If you have elevated cholesterol, high blood pressure and or belly fat you need to read this article. It will help you understand why taking medication is not the only answer or choice to reducing cholesterol. I will share with you a general understanding of how stress drives up cholesterol, blood pressure and belly fat. Elevated cholesterol is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease and a big concern for many. The first question to ask is where does cholesterol come from? The research shows, 15-30% of the total blood cholesterol comes from your diet depending on what you eat. Over the last 25 years or so there has been a huge public awareness campaign for people to stop eating cholesterol. So we see food packages with a "no cholesterol" label. And here is a key finding... many have actually reduced their cholesterol intake yet they may still have elevated cholesterol in their blood. How is this happening? Your body makes cholesterol in the liver and this may account for some 70-85% of the total cholesterol in you blood. So even if you eat zero cholesterol your body would make all it needs in the liver. A smart question to ask is why is my body making cholesterol? What is stimulating it to produce it and an even better question would be how can I slow it down? What is becoming very clear in the research is that one of the strongest stimuli on the liver to produce cholesterol is... insulin! Yes that's the hormone involved in blood sugar management. Insulin is a very powerful stimulus that tells the body to store energy and produce cholesterol. In the liver it turns on enzymes that produce cholesterol. Insulin also stimulates the liver to make more LDL the "bad" cholesterol. Now you are probable asking, what makes my insulin levels go up? Great question. One of the biggest components is your diet and specifically your intake of the sugar spiking foods. We call these the High Glycemic foods. It can also be the excessive intake of carbohydrates which as a society we take in way to many. Nutrient insufficiencies can also contribute to "insulin resistance". This means the insulin receptors that help bring down blood sugar don't work quite right so the body compensates and produces more insulin to get the job done, to drive the sugar into the cells. There are also other factors at play that alter you physiology to increase insulin. One very key player is lack of sleep. Reducing your sleep from 8 hours to just 6 hours a night for 7 days can greatly increase your insulin production. (It will also increase hormones that make you eat more as well reduce your satiety so you don't feel full and keep eating.) And finally the elevated stress hormone, which is called cortisol, also drives up insulin in turn driving up cholesterol production. Cortisol elevates blood sugar and insulin reduces it thus they work in opposition. Chronic stress drives up insulin, which in turn drives up cholesterol production. It is also interesting to note that lack of sleep also greatly drives up cortisol levels and feeds forward this cycle. Cortisol also directly acts directly on the liver to increase cholesterol production. The story doesn't stop here. It has been know for a long time that elevated blood pressure is part of the "ticking time bomb" of cardiovascular disease. Often many have elevated cholesterol and elevated blood pressure and maybe even belly fat at the same time. Insulin also working through multiple mechanisms contributes to "vascular inflammation" which is what drives up blood pressure (BP). And chronic stress also causes elevated blood pressure directly. Earlier it was stated that insulin promotes storage of fat. It does this everywhere on the body including the belly area. The fat tissue around you organs is unique in that it has high levels of cortisol receptors. What this means to you is... when you are chronically stressed, the fat cell are continually getting the signal to "store fat". The external "symptom" is that you gain belly fat. It is a sign that your physiology is out of balance and has been for a while. Simply cutting calories is not the answer to reducing belly fat. It is vital to understand that belly fat sits in you not on you. It sits deep within your abdominal area around your organs where it causes damage. It is the most dangerous type of fat. There is a condition called Metabolic Syndrome which to simplify we could say is kind of like "pre-diabetes". Some of the "symptoms" include elevated blood pressure and or cholesterol, and or elevated LDL and low HDL and belly fat. Can you see how these pieces of the puzzle work together to give or take away your health? Elevated cholesterol is not your problem. Your out of balance physiology which is driving up cholesterol production is. And that's most likely due to your lifestyle. You have complete control over these factors! As a matter of fact the major governing bodies that recommend treatment to doctors recommend diet and lifestyle before medications! Now, you could use medications (statin drugs) to bring down your cholesterol. And they can do that but they do have some negative effect associated with them namely muscle pain and fatigue. Or you could work "upstream" and take actions which give you direct control and which directly target the root cause of your elevated cholesterol (and other risk factors!). What's your choice? Some key solutions include: Improving the amount of your sleep to the recommended eight hours per night, focus on reducing stress in all the different areas of your life (workplace, home life, life purpose, mission, direction, reducing sources of inflammation, financial stress, etc) that is the key area of my writings. See