6 helps to manufacture and maintain our body's sexual hormones. Improper amounts of B complex in our body may cause either over-producing of testosterone or estrogen resulting in liver cirrhosis, enlarged adrenals, kidney damage and nodules, and hyperplasia.
3. Vitamin C
Recent studies suggest that vitamin C taken with other vitamins helps the L-enantiomer of ascorbine acid to regulate the stress reactivity, anxiety and prolactin release, improves vascular function, as well as increasing oxytocin release. These processes are relevant to sexual behavior and mood. It also keeps our skin smooth and supple, helps prevent miscarriages, keeps sperm from clinging together in immobile clusters, and enables you to enjoy more intense, longer-lasting orgasms.
4. Vitamin E
These hormones regulate men's sexual desires and erectile function. Vitamin E contains oestrogenic, androgenic that interacts with ovarian hormones and testosterone. If a man's erectile dysfunction is related to heart disease, vitamin E helps to improve blood vessels of the penis. It also helps the blood to carry more oxygen, nourishes the pituitary gland and keeps testosterone from breaking down in men. Nuts, seeds, whole grains, fruits and vegetables are all good sources for Vitamin E.
5. Minerals salts
Minerals salt are important to our body function in proper amounts. Decrease of sodium chloride causing the decreasing of cellular and blood volume insults in kidney disease. If this kidney problem is left untreated, it will lead to erectile dysfunction.
6. Zinc
Zinc is essential for the production of testosterone. The prostate gland contain high amounts of zinc that helps to regulate prostatic fluids and the production of semen. A zinc deficiency can cause growth failure, infertility, and impotency.
7. Selenium
Helps to increase male potency and sex drive. Selenium deficiency may cause testis atrophy and decreased testicular contents of selenium and glutathione peroxidase.
8. Magnesium and calcium
Calcium is also an important nutrient in sexual functioning. It keeps the link between the brain, hormonal glands, and their mechanical processes active. Magnesium acts as a calcium channel blocker and counteracts the negative effects of calcium in sustaining an erection.
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Saturday, July 31, 2010
Weekly New Issue and Publication May 30 to June 05 - 2010
Erectile Dysfunction - The Effectiveness Of Chinese Herbs In Preventing & Treating Erectile Dysfunction
With either mental or physical stimulation, your brain signals the nerve ending in the penis to release nitric oxide. Nitric oxide relaxes or dilates blood vessels, enabling them to open up and bring more blood to the penis and helping to create an erection. In this article, we will discuss how to prevent and treat erectile dysfunction with Chinese herbs.
1.Tribulus terrestris
Tribulus terrestris grows in many tropical and moderate areas of the world. It contains saponins, the ingredient used in Chinese medicine as a testosterone enhancer and a variety of liver kidney and cardiovascular diseases. Studies shows that it works very well when stacked with DHEA and androstenedione.
2.Cordyceps Sinensis
Cordyceps Sinensis is a hormone stimulator. Study shows that treatment with cordyceps significantly increased the sex drive of patients with low libido. Another study shows that after treatment with cordyceps, more than one-third of the patients were able to engage in sexual intercourse and more than one-half experienced improvement.
3. Siberian Ginseng
Siberian ginseng helps to decrease the prolactin secretion and to direct nitric oxide-mediated resulting in increased strength, energy, stamina, libido and sexual function. The effect of Siberian ginseng at the level of the anterior pituitary supports the use of ginseng in the treatment of sexual dysfunction.
4. Horney Goat Wort
Horney goat wort contains a number of flavonoids that affect the cortisol levels resulting in a increased sexual desire and hardened penis erection in men.
5.Chinese licorice root
Chinese licorice root is composed of a glycoside called glycyrrhizin helping the production of testosterone and suppressing sexual libido.
6. Dodder seed
Dodder seed is known as a kidney yang tonic and is widely used to treat sexual problems such as impotence, nocturnal emission, and premature ejaculation. It helps to nourish the kidney, boost energy levels as well as helping others symptoms of kidney deficiency such as low back pain, tinnitus, diarrhea, dizziness, and blurred vision.
7. Cinnamon Bark
The sweet and spicy taste of cinnamon bark is considered to have a very hot energy. In Chinese medicine, cinnamon bark increases the Yang energy and sexual vitality. The best cinnamon bark in the world comes from Southeast Asia from trees where the bark is, at its best, almost a half inch thick and over twenty years old.
With either mental or physical stimulation, your brain signals the nerve ending in the penis to release nitric oxide. Nitric oxide relaxes or dilates blood vessels, enabling them to open up and bring more blood to the penis and helping to create an erection. In this article, we will discuss how to prevent and treat erectile dysfunction with Chinese herbs.
1.Tribulus terrestris
Tribulus terrestris grows in many tropical and moderate areas of the world. It contains saponins, the ingredient used in Chinese medicine as a testosterone enhancer and a variety of liver kidney and cardiovascular diseases. Studies shows that it works very well when stacked with DHEA and androstenedione.
2.Cordyceps Sinensis
Cordyceps Sinensis is a hormone stimulator. Study shows that treatment with cordyceps significantly increased the sex drive of patients with low libido. Another study shows that after treatment with cordyceps, more than one-third of the patients were able to engage in sexual intercourse and more than one-half experienced improvement.
3. Siberian Ginseng
Siberian ginseng helps to decrease the prolactin secretion and to direct nitric oxide-mediated resulting in increased strength, energy, stamina, libido and sexual function. The effect of Siberian ginseng at the level of the anterior pituitary supports the use of ginseng in the treatment of sexual dysfunction.
4. Horney Goat Wort
Horney goat wort contains a number of flavonoids that affect the cortisol levels resulting in a increased sexual desire and hardened penis erection in men.
5.Chinese licorice root
Chinese licorice root is composed of a glycoside called glycyrrhizin helping the production of testosterone and suppressing sexual libido.
6. Dodder seed
Dodder seed is known as a kidney yang tonic and is widely used to treat sexual problems such as impotence, nocturnal emission, and premature ejaculation. It helps to nourish the kidney, boost energy levels as well as helping others symptoms of kidney deficiency such as low back pain, tinnitus, diarrhea, dizziness, and blurred vision.
7. Cinnamon Bark
The sweet and spicy taste of cinnamon bark is considered to have a very hot energy. In Chinese medicine, cinnamon bark increases the Yang energy and sexual vitality. The best cinnamon bark in the world comes from Southeast Asia from trees where the bark is, at its best, almost a half inch thick and over twenty years old.
Weekly Past Issue and Publication May 23 to 29 - 2010
Erectile Dysfunction - The Effectiveness Of Herbs In Preventing & Treating Erectile Dysfunction
with either mental or physical stimulation, your brain signals the nerve ending in the penis to release nitric oxide. Nitric oxide relaxes or dilates blood vessels, enabling them to open up and bring more blood to the penis and helping to create an erection. In this article, we will discuss how to prevent and treat erectile dysfunction with herbs.
1. Astragalus
Astragalus boosts the immune system, increases the body's resistance to infections, strengthens the spleen, blood and encourages the kidney to release more sodium into the urine indirectly reducing the risk of enlarged prostate, prostate cancer and erectile dysfunction.
2. Damiana
Damiana contains alkaloids that helps to stimulate the blood flow to the genital area resulting in a stronger desire for sex and firming erection.
3. Cnidium monnieri
Cnidium seed contains voumarins osththol, imperationgludcides and hepatopprotective sesquiterpenes that helps to drive sexual desires and enhances stronger and harder penis erection.
4. Saw palmetto
Saw palmetto not only helps to balance the natural hormone production but also helps to boost testosterone in men as well as estrogen in women if needed by our body resulting in a healthy, normal sex drive.
5. Yohimbe
Yohimbe contains yohombine that helps to block alpha-2-adrenergic nerve
activity, thereby the vessels are allow to dilate. The increasing of blood flow is the result of stronger, harder and longer erection to penis. Yohimbe deserves the reputation it has achieved as a sexual stimulant. Recent study shows that yohimbe may be effective in the treatment of male organic impotence and diabetes.
6. Ginko Biloba
Ginkgo biloba generally had a positive effect on sexual desire, excitement that causes erection in men, and orgasm, because ginko biloba helps to increase blood flow to the genitals, the levels of nitric oxide and dilates the veins which carry the blood. Men reported a seventy five percent increase in sexual satisfaction after taking ginko biloba.
7. Wild Oats and Plumtree Berry are often used to increase Testosterone levels in males and females.
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with either mental or physical stimulation, your brain signals the nerve ending in the penis to release nitric oxide. Nitric oxide relaxes or dilates blood vessels, enabling them to open up and bring more blood to the penis and helping to create an erection. In this article, we will discuss how to prevent and treat erectile dysfunction with herbs.
1. Astragalus
Astragalus boosts the immune system, increases the body's resistance to infections, strengthens the spleen, blood and encourages the kidney to release more sodium into the urine indirectly reducing the risk of enlarged prostate, prostate cancer and erectile dysfunction.
2. Damiana
Damiana contains alkaloids that helps to stimulate the blood flow to the genital area resulting in a stronger desire for sex and firming erection.
3. Cnidium monnieri
Cnidium seed contains voumarins osththol, imperationgludcides and hepatopprotective sesquiterpenes that helps to drive sexual desires and enhances stronger and harder penis erection.
4. Saw palmetto
Saw palmetto not only helps to balance the natural hormone production but also helps to boost testosterone in men as well as estrogen in women if needed by our body resulting in a healthy, normal sex drive.
5. Yohimbe
Yohimbe contains yohombine that helps to block alpha-2-adrenergic nerve
activity, thereby the vessels are allow to dilate. The increasing of blood flow is the result of stronger, harder and longer erection to penis. Yohimbe deserves the reputation it has achieved as a sexual stimulant. Recent study shows that yohimbe may be effective in the treatment of male organic impotence and diabetes.
6. Ginko Biloba
Ginkgo biloba generally had a positive effect on sexual desire, excitement that causes erection in men, and orgasm, because ginko biloba helps to increase blood flow to the genitals, the levels of nitric oxide and dilates the veins which carry the blood. Men reported a seventy five percent increase in sexual satisfaction after taking ginko biloba.
7. Wild Oats and Plumtree Berry are often used to increase Testosterone levels in males and females.
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Weekly Past Issue and Publication May 16 to 22 - 2010
Erectile Dysfunction - The Effectiveness Of Foods In Preventing & Treating Erectile Dysfunction
With either mental or physical stimulation, your brain signals the nerve ending in the penis to release nitric oxide. Nitric oxide relaxes or dilates blood vessels, enabling them to open up and bring more blood to the penis and helping to create an erection. In this article, we will discuss how to prevent and treat erectile dysfunction with foods.
Here are some foods:
1. Garlic
Garlic contains allicin, an ingredient that increases blood flow to the penis and stimulates sexual desire and production of semen.
2. Celery
Celery is a stimulant. It contains high amounts of androsterone, an odorless hormone released through male perspiration.
3. Banana
Bananas contain the bromelain enzyme and potassium that help to increase libido in men.
4.Watermelon
Watermelon contains high amounts of phyto-nutrients called citrulline. It works with nitric oxide helping to relax or dilate blood vessels, enabling them to open up and bring more blood to the penis and helping to create an erection.
5. Avocado
Avocado contains high amounts of folic acid, which helps metabolize proteins. The vitamin B6 in avocado helps to stimulate the growth of testosterone.
6. Tomatoes
Tomato contains high amounts of bio-active phyto-nutrients, lycopene and beta carotene that help to bring more blood flow into the penis and to create an erection.
7. Egg
Eggs contain high amounts of vitamins B5 and B6 that helps to balance the hormone levels in our body and fight stress.
8. Chocolate
Chocolate contains theobromine and phenylethylamine chemicals that are believed to drive sex desire.
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Be sure to talk to your doctor if you have any kidney diseases, since many of the above may do more harm than good to your chronic kidney condition.
With either mental or physical stimulation, your brain signals the nerve ending in the penis to release nitric oxide. Nitric oxide relaxes or dilates blood vessels, enabling them to open up and bring more blood to the penis and helping to create an erection. In this article, we will discuss how to prevent and treat erectile dysfunction with foods.
Here are some foods:
1. Garlic
Garlic contains allicin, an ingredient that increases blood flow to the penis and stimulates sexual desire and production of semen.
2. Celery
Celery is a stimulant. It contains high amounts of androsterone, an odorless hormone released through male perspiration.
3. Banana
Bananas contain the bromelain enzyme and potassium that help to increase libido in men.
4.Watermelon
Watermelon contains high amounts of phyto-nutrients called citrulline. It works with nitric oxide helping to relax or dilate blood vessels, enabling them to open up and bring more blood to the penis and helping to create an erection.
5. Avocado
Avocado contains high amounts of folic acid, which helps metabolize proteins. The vitamin B6 in avocado helps to stimulate the growth of testosterone.
6. Tomatoes
Tomato contains high amounts of bio-active phyto-nutrients, lycopene and beta carotene that help to bring more blood flow into the penis and to create an erection.
7. Egg
Eggs contain high amounts of vitamins B5 and B6 that helps to balance the hormone levels in our body and fight stress.
8. Chocolate
Chocolate contains theobromine and phenylethylamine chemicals that are believed to drive sex desire.
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Be sure to talk to your doctor if you have any kidney diseases, since many of the above may do more harm than good to your chronic kidney condition.
Weekly Past Issue and Publication May 09 to 15 - 2010
Erectile Dysfunction - The Risk Factors of Erectile Dysfunction
With either mental or physical stimulation, your brain signals the nerve ending in the penis to release nitric oxide. Nitric oxide relaxes or dilates blood vessels, enabling them to open up and bring more blood to the penis and helping to create an erection. In this article, we will discuss the risk factors of erectile dysfunction:
1. Chronic health conditions
People suffering from chronic diseases have a high risk of erectile dysfunction. Chronic diseases such as:
a) Heart diseases are caused by cholesterol building up in the arteries and blood vessel resulting in inadequate blood flow into the penis.
b) Diabetes with unhealthy diet causes high levels of glucose build-up in the bloodstream resulting in narrowed arteries and blood vessels that prevent adequate blood from entering the penis.
c) Prostate enlargement and chronic prostate: Inflammation of the prostate also reduces the blood flow entering the penis resulting in erectile dysfunction.
Other chronic diseases affecting organs like the lung, liver, and kidney also can lead to erectile dysfunction because of inflammation, inadequate blood flow or hormonal imbalance.
2. Aging
Aging results in more testosterone to be converted to dihydro-testosterone causing erections to take longer to develop and to need more direct touch to the penis.
3. Nerve damage
It is obvious that any damage to the nerve that directly controls erections can cause temporarily erectile dysfunction.
4. Medication
The side effects of some medications used to treat high blood pressure, depression, and prostate enlarged may interfere with nerve impulses and reducing the blood flow to the penis.
5. Prolong cycling
Prolong cycling over an extended period and pressure from a bicycle seat compresses nerves and blood flow to the penis, leading to temporary erectile dysfunction.
6. Psychological conditions
Other psychological conditions such as depression, anxiety and stress also contributes to some cases of erectile dysfunction.
7. Substance abuse
Substance abuse such as smoking, alcohol, marijuana or other drugs often causes erectile dysfunction.
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Weekly Past Issue and Publication May 02 to 08- 2010
What Causes Erectile Dysfunction and Men' s Libido
As we mentioned in previous articles, with either mental or physical stimulation, your brain signals the nerve ending in the penis to release nitric oxide. Nitric oxide relaxes or dilates blood vessels, enabling them to open up and bring more blood to the penis and helping to create an erection. In this article, we will discuss what causes erectile dysfunction in men.
1. Aging
Starting at the age of 40 the levels of prolactin increases, stimulating the conversion of dihydro-testosterone, causing enlarged prostate and erection difficulty in some men.