website Stress Reduction Stress Relief to get more free training videos. And also key is reducing your intake of high glycemic carbohydrates, reducing intake of "liquid candy" and boosting your diet with key nutrients to overcome any shortfalls (multi vitamin-mineral). Increasing both soluble and insoluble fibers will help to stabilize blood sugar, reduce insulin as well as bind cholesterol before it enters your blood which all bring cholesterol down. I can also strongly recommend and encourage you to move more. Can you move more for fun, joy purpose and socialization? Of course you can. Exercise helps tire one out so we sleep better, it works better than any medication to improve insulin resistance and lower insulin levels, it help "burn" stress and fat and it gives our bodies muscle tone which is sexy! NICE. We did it as kids and we can do it as adults. I hope this article serves you well and shows you how stress drives up your cholesterol, BP and belly fat. I also hope it empowers you to take control of your health If you have elevated cholesterol, high blood pressure and or belly fat you need to read this article. It will help you understand why taking medication is not the only answer or choice to reducing cholesterol. I will share with you a general understanding of how stress drives up cholesterol, blood pressure and belly fat. Elevated cholesterol is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease and a big concern for many. The first question to ask is where does cholesterol come from? The research shows, 15-30% of the total blood cholesterol comes from your diet depending on what you eat. Over the last 25 years or so there has been a huge public awareness campaign for people to stop eating cholesterol. So we see food packages with a "no cholesterol" label. And here is a key finding... many have actually reduced their cholesterol intake yet they may still have elevated cholesterol in their blood. How is this happening? Your body makes cholesterol in the liver and this may account for some 70-85% of the total cholesterol in you blood. So even if you eat zero cholesterol your body would make all it needs in the liver. A smart question to ask is why is my body making cholesterol? What is stimulating it to produce it and an even better question would be how can I slow it down? What is becoming very clear in the research is that one of the strongest stimuli on the liver to produce cholesterol is... insulin! Yes that's the hormone involved in blood sugar management. Insulin is a very powerful stimulus that tells the body to store energy and produce cholesterol. In the liver it turns on enzymes that produce cholesterol. Insulin also stimulates the liver to make more LDL the "bad" cholesterol. Now you are probable asking, what makes my insulin levels go up? Great question. One of the biggest components is your diet and specifically your intake of the sugar spiking foods. We call these the High Glycemic foods. It can also be the excessive intake of carbohydrates which as a society we take in way to many. Nutrient insufficiencies can also contribute to "insulin resistance". This means the insulin receptors that help bring down blood sugar don't work quite right so the body compensates and produces more insulin to get the job done, to drive the sugar into the cells. There are also other factors at play that alter you physiology to increase insulin. One very key player is lack of sleep. Reducing your sleep from 8 hours to just 6 hours a night for 7 days can greatly increase your insulin production. (It will also increase hormones that make you eat more as well reduce your satiety so you don't feel full and keep eating.) And finally the elevated stress hormone, which is called cortisol, also drives up insulin in turn driving up cholesterol production. Cortisol elevates blood sugar and insulin reduces it thus they work in opposition. Chronic stress drives up insulin, which in turn drives up cholesterol production. It is also interesting to note that lack of sleep also greatly drives up cortisol levels and feeds forward this cycle. Cortisol also directly acts directly on the liver to increase cholesterol production. The story doesn't stop here. It has been know for a long time that elevated blood pressure is part of the "ticking time bomb" of cardiovascular disease. Often many have elevated cholesterol and elevated blood pressure and maybe even belly fat at the same time. Insulin also working through multiple mechanisms contributes to "vascular inflammation" which is what drives up blood pressure (BP). And chronic stress also causes elevated blood pressure directly. Earlier it was stated that insulin promotes storage of fat. It does this everywhere on the body including the belly area. The fat tissue around you organs is unique in that it has high levels of cortisol receptors. What this means to you is... when you are chronically stressed, the fat cell are continually getting the signal to "store fat". The external "symptom" is that you gain belly fat. It is a sign that your physiology is out of balance and has been for a while. Simply cutting calories is not the answer to reducing belly fat. It is vital to understand that belly fat sits in you not on you. It sits deep within your abdominal area around your organs where it causes damage. It is the most dangerous type of fat. There is a condition called Metabolic Syndrome which to simplify we could say is kind of like "pre-diabetes". Some of the "symptoms" include elevated blood pressure and or cholesterol, and or elevated LDL and low HDL and belly fat. Can you see how these pieces of the puzzle work together to give or take away your health? Elevated