2. Uncontrolled diet
Uncontrolled diet that is high in saturated fat and trans fat causing excessive fat build up in the arteries and veins in the penis. Remember that fat is required for function of the brain but excessive intake of fat causes fat to build up in the arteries as well as small veins in the penis and brain. That is also the reason that some experts indicate that erectile dysfunction in men is one of many symptoms of heart diseases and stroke.
3. Smoking
Nicotine is a stimulative, it causes the depletion of oxygen in the bloodstream resulting in the heart to beat faster than usual so that it can carry more oxygen to the cells in our body. It also causes the deduction of the amount of nitric oxide (the substance that relaxes or dilates blood vessels, enabling them to open up and bring more blood to the penis and helping to create and maintain an erection) released from the head of the penis resulting in erectile dysfunction. Cigarette fume contains high amounts of cadmium, the harmful and toxic substance causing calcium to stick on the arterial wall resulting in blocking blood flow to the penile veins creating erectile problems.
4. Excessive alcohol drinking
Excessive alcohol drinking over a long period of time not only damages the liver but also raises the levels of triglycerides in the blood. It also leads to high blood pressure, heart failure and an increased calorie intake causing the arteries and vessels in the penis to be clogged up by harmful cholesterol resulting in erection difficulty.
5. Enlarged Prostate
Studies found that there are strong relations between lower urinary tract symptoms and the rate of erectile dysfunction in men with symptoms of enlarged prostate. The main role of the prostate gland is to squeeze fluid into the urethra as sperm moves through during sexual climax. As the prostate enlarges, the layer of tissue surrounding it stops it from expanding, causing the gland to press against the urethra like a clamp on a garden hose resulting in prostate gland muscles surrounding the prostate making it contract and shrink down, increasing the erectile problem.
6. High levels of LDL
The hardening and narrowing of the arteries, causes a reduction in blood flow throughout the body including the vessels in the penis, leading to impotence.
7. Hormone imbalance
Testosterone deficiency can result in a loss of libido and loss of erection. An excess of the hormone prolactin also reduces levels of testosterone. Hormone imbalances can also result from kidney or liver disease.
8. Diabetes
Chronic high levels of blood sugar often damages small blood vessels and nerves throughout the body, impairing the nerve impulses and reducing the blood flow needed for erection.
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With either mental or physical stimulation, your brain signals the nerve ending in the penis to release nitric oxide. Nitric oxide relaxes or dilates blood vessels, enabling them to open up and bring more blood to the penis and helping to create an erection. In this article, we will discuss the risk factors of erectile dysfunction:
1. Chronic health conditions
People suffering from chronic diseases have a high risk of erectile dysfunction. Chronic diseases such as:
a) Heart diseases are caused by cholesterol building up in the arteries and blood vessel resulting in inadequate blood flow into the penis.
b) Diabetes with unhealthy diet causes high levels of glucose build-up in the bloodstream resulting in narrowed arteries and blood vessels that prevent adequate blood from entering the penis.
c) Prostate enlargement and chronic prostate: Inflammation of the prostate also reduces the blood flow entering the penis resulting in erectile dysfunction.
Other chronic diseases affecting organs like the lung, liver, and kidney also can lead to erectile dysfunction because of inflammation, inadequate blood flow or hormonal imbalance.
2. Aging
Aging results in more testosterone to be converted to dihydro-testosterone causing erections to take longer to develop and to need more direct touch to the penis.
3. Nerve damage
It is obvious that any damage to the nerve that directly controls erections can cause temporarily erectile dysfunction.
4. Medication
The side effects of some medications used to treat high blood pressure, depression, and prostate enlarged may interfere with nerve impulses and reducing the blood flow to the penis.
5. Prolong cycling
Prolong cycling over an extended period and pressure from a bicycle seat compresses nerves and blood flow to the penis, leading to temporary erectile dysfunction.
6. Psychological conditions
Other psychological conditions such as depression, anxiety and stress also contributes to some cases of erectile dysfunction.
7. Substance abuse
Substance abuse such as smoking, alcohol, marijuana or other drugs often causes erectile dysfunction.
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Weekly Past Issue and Publication May 02 to 08- 2010
What Causes Erectile Dysfunction and Men' s Libido
As we mentioned in previous articles, with either mental or physical stimulation, your brain signals the nerve ending in the penis to release nitric oxide. Nitric oxide relaxes or dilates blood vessels, enabling them to open up and bring more blood to the penis and helping to create an erection. In this article, we will discuss what causes erectile dysfunction in men.
1. Aging
Starting at the age of 40 the levels of prolactin increases, stimulating the conversion of dihydro-testosterone, causing enlarged prostate and erection difficulty in some men.
2. Uncontrolled diet
Uncontrolled diet that is high in saturated fat and trans fat causing excessive fat build up in the arteries and veins in the penis. Remember that fat is required for function of the brain but excessive intake of fat causes fat to build up in the arteries as well as small veins in the penis and brain. That is also the reason that some experts indicate that erectile dysfunction in men is one of many symptoms of heart diseases and stroke.
3. Smoking
Nicotine is a stimulative, it causes the depletion of oxygen in the bloodstream resulting in the heart to beat faster than usual so that it can carry more oxygen to the cells in our body. It also causes the deduction of the amount of nitric oxide (the substance that relaxes or dilates blood vessels, enabling them to open up and bring more blood to the penis and helping to create and maintain an erection) released from the head of the penis resulting in erectile dysfunction. Cigarette fume contains high amounts of cadmium, the harmful and toxic substance causing calcium to stick on the arterial wall resulting in blocking blood flow to the penile veins creating erectile problems.
4. Excessive alcohol drinking
Excessive alcohol drinking over a long period of time not only damages the liver but also raises the levels of triglycerides in the blood. It also leads to high blood pressure, heart failure and an increased calorie intake causing the arteries and vessels in the penis to be clogged up by harmful cholesterol resulting in erection difficulty.
5. Enlarged Prostate
Studies found that there are strong relations between lower urinary tract symptoms and the rate of erectile dysfunction in men with symptoms of enlarged prostate. The main role of the prostate gland is to squeeze fluid into the urethra as sperm moves through during sexual climax. As the prostate enlarges, the layer of tissue surrounding it stops it from expanding, causing the gland to press against the urethra like a clamp on a garden hose resulting in prostate gland muscles surrounding the prostate making it contract and shrink down, increasing the erectile problem.
6. High levels of LDL
The hardening and narrowing of the arteries, causes a reduction in blood flow throughout the body including the vessels in the penis, leading to impotence.
7. Hormone imbalance
Testosterone deficiency can result in a loss of libido and loss of erection. An excess of the hormone prolactin also reduces levels of testosterone. Hormone imbalances can also result from kidney or liver disease.
8. Diabetes
Chronic high levels of blood sugar often damages small blood vessels and nerves throughout the body, impairing the nerve impulses and reducing the blood flow needed for erection.
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Weekly Past Issue and Publication April 24 - 30 - 2010
Raw Food Diet - How It Reduces the Risks of Stroke Caused by the Typical American Diet in Conventional and Traditional Chinese Medicine Perspectives
Besides cancer and heart diseases, stroke is the third leading cause of death. Approximate 1/4 of all stroke victims die as a direct result of the stroke or it's complications. According the National Institutes of Health, more than two million Americans suffer long-term disabilities from stroke, costing our society billions of dollar each year.
I. Introduction
1. What is conventional medicine
Conventional medicine is also known as Western medicine. It is a system of medical approach in which medical doctor and other health professionals such as nurses, medical technician, specialists and therapists, etc. use medication, radiation, medical equipments or surgery to treat symptoms of disease and diseases. Most of the times, there is one treatment for the same symptoms for all individuals.
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2. What is traditional Chinese medicine
Traditional Chinese medicine also known as TCM, derives from the philosophy of Taoist, in which it beliefs that life and activity of each human beings have an inter-relationship with the environment on all levels. Major theories include those of Yin-yang, the Five elements, the human body meridian channels, Zang Fu organ theory, etc. It treat every individual as one unique entity and there is no one treatment for all, even the same symptoms.