cholesterol is not your problem. Your out of balance physiology which is driving up cholesterol production is. And that's most likely due to your lifestyle. You have complete control over these factors! As a matter of fact the major governing bodies that recommend treatment to doctors recommend diet and lifestyle before medications! Now, you could use medications (statin drugs) to bring down your cholesterol. And they can do that but they do have some negative effect associated with them namely muscle pain and fatigue. Or you could work "upstream" and take actions which give you direct control and which directly target the root cause of your elevated cholesterol (and other risk factors!). What's your choice? Some key solutions include: Improving the amount of your sleep to the recommended eight hours per night, focus on reducing stress in all the different areas of your life (workplace, home life, life purpose, mission, direction, reducing sources of inflammation, financial stress, etc) that is the key area of my writings. See website Stress Reduction Stress Relief to get more free training videos. And also key is reducing your intake of high glycemic carbohydrates, reducing intake of "liquid candy" and boosting your diet with key nutrients to overcome any shortfalls (multi vitamin-mineral). Increasing both soluble and insoluble fibers will help to stabilize blood sugar, reduce insulin as well as bind cholesterol before it enters your blood which all bring cholesterol down. I can also strongly recommend and encourage you to move more. Can you move more for fun, joy purpose and socialization? Of course you can. Exercise helps tire one out so we sleep better, it works better than any medication to improve insulin resistance and lower insulin levels, it help "burn" stress and fat and it gives our bodies muscle tone which is sexy! NICE. We did it as kids and we can do it as adults. I hope this article serves you well and shows you how stress drives up your cholesterol, BP and belly fat. I also hope it empowers you to take control of your health

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If you have elevated cholesterol, high blood pressure and or belly fat you need to read this article. It will help you understand why taking medication is not the only answer or choice to reducing cholesterol. I will share with you a general understanding of how stress drives up cholesterol, blood pressure and belly fat. Elevated cholesterol is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease and a big concern for many. The first question to ask is where does cholesterol come from? The research shows, 15-30% of the total blood cholesterol comes from your diet depending on what you eat. Over the last 25 years or so there has been a huge public awareness campaign for people to stop eating cholesterol. So we see food packages with a "no cholesterol" label. And here is a key finding... many have actually reduced their cholesterol intake yet they may still have elevated cholesterol in their blood. How is this happening? Your body makes cholesterol in the liver and this may account for some 70-85% of the total cholesterol in you blood. So even if you eat zero cholesterol your body would make all it needs in the liver. A smart question to ask is why is my body making cholesterol? What is stimulating it to produce it and an even better question would be how can I slow it down? What is becoming very clear in the research is that one of the strongest stimuli on the liver to produce cholesterol is... insulin! Yes that's the hormone involved in blood sugar management. Insulin is a very powerful stimulus that tells the body to store energy and produce cholesterol. In the liver it turns on enzymes that produce cholesterol. Insulin also stimulates the liver to make more LDL the "bad" cholesterol. Now you are probable asking, what makes my insulin levels go up? Great question. One of the biggest components is your diet and specifically your intake of the sugar spiking foods. We call these the High Glycemic foods. It can also be the excessive intake of carbohydrates which as a society we take in way to many. Nutrient insufficiencies can also contribute to "insulin resistance". This means the insulin receptors that help bring down blood sugar don't work quite right so the body compensates and produces more insulin to get the job done, to drive the sugar into the cells. There are also other factors at play that alter you physiology to increase insulin. One very key player is lack of sleep. Reducing your sleep from 8 hours to just 6 hours a night for 7 days can greatly increase your insulin production. (It will also increase hormones that make you eat more as well reduce your satiety so you don't feel full and keep eating.) And finally the elevated stress hormone, which is called cortisol, also drives up insulin in turn driving up cholesterol production. Cortisol elevates blood sugar and insulin reduces it thus they work in opposition. Chronic stress drives up insulin, which in turn drives up cholesterol production. It is also interesting to note that lack of sleep also greatly drives up cortisol levels and feeds forward this cycle. Cortisol also directly acts directly on the liver to increase cholesterol production. The story doesn't stop here. It has been know for a long time that elevated blood pressure is part of the "ticking time bomb" of cardiovascular disease. Often many have elevated cholesterol and elevated blood pressure and maybe even belly fat at the same time. Insulin also working through multiple mechanisms contributes to "vascular inflammation" which is what drives up blood pressure (BP). And chronic stress also