3. Definition of stroke in convention medicine perspective
Stroke is defined as a condition of circulation of blood in any part of the body is blocked, causing oxygen not to be delivered to the brain, resulting in some cells in the brain to die off and can not regenerated or a blood vessel in the brain ruptures, causing the cells in the brain to be deprived of oxygen in the blood, they die and never come back.
4. Definition of stroke in traditional Chinese medicine
Stroke is defined as a condition of out of whack of internal organs, leading to overwhelming of wind, fire, phlegm, and stasis. As those negative influences of wind evils arise, it upsets the healthy balance of the body. In ancient China, these types of disease were referred as "zhongfeng," and in English they means "wind stroke." According to Chinese medicine theory, Stroke not only causes the brain damage but affects the meridians and a number of organs of zang fu.
5. What is raw food diet
The raw food diet is defined as a type of diet of which at least 75% of the daily diet must be unprocessed and uncooked foods or foods can not be heating above 115 degree of Fahrenheit or 40 °C , including fresh fruit and vegetables and raw meats.
II. Types of stroke
A. In conventional medicine perspective
1. Hemorrhage
It is a condition of a artery bursts and bleeds into brain tissues, causing disruption of oxygen supply to cells in some parts of the brain. Because with no oxygen to nourish the cells, the cells die off.
3. Embolus
This is the condition caused by forming of a blood clot which develops due to damage of body tissues and migrates to the other part of the body then blocks the carotid arteries or arteries somewhere else in the body, leading to clots in the small vessels of the brain and disrupts the oxygen supply to certain region of brain causing cells in that region die off.
B. In traditional Chinese medicine perspective
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) theory divides stroke into two main types:
1. Flaccid type ( from an overall deficiency) is caused by collapse of yang
Yin can be in very excessive state with collapse of yang, causing the rise of extreme cold syndromes that stop the blood flow or allow only a little blood flow to the nervous system, due toheart blood stagnation, leading evil "wind" blocking the channels which are necessary to nourish the cells in the central system.
Depending to the degree of severity
a) In a mild case
Only channels are damaged, the stroke causes only localized paralysis the limbs and deviation of eye and mouth with no loss of consciousness and no coma.
b) In a severe case
In a severe case, large channels or meridians are damaged, the stroke causes generalized paralysis with loss of consciousness, coma and sometimes instant death.
2. Tense type is caused by collapse of yin
Depending to the degree of severity
a) In a mild case, only channels are damaged, the stroke causes only localized paralysis the limbs and deviation of eye and mouth with no loss of consciousness and no coma.
b) In severe case
In a severe case, large channels or meridians are damaged, the stroke causes generalized paralysis with loss of consciousness, coma and sometime instant death.
III. Causes of stroke
A. In conventional medicine perspective
Major causes of stoke include
1. Unhealthy diet
A diet high in saturated and trans fats causes bad cholesterol building up in the blood vessels in the brain, blocking oxygen deliver to the cells, thus increasing the risk of stroke. Also unhealthy diet causes high blood pressure making the heart work harder to pump blood to the body. High blood pressure also causes the blood vessels in your brain to harden and thin, that increases the risk of stroke.
2. Smoking
Smoking not only has a devastating effect on the health of the smoker but also to anyone that inhales its toxic fumes. Cigarettes contain high levels of cadmium that cause the blood to clot activity of cells in result of blocking blood flow and damaging the blood vessels in the brain.
3. Excessive drinking
Moderate drinking is good for your heart, but excessive drinking can raise levels of some fats in your blood causing cholesterol to build up in the arteries and blood vessels in the brain resulting in increase of the risk of stroke.
4. Diabetes
People with diabetes tend to develop heart disease or have strokes at an earlier age than other people. Diabetes with unhealthy diet causes high blood glucose levels that damage nerves and blood vessels, leading to complications such as heart disease and stroke, the leading causes of death among people with diabetes.
5. Obesity - a body mass index of 30 or higher
Study shows that even after adjusting for other stroke risk factors such as high blood pressure, diabetes, high cholesterol, smoking, cardiac diseases, moderate alcohol consumption, and physical activity; obesity is still associated with a greatest risk of stroke in men and women.
6. Use of birth control pills
Birth control pills contain estrogen and one of two other hormones, lynestrenol or norethisterone that increase the risk of blood clotting, which can lead to ischemic stroke especially in woman who smoke and who are older than 35.
B. In traditional Chinese medicine perspective
Major causes of stoke include
TCM realizes a stroke occurs and causes bodily damage are complicated and sometimes, it may take over 10 years before striking. There are 4 external and 6 internal factors have been identified
1. the 6 external factors
a) Hypo functioning
Hypo functioning is defined as a condition of that your internal system is no longer respond to the chain reaction function by each organ. It is may be caused by organs damage due to external or internal factors.
b) Over functioning
Over functioning is defined as a condition of which some of the organs in your body over respond to the chain reaction function by producing more essences than necessary. It is may be caused by medication taken or organs damage due to external or internal factors.
c) Improper diet
i) Dairy products
TCM also classifies dairy as damaging to the digestion because it creates dampness and phlegm. that interferes with the flow of energy through the body, leading to stagnation.
ii) Greasy or fried foods
Greasy or fried foods are excessive yang in nature. Overwhelming intake of those kinds of food not only cause fat to accumulated in the abdomen, but also contributes to the production of phlegm. If phlegm combined with liver heat and stagnation produce fire, leading to obstruction of qi flow in the chest.
iii) Refined sugar
Refined sugar is considered cold and dampness in TCM, overwhelming of refined sugar intake weakens the Spleen, slow digestion and depress the immune system.
iv) Alcohol
Prolong period of drinking alcohol damages the liver, leading to collapse of liver qi and blood that effect other organ in essence distribution.
v) Irregular eating habits
vi) Processed ingredient
Processed ingredient is defined as foods that something have been altered or removed. Adding them in our diet can increase the cold, constriction, decency and dampness, making qi flow sluggish and slowing down the stomach and spleen in food absorption.
vii) Cold foods and drinks
Cold foods and drinks cause the temperature in the body to drop and decrease the blood circulation. It may cause heart diseases if there is existence of high blood pressure as the heart has to work harder.
d) Emotional disturbance
Emotional disturbance decrease the heart and liver function in blood circulation and blood formation. Since liver is the primary organ responsible for smooth flow of qi for the entire body, emotional disturbance suppresses the qi flow gradually, over a prolong period of time it causes qi and blood stagnation, leading to abnormal blood flow, thus increasing the risk of stroke.
e) Aging
Aging is a natural and biological process, no one can stop it, bur we can delay it by paying attention to the food we eat and preventing any activity which may speed up the process. In TCM as we age
i) The Spleen and stomach no longer function normally in digesting and transporting the energy to our body, leading to nutrients deficiency in nourishing other organs.
ii) Kidney and liver
Deficiency of kidney and liver due to aging causes yin and yang imbalance that interferes with the function of blood formation and qi circulation, etc.
iii) Heart
Deficiency of heart yang causes heart fluid building up, leading spontaneous sweating.
heart qi deficiency causes blood deficiency and weakness of yang qi, that disrupts the blood circulation.
iv) Etc.
As we age. our body works just like a old car, it will never work like when it is new, no matter how much money we spend to maintain it.
f) Excessive sexual activity
TCM believes that a healthy, moderate amount of sex supports a good flow of Qi and excessive sexual activity depletes the qi, blood and kidney jing (essence).
2.The 6 internal factors
a) Yin and qi deficiency
Yin is responsible for moistening and cooling bodily organs and functions. Typical American diet depletes the body yins and generates heat caused by a lack of the moistening and cooling functions that are necessary to maintain a healthy balance.
Qi flows around your body in a series of meridian pathways. deficiency of yin, leading to heat interferes with qi flow along the series of meridian channels to transport energy that not only causes blood deficiency, but also increases the risk of rebellion wind attacking the body organs and tissues.
b) Liver-fire and heart-fire
Prolong deficiency of qi can weaken the lung qi, causing heart Qi deficiency, leading to stagnation of Qi, thus increasing the risk of heart fire.
Liver fire is caused by over intake of coffee, alcohol, sugar, hormone accumulated in the blood due to intake of hormone injection products, prolong period of sadness. etc., leading to liver qi stagnation, resulting in liver fire.
c) Wind evils
If the wind often combines with heat, it causes"wind-heat"due to symptoms of heat excesses. as a result of heart, liver, or kidneys qi imbalances, causing inner-wind injury" such as fainting, weakness, nervous spasms, blurry vision, etc.
d) Stagnant qi flow
Energy can't not move freely due to excessive heat, causing heart and liver fire that contributes major health problems.
e) Blood stasis
Blood staganation is normal accompanied with qi stagnation. as qi is necessary for blood circulation, stagnation of qi can not move the blood freely, leading to the over hard working heart, resulting in hypertension.
f) Accumulation of phlegm
Phlegm is caused by fire heating up the internal moister, obstructing the flow of Qi and disturbing the ascent and descent of qi of zang fu organs.
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IV. Symptoms of Stroke
A. In conventional medicine
Here are some symptoms of strokes:
1. Sudden trouble in standing
Sudden trouble in standing is an early symptom of stroke as a result of circulation of blood that carries oxygen to suddenly deplete caused by narrowing of arteries and high blood pressure.
2. Dizziness and loss of balance
The brain coordinates information from the eyes, the inner ear, and the body's sense to maintain balance. If the cells of that part of the brain get damaged in result of depleted oxygen will cause dizziness and loss of balance.
3. Sudden confusion
A sudden onset of confusion means that something is potentially going wrong with the brain. Almost all conditions that affect the brain are life-threatening. It might be caused by a tumor or low levels of oxygen in the cells of the cerebral cortex in your brain that affect your ability to think with your usual speed or clarity. It might also be caused by lowered blood sugar, as is the case of diabetes.
4. Having trouble speaking and understanding
Having trouble speaking and understanding occurs when the brain cells in the area of the broca, wernicke and angular ayrus in the left hemisphere area begin to die because they stop getting the oxygen and nutrients they need to function.
6. Sudden severe headaches
Headache is a condition of pain in the head, sometimes neck or upper back pain may also be interpreted as a headache. It ranks amongst the most common local pain complaints and may be frequent for many people but sudden severe headaches may be caused by an early symptom of heart disease as we mentioned in previous articles, by rupturing a brain vessel or depletion of oxygen in some parts of the brain.
7. Sudden trouble seeing
This may be an early indication of stroke when the oxygen in the blood supply to the part of the brain is suddenly interrupted or when a blood vessel in the brain bursts, spilling blood into cells that control the vision area of the cerebral cortex in the brain.
B. In traditional Chinese medicine
The syndrome is caused by factors mentioned above
a) Bleeding
Bleeding is caused by heat and dryness due to yin deficiency and liver heat that causes breaking off the small vessel in the body.
b) Headache Slight or none Severe
Headache in this case is caused by deficiency of liver blood and heart's inability to move move blood freely, leading to obstruction of blood flow to the central nervous system.
c) Nausea/Vomiting
Due to stomach and Spleen's inability to digest food caused by overwhelming of heat in the body.
d) Stiff neck
Stiff neck is caused by a slowdown in the circulation (stagnation) of blood and energy in the area due to qi and blood stagnation as we mentioned in the causes of stroke.
e) Loss of Mental Capacity Slight, short period of time
Due to inadequate blood flow to the central nervous system in a very short period of time due to wing heat slow attacking the cells in the nervous system.
e) Paralysis One part of the body
In this case, it is caused by mild case of stroke.
f) Leg cramp during restful position
It is caused by not enough blood or blood is blocked by up ward tendency of wind heat.
d) Constipation
Due to dry up of fluid in the body as a result of kidney yin and spleen qi deficiency.
e) Rapid pulse
The heart has to harder that creates a tension in the blood vessel due to blood deficiency and blood heat.
g) Etc.
V. Diagnosis
A. In conventional medicine perspective
If you have a above symptoms, you should talk to your doctor immediately. Here are some diagnosis
1. Computerized tomography
A special x-ray test called a CT scan of the brain to check for any bleeding or masses within the brain. It can be completed within a few minutes.
2. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
the use of magnetic waves rather than x-rays to image the brain, it produces a much more detailed image than those of CT and takes more than an hour to complete.
3. MRA (magnetic resonance angiogram)
It is used to view the blood vessels without using tubes or injections.
4. Diffusion weighted imaging (DWI)
It is used to detect the area of abnormality minutes after the blood flow to a part of the brain has ceased.
5. Computerized tomography with angiography
By injecting dye into a vein in the arm, it produces a image of the blood vessels in the brain that provides your doctor with information of aneurysms, arteriovenous malformations and any abnormalities of brain blood flow in that area.
6. Conventional angiogram:
A long catheter tube with injecting dye inserts into an artery (through the groin area), the conventional angriogram delivers some of the most detailed images of the blood vessel anatomy.
7. Carotid Doppler ultrasound
A carotid Doppler ultrasound method uses sound waves to screen for narrowing and decreased blood flow in the carotid artery.
8. Heart tests
A microphone device places on the chest or puts down the esophagus to view the heart chambers. It is similar to a regular electrocardiogram (EKG), but the electrode stickers remain on the chest for 24 hours or more for identifying a faulty heart rhythm.
9. Blood tests
A blood test is used to check for potential infection, anemia, kidney function, and electrolyte abnormalities
B. In traditional Chinese medicine
In TCM, stroke is caused by a series of problem, the diagnosis is always follow the below procedures
a) Asking
You life style will be recorded through a series of question.
b) Observing
Your physical appearance will be observed carefully, including your face, eye, tongue, etc.
c) Smelling
Your breath, you body.
d) Listening
Your tone, the choices of word, volume of your voice, the sound of your breath, etc.
e) Feeling
Your pulse is read, your temperature is taken.
By combining all the information from above, your TCM practitioner will determine what is the causes of your problem? and treat it accordingly by restoring the disharmonization in your body. Most people suspect with stroke will likely to diagnosis with kidney and spleen deficiency, leading to deficiencies of qi, blood, and yin resulting in overwhelming of wind, phlegm, fire, and stagnation, including liver yang excessive and rising, stagnation of qi or blood, phlegm combining with fire, liver wind, or wind attacking meridians.
VI. What is a typical American diet
Below is the top 10 food groups contributing to energy intake in U.S. Population according to National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey(NHANES).
1. Too many calories
We have eaten either calories or too much high calories' foods that lead to overweight and promote all kinds of diseases including diabetes and heart diseases and stroke.
2. Too much unsaturated fat and trans fat
While unsaturated fat is considered so so as it inceasesboth LDL and HDL, trans fat increases bad cholesterol ( LDL) and decreases level of good cholesterol (HDL), leading to cholesterol and triglycerides accumulated in the arteries that block the blood transportation as well as increasing the plague build up on the arterial wall, thus elevating the risk of breaking off of the small vessel.
3. Sugar and Sweetener
Sugar and sweetener get into our blood stream quickly that increases the risk of fluctuation of insulin. Prolong period of eating them causes hormone imbalance and damages the the receptor sites and pancreas function in regulating the blood sugar.
4. Beverages and Alcohol
Beverage contains high amount of artificial sugar and ingredients that were proven to damage the pancreas in insulin regulation and interferes with our body in hormone secretion. Alcohol besides causing nervous tension and damaging the circulatory system, it may damage the liver, causing immune dysfunction and decreasing the liver in synthesis carbohydrate and fat and protein metabolism.
5. Low vegetables and fruits
Vegetables and fruits contains high amount of nutrients that are necessary for supporting our body daily activity. Deficiency causes wide range of health diseases.
6. Low essential nutrient
We eat too much junk foods that not only cause weigh gain, but also nutrient deficiency.
B. In Chinese medicine perspective
1. Too much Saturated at and trans fat
a) Oily and greasy food after entering the stomach, it divides into 2 parts, the food qi flows upward and absorbed by the Spleen and the pulp is digested by stomach and the essence also absorbed by the Spleen. Too much saturated and trans fat cause energy overflow and excess energy (yang) are deposited in the waist area, leading to weight gain and affect circulation of qi.
b) Saturated fat and trans fat are yang pathogen and hot in nature, prolong period intake of these kinds of food causes excessive yang in the body and digestive disorder, leading to a domino effects, causing disharmonization in the body ecosystem. It may cause stroke, depending where the evil wind strikes ?
2. Refined product, artificial ingredient and cold drinks
Refined product, artificial ingredient and cold drinks are yin pathogen and cold in nature. As the body is dried up due to excessive yang, cold foods cause heat building up in the body, leading to the development of wind, the deadly element for the stroke and other kinds of disease.
VII. How typical American diet increases the risk of stroke
A. In conventional medicine perspective
As cholesterol and triglycerides building up in the bloodstream, obstructing the blood circulation, the hear has to work harder, causing high blood pressure if there is any disruption of blood caused blood to be blocked somewhere in the body or disruption of small vessel in the brain that obstructs the oxygen transportation to the brain cells and they die off, causing stroke.
B. In Chinese medicine perspective
Too much saturated fat, trans fat, beverages, alcohol, sugar and sweetener
In traditional Chinese medicine, Spleen is an organ in charge of the digestive function and energy absorption, too much fat and trans fat cause excess energy deposited in the waist area, leading to abnormal weight gain. Since fat and trans fat are considered are extreme yang pathogen and hot in nature, PROLONG PERIOD of EATING THEM will cause yin deficiency and dry heat.
They heat up the stomach after entering and dry up the moister that is necessary for food digestion, leading to heat accumulated in the stomach and intestines,causing thirst, abdominal fullness, distension and pain, constipation or hemorrhoids, etc. Excessive intake of hot food over prolong periods of time disturbs the balance of Spleen and stomach and affects conception and governing meridian in regulating the yin and yang energy in the body accordingly and subsequently the penetrating meridian. As the body no longer can adjust with the excessive yang combined with the damp cold (cold drinks, refined products and artificial ingredients) , it leads to development of wind, causing the stroke.
In some cases, stroke may be caused by an insufficiency of liver-yin due to the dryness of the blood as the heat move the wind upward that affects the meridians and obstructs orifices, leading to stagnation fof qi and blood, causing stroke.
In short, prolong period of time intake of hot and cool may dis-harmonize our body as our organs no long can adjust to excessive building up of yin and yang, that in turn obstructs the qi flow in the meridian and causes blood stagnation in the zang fu organs, depending what is diagnosed ? and what organ has been damage the most ?, it causes stroke, heart diseases or others.
VII. How raw food diet reduces the risk of heart diseases and stroke
A. In conventional medicine perspective
1. Nutrients and enzymes
Raw foods contain high levels of vitamins and minerals than cook foods, because heat causes the loss of nutrients and destroying enzymes.
2. Reducing cholesterol and triglycerides
raw foods contains high amount of polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fat that reduces the levels of bad cholesterol (LDL) and triglycerides and increase the levels of good cholesterol (HLD), thereby reducing the risk of cholesterol building up in the blood stream.
3. Reducing blood pressure
As the blood vessels now clear up, our heart do no need to harder to pump blood, thereby decreasing the risk of high blood pressure and breaking off the small blood vein in the body.
4. Reduce cholesterol and triglycerides
raw foods contains high amount of polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fat that reduces the levels of bad cholesterol (LDL) and triglycerides and increase the levels of good cholesterol (HLD), thereby reducing the risk of cholesterol building up in the blood stream.
5. Etc.
B. In traditional Chinese medicine
Since raw food is considered as yin pathogen and cool in nature. Although TCM has never recommended the uses of raw foods to treat people with yin deficiency or excessive yang present, introducing cool foods is always one of the treatment. As raw food continuously reduces the level of excessive yang due to typical American diet, it decreases the risk of development of wind, thus decreasing the risk of stroke. Believe it or not, one day raw food diet will bring the body back to harmonize (balance of yin and yang, it may take a long time). I believe that is the time you must forgo the intake of raw food and replace it by more balancing foods to prevent the excessive yin and yang deficiency symptoms.
VII. Final words
2 different ideologies, 2 different doctrines and 2 different approaches and ONE objective ( How to make us healthier.
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A. In conventional medicine perspective
Major causes of stoke include
1. Unhealthy diet
A diet high in saturated and trans fats causes bad cholesterol building up in the blood vessels in the brain, blocking oxygen deliver to the cells, thus increasing the risk of stroke. Also unhealthy diet causes high blood pressure making the heart work harder to pump blood to the body. High blood pressure also causes the blood vessels in your brain to harden and thin, that increases the risk of stroke.
2. Smoking
Smoking not only has a devastating effect on the health of the smoker but also to anyone that inhales its toxic fumes. Cigarettes contain high levels of cadmium that cause the blood to clot activity of cells in result of blocking blood flow and damaging the blood vessels in the brain.
3. Excessive drinking
Moderate drinking is good for your heart, but excessive drinking can raise levels of some fats in your blood causing cholesterol to build up in the arteries and blood vessels in the brain resulting in increase of the risk of stroke.
4. Diabetes
People with diabetes tend to develop heart disease or have strokes at an earlier age than other people. Diabetes with unhealthy diet causes high blood glucose levels that damage nerves and blood vessels, leading to complications such as heart disease and stroke, the leading causes of death among people with diabetes.
5. Obesity - a body mass index of 30 or higher
Study shows that even after adjusting for other stroke risk factors such as high blood pressure, diabetes, high cholesterol, smoking, cardiac diseases, moderate alcohol consumption, and physical activity; obesity is still associated with a greatest risk of stroke in men and women.
6. Use of birth control pills
Birth control pills contain estrogen and one of two other hormones, lynestrenol or norethisterone that increase the risk of blood clotting, which can lead to ischemic stroke especially in woman who smoke and who are older than 35.
B. In traditional Chinese medicine perspective
Major causes of stoke include
TCM realizes a stroke occurs and causes bodily damage are complicated and sometimes, it may take over 10 years before striking. There are 4 external and 6 internal factors have been identified
1. the 6 external factors
a) Hypo functioning
Hypo functioning is defined as a condition of that your internal system is no longer respond to the chain reaction function by each organ. It is may be caused by organs damage due to external or internal factors.
b) Over functioning
Over functioning is defined as a condition of which some of the organs in your body over respond to the chain reaction function by producing more essences than necessary. It is may be caused by medication taken or organs damage due to external or internal factors.
c) Improper diet
i) Dairy products
TCM also classifies dairy as damaging to the digestion because it creates dampness and phlegm. that interferes with the flow of energy through the body, leading to stagnation.
ii) Greasy or fried foods
Greasy or fried foods are excessive yang in nature. Overwhelming intake of those kinds of food not only cause fat to accumulated in the abdomen, but also contributes to the production of phlegm. If phlegm combined with liver heat and stagnation produce fire, leading to obstruction of qi flow in the chest.
iii) Refined sugar
Refined sugar is considered cold and dampness in TCM, overwhelming of refined sugar intake weakens the Spleen, slow digestion and depress the immune system.
iv) Alcohol
Prolong period of drinking alcohol damages the liver, leading to collapse of liver qi and blood that effect other organ in essence distribution.
v) Irregular eating habits
vi) Processed ingredient
Processed ingredient is defined as foods that something have been altered or removed. Adding them in our diet can increase the cold, constriction, decency and dampness, making qi flow sluggish and slowing down the stomach and spleen in food absorption.
vii) Cold foods and drinks
Cold foods and drinks cause the temperature in the body to drop and decrease the blood circulation. It may cause heart diseases if there is existence of high blood pressure as the heart has to work harder.
d) Emotional disturbance
Emotional disturbance decrease the heart and liver function in blood circulation and blood formation. Since liver is the primary organ responsible for smooth flow of qi for the entire body, emotional disturbance suppresses the qi flow gradually, over a prolong period of time it causes qi and blood stagnation, leading to abnormal blood flow, thus increasing the risk of stroke.
e) Aging
Aging is a natural and biological process, no one can stop it, bur we can delay it by paying attention to the food we eat and preventing any activity which may speed up the process. In TCM as we age
i) The Spleen and stomach no longer function normally in digesting and transporting the energy to our body, leading to nutrients deficiency in nourishing other organs.
ii) Kidney and liver
Deficiency of kidney and liver due to aging causes yin and yang imbalance that interferes with the function of blood formation and qi circulation, etc.
iii) Heart
Deficiency of heart yang causes heart fluid building up, leading spontaneous sweating.
heart qi deficiency causes blood deficiency and weakness of yang qi, that disrupts the blood circulation.
iv) Etc.
As we age. our body works just like a old car, it will never work like when it is new, no matter how much money we spend to maintain it.
f) Excessive sexual activity
TCM believes that a healthy, moderate amount of sex supports a good flow of Qi and excessive sexual activity depletes the qi, blood and kidney jing (essence).
2.The 6 internal factors
a) Yin and qi deficiency
Yin is responsible for moistening and cooling bodily organs and functions. Typical American diet depletes the body yins and generates heat caused by a lack of the moistening and cooling functions that are necessary to maintain a healthy balance.
Qi flows around your body in a series of meridian pathways. deficiency of yin, leading to heat interferes with qi flow along the series of meridian channels to transport energy that not only causes blood deficiency, but also increases the risk of rebellion wind attacking the body organs and tissues.
b) Liver-fire and heart-fire
Prolong deficiency of qi can weaken the lung qi, causing heart Qi deficiency, leading to stagnation of Qi, thus increasing the risk of heart fire.
Liver fire is caused by over intake of coffee, alcohol, sugar, hormone accumulated in the blood due to intake of hormone injection products, prolong period of sadness. etc., leading to liver qi stagnation, resulting in liver fire.
c) Wind evils
If the wind often combines with heat, it causes"wind-heat"due to symptoms of heat excesses. as a result of heart, liver, or kidneys qi imbalances, causing inner-wind injury" such as fainting, weakness, nervous spasms, blurry vision, etc.
d) Stagnant qi flow
Energy can't not move freely due to excessive heat, causing heart and liver fire that contributes major health problems.
e) Blood stasis
Blood staganation is normal accompanied with qi stagnation. as qi is necessary for blood circulation, stagnation of qi can not move the blood freely, leading to the over hard working heart, resulting in hypertension.
f) Accumulation of phlegm
Phlegm is caused by fire heating up the internal moister, obstructing the flow of Qi and disturbing the ascent and descent of qi of zang fu organs.
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IV. Symptoms of Stroke
A. In conventional medicine
Here are some symptoms of strokes:
1. Sudden trouble in standing
Sudden trouble in standing is an early symptom of stroke as a result of circulation of blood that carries oxygen to suddenly deplete caused by narrowing of arteries and high blood pressure.
2. Dizziness and loss of balance
The brain coordinates information from the eyes, the inner ear, and the body's sense to maintain balance. If the cells of that part of the brain get damaged in result of depleted oxygen will cause dizziness and loss of balance.
3. Sudden confusion
A sudden onset of confusion means that something is potentially going wrong with the brain. Almost all conditions that affect the brain are life-threatening. It might be caused by a tumor or low levels of oxygen in the cells of the cerebral cortex in your brain that affect your ability to think with your usual speed or clarity. It might also be caused by lowered blood sugar, as is the case of diabetes.
4. Having trouble speaking and understanding
Having trouble speaking and understanding occurs when the brain cells in the area of the broca, wernicke and angular ayrus in the left hemisphere area begin to die because they stop getting the oxygen and nutrients they need to function.
6. Sudden severe headaches
Headache is a condition of pain in the head, sometimes neck or upper back pain may also be interpreted as a headache. It ranks amongst the most common local pain complaints and may be frequent for many people but sudden severe headaches may be caused by an early symptom of heart disease as we mentioned in previous articles, by rupturing a brain vessel or depletion of oxygen in some parts of the brain.
7. Sudden trouble seeing
This may be an early indication of stroke when the oxygen in the blood supply to the part of the brain is suddenly interrupted or when a blood vessel in the brain bursts, spilling blood into cells that control the vision area of the cerebral cortex in the brain.
B. In traditional Chinese medicine
The syndrome is caused by factors mentioned above
a) Bleeding
Bleeding is caused by heat and dryness due to yin deficiency and liver heat that causes breaking off the small vessel in the body.
b) Headache Slight or none Severe
Headache in this case is caused by deficiency of liver blood and heart's inability to move move blood freely, leading to obstruction of blood flow to the central nervous system.
c) Nausea/Vomiting
Due to stomach and Spleen's inability to digest food caused by overwhelming of heat in the body.
d) Stiff neck
Stiff neck is caused by a slowdown in the circulation (stagnation) of blood and energy in the area due to qi and blood stagnation as we mentioned in the causes of stroke.
e) Loss of Mental Capacity Slight, short period of time
Due to inadequate blood flow to the central nervous system in a very short period of time due to wing heat slow attacking the cells in the nervous system.
e) Paralysis One part of the body
In this case, it is caused by mild case of stroke.
f) Leg cramp during restful position
It is caused by not enough blood or blood is blocked by up ward tendency of wind heat.
d) Constipation
Due to dry up of fluid in the body as a result of kidney yin and spleen qi deficiency.
e) Rapid pulse
The heart has to harder that creates a tension in the blood vessel due to blood deficiency and blood heat.
g) Etc.
V. Diagnosis
A. In conventional medicine perspective
If you have a above symptoms, you should talk to your doctor immediately. Here are some diagnosis
1. Computerized tomography
A special x-ray test called a CT scan of the brain to check for any bleeding or masses within the brain. It can be completed within a few minutes.
2. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
the use of magnetic waves rather than x-rays to image the brain, it produces a much more detailed image than those of CT and takes more than an hour to complete.
3. MRA (magnetic resonance angiogram)
It is used to view the blood vessels without using tubes or injections.
4. Diffusion weighted imaging (DWI)
It is used to detect the area of abnormality minutes after the blood flow to a part of the brain has ceased.
5. Computerized tomography with angiography
By injecting dye into a vein in the arm, it produces a image of the blood vessels in the brain that provides your doctor with information of aneurysms, arteriovenous malformations and any abnormalities of brain blood flow in that area.
6. Conventional angiogram:
A long catheter tube with injecting dye inserts into an artery (through the groin area), the conventional angriogram delivers some of the most detailed images of the blood vessel anatomy.
7. Carotid Doppler ultrasound
A carotid Doppler ultrasound method uses sound waves to screen for narrowing and decreased blood flow in the carotid artery.
8. Heart tests
A microphone device places on the chest or puts down the esophagus to view the heart chambers. It is similar to a regular electrocardiogram (EKG), but the electrode stickers remain on the chest for 24 hours or more for identifying a faulty heart rhythm.
9. Blood tests
A blood test is used to check for potential infection, anemia, kidney function, and electrolyte abnormalities
B. In traditional Chinese medicine
In TCM, stroke is caused by a series of problem, the diagnosis is always follow the below procedures
a) Asking
You life style will be recorded through a series of question.
b) Observing
Your physical appearance will be observed carefully, including your face, eye, tongue, etc.
c) Smelling
Your breath, you body.
d) Listening
Your tone, the choices of word, volume of your voice, the sound of your breath, etc.
e) Feeling
Your pulse is read, your temperature is taken.
By combining all the information from above, your TCM practitioner will determine what is the causes of your problem? and treat it accordingly by restoring the disharmonization in your body. Most people suspect with stroke will likely to diagnosis with kidney and spleen deficiency, leading to deficiencies of qi, blood, and yin resulting in overwhelming of wind, phlegm, fire, and stagnation, including liver yang excessive and rising, stagnation of qi or blood, phlegm combining with fire, liver wind, or wind attacking meridians.
VI. What is a typical American diet
Below is the top 10 food groups contributing to energy intake in U.S. Population according to National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey(NHANES).
| NHANES 1999-2000 | NHANES III (1988-94) | ||||||
| Rank | Food Group | % of total energy | Cumulative
% of total energy | Rank | Food Group | % of total energy | Cumulative
% of total energy |
| 1 | Sweets, desserts | 12.3 | 12.3 | 1 | Sweets, desserts | 12.4 | 12.4 |
| 2 | Beef, pork | 10.1 | 22.3 | 2 | Beef, pork | 10.7 | 23.1 |
| 3 | Bread, rolls, crackers | 8.7 | 31.0 | 3 | Bread, rolls, crackers | 10.7 | 33.9 |
| 4 | Mixed dishes | 8.2 | 39.2 | 4 | Mixed dishes | 7.8 | 41.6 |
| 5 | Dairy | 7.3 | 46.5 | 5 | Vegetables | 7.3 | 48.9 |
| 6 | Soft drinks | 7.1 | 53.6 | 6 | Dairy | 7.2 | 56.2 |
| 7 | Vegetables | 6.5 | 60.1 | 7 | Soft drinks | 6.0 | 62.2 |
| 8 | Chicken, fish | 5.7 | 65.8 | 8 | Chicken, fish | 5.7 | 67.8 |
| 9 | Alcoholic beverages | 4.4 | 70.2 | 9 | Alcoholic beverages | 4.5 | 72.3 |
| 10 | Fruit, juice | 3.9 | 74.2 | 10 | Fats & oils | 4.0 | 76.3 |
1. Too many calories
We have eaten either calories or too much high calories' foods that lead to overweight and promote all kinds of diseases including diabetes and heart diseases and stroke.
2. Too much unsaturated fat and trans fat
While unsaturated fat is considered so so as it inceasesboth LDL and HDL, trans fat increases bad cholesterol ( LDL) and decreases level of good cholesterol (HDL), leading to cholesterol and triglycerides accumulated in the arteries that block the blood transportation as well as increasing the plague build up on the arterial wall, thus elevating the risk of breaking off of the small vessel.
3. Sugar and Sweetener
Sugar and sweetener get into our blood stream quickly that increases the risk of fluctuation of insulin. Prolong period of eating them causes hormone imbalance and damages the the receptor sites and pancreas function in regulating the blood sugar.
4. Beverages and Alcohol
Beverage contains high amount of artificial sugar and ingredients that were proven to damage the pancreas in insulin regulation and interferes with our body in hormone secretion. Alcohol besides causing nervous tension and damaging the circulatory system, it may damage the liver, causing immune dysfunction and decreasing the liver in synthesis carbohydrate and fat and protein metabolism.
5. Low vegetables and fruits
Vegetables and fruits contains high amount of nutrients that are necessary for supporting our body daily activity. Deficiency causes wide range of health diseases.
6. Low essential nutrient
We eat too much junk foods that not only cause weigh gain, but also nutrient deficiency.
B. In Chinese medicine perspective
1. Too much Saturated at and trans fat
a) Oily and greasy food after entering the stomach, it divides into 2 parts, the food qi flows upward and absorbed by the Spleen and the pulp is digested by stomach and the essence also absorbed by the Spleen. Too much saturated and trans fat cause energy overflow and excess energy (yang) are deposited in the waist area, leading to weight gain and affect circulation of qi.
b) Saturated fat and trans fat are yang pathogen and hot in nature, prolong period intake of these kinds of food causes excessive yang in the body and digestive disorder, leading to a domino effects, causing disharmonization in the body ecosystem. It may cause stroke, depending where the evil wind strikes ?
2. Refined product, artificial ingredient and cold drinks
Refined product, artificial ingredient and cold drinks are yin pathogen and cold in nature. As the body is dried up due to excessive yang, cold foods cause heat building up in the body, leading to the development of wind, the deadly element for the stroke and other kinds of disease.
VII. How typical American diet increases the risk of stroke
A. In conventional medicine perspective
As cholesterol and triglycerides building up in the bloodstream, obstructing the blood circulation, the hear has to work harder, causing high blood pressure if there is any disruption of blood caused blood to be blocked somewhere in the body or disruption of small vessel in the brain that obstructs the oxygen transportation to the brain cells and they die off, causing stroke.
B. In Chinese medicine perspective
Too much saturated fat, trans fat, beverages, alcohol, sugar and sweetener
In traditional Chinese medicine, Spleen is an organ in charge of the digestive function and energy absorption, too much fat and trans fat cause excess energy deposited in the waist area, leading to abnormal weight gain. Since fat and trans fat are considered are extreme yang pathogen and hot in nature, PROLONG PERIOD of EATING THEM will cause yin deficiency and dry heat.
They heat up the stomach after entering and dry up the moister that is necessary for food digestion, leading to heat accumulated in the stomach and intestines,causing thirst, abdominal fullness, distension and pain, constipation or hemorrhoids, etc. Excessive intake of hot food over prolong periods of time disturbs the balance of Spleen and stomach and affects conception and governing meridian in regulating the yin and yang energy in the body accordingly and subsequently the penetrating meridian. As the body no longer can adjust with the excessive yang combined with the damp cold (cold drinks, refined products and artificial ingredients) , it leads to development of wind, causing the stroke.
In some cases, stroke may be caused by an insufficiency of liver-yin due to the dryness of the blood as the heat move the wind upward that affects the meridians and obstructs orifices, leading to stagnation fof qi and blood, causing stroke.
In short, prolong period of time intake of hot and cool may dis-harmonize our body as our organs no long can adjust to excessive building up of yin and yang, that in turn obstructs the qi flow in the meridian and causes blood stagnation in the zang fu organs, depending what is diagnosed ? and what organ has been damage the most ?, it causes stroke, heart diseases or others.
VII. How raw food diet reduces the risk of heart diseases and stroke
A. In conventional medicine perspective
1. Nutrients and enzymes
Raw foods contain high levels of vitamins and minerals than cook foods, because heat causes the loss of nutrients and destroying enzymes.
2. Reducing cholesterol and triglycerides
raw foods contains high amount of polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fat that reduces the levels of bad cholesterol (LDL) and triglycerides and increase the levels of good cholesterol (HLD), thereby reducing the risk of cholesterol building up in the blood stream.
3. Reducing blood pressure
As the blood vessels now clear up, our heart do no need to harder to pump blood, thereby decreasing the risk of high blood pressure and breaking off the small blood vein in the body.
4. Reduce cholesterol and triglycerides
raw foods contains high amount of polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fat that reduces the levels of bad cholesterol (LDL) and triglycerides and increase the levels of good cholesterol (HLD), thereby reducing the risk of cholesterol building up in the blood stream.
5. Etc.
B. In traditional Chinese medicine
Since raw food is considered as yin pathogen and cool in nature. Although TCM has never recommended the uses of raw foods to treat people with yin deficiency or excessive yang present, introducing cool foods is always one of the treatment. As raw food continuously reduces the level of excessive yang due to typical American diet, it decreases the risk of development of wind, thus decreasing the risk of stroke. Believe it or not, one day raw food diet will bring the body back to harmonize (balance of yin and yang, it may take a long time). I believe that is the time you must forgo the intake of raw food and replace it by more balancing foods to prevent the excessive yin and yang deficiency symptoms.
VII. Final words
2 different ideologies, 2 different doctrines and 2 different approaches and ONE objective ( How to make us healthier.
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Kyle J. Norton
I have been studying natural remedies for disease prevention for over 20 years
and working as a financial consultant since 1990. Master degree in Mathematics
and BA in World Literature, teaching and tutoring math at colleges and
universities before joining insurance industries. Part time Health, Insurance and
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