causes elevated blood pressure directly. Earlier it was stated that insulin promotes storage of fat. It does this everywhere on the body including the belly area. The fat tissue around you organs is unique in that it has high levels of cortisol receptors. What this means to you is... when you are chronically stressed, the fat cell are continually getting the signal to "store fat". The external "symptom" is that you gain belly fat. It is a sign that your physiology is out of balance and has been for a while. Simply cutting calories is not the answer to reducing belly fat. It is vital to understand that belly fat sits in you not on you. It sits deep within your abdominal area around your organs where it causes damage. It is the most dangerous type of fat. There is a condition called Metabolic Syndrome which to simplify we could say is kind of like "pre-diabetes". Some of the "symptoms" include elevated blood pressure and or cholesterol, and or elevated LDL and low HDL and belly fat. Can you see how these pieces of the puzzle work together to give or take away your health? Elevated cholesterol is not your problem. Your out of balance physiology which is driving up cholesterol production is. And that's most likely due to your lifestyle. You have complete control over these factors! As a matter of fact the major governing bodies that recommend treatment to doctors recommend diet and lifestyle before medications! Now, you could use medications (statin drugs) to bring down your cholesterol. And they can do that but they do have some negative effect associated with them namely muscle pain and fatigue. Or you could work "upstream" and take actions which give you direct control and which directly target the root cause of your elevated cholesterol (and other risk factors!). What's your choice? Some key solutions include: Improving the amount of your sleep to the recommended eight hours per night, focus on reducing stress in all the different areas of your life (workplace, home life, life purpose, mission, direction, reducing sources of inflammation, financial stress, etc) that is the key area of my writings. See website Stress Reduction Stress Relief to get more free training videos. And also key is reducing your intake of high glycemic carbohydrates, reducing intake of "liquid candy" and boosting your diet with key nutrients to overcome any shortfalls (multi vitamin-mineral). Increasing both soluble and insoluble fibers will help to stabilize blood sugar, reduce insulin as well as bind cholesterol before it enters your blood which all bring cholesterol down. I can also strongly recommend and encourage you to move more. Can you move more for fun, joy purpose and socialization? Of course you can. Exercise helps tire one out so we sleep better, it works better than any medication to improve insulin resistance and lower insulin levels, it help "burn" stress and fat and it gives our bodies muscle tone which is sexy! NICE. We did it as kids and we can do it as adults. I hope this article serves you well and shows you how stress drives up your cholesterol, BP and belly fat. I also hope it empowers you to take control of your health If you have elevated cholesterol, high blood pressure and or belly fat you need to read this article. It will help you understand why taking medication is not the only answer or choice to reducing cholesterol. I will share with you a general understanding of how stress drives up cholesterol, blood pressure and belly fat. Elevated cholesterol is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease and a big concern for many. The first question to ask is where does cholesterol come from? The research shows, 15-30% of the total blood cholesterol comes from your diet depending on what you eat. Over the last 25 years or so there has been a huge public awareness campaign for people to stop eating cholesterol. So we see food packages with a "no cholesterol" label. And here is a key finding... many have actually reduced their cholesterol intake yet they may still have elevated cholesterol in their blood. How is this happening? Your body makes cholesterol in the liver and this may account for some 70-85% of the total cholesterol in you blood. So even if you eat zero cholesterol your body would make all it needs in the liver. A smart question to ask is why is my body making cholesterol? What is stimulating it to produce it and an even better question would be how can I slow it down? What is becoming very clear in the research is that one of the strongest stimuli on the liver to produce cholesterol is... insulin! Yes that's the hormone involved in blood sugar management. Insulin is a very powerful stimulus that tells the body to store energy and produce cholesterol. In the liver it turns on enzymes that produce cholesterol. Insulin also stimulates the liver to make more LDL the "bad" cholesterol. Now you are probable asking, what makes my insulin levels go up? Great question. One of the biggest components is your diet and specifically your intake of the sugar spiking foods. We call these the High Glycemic foods. It can also be the excessive intake of carbohydrates which as a society we take in way to many. Nutrient insufficiencies can also contribute to "insulin resistance". This means the insulin receptors that help bring down blood sugar don't work quite right so the body compensates and produces more insulin to get the job done, to drive the sugar into the cells. There are also other factors at play that alter you physiology to increase insulin. One very key player is lack of sleep. Reducing your sleep from 8 hours to just 6 hours a night for 7 days can greatly increase your insulin production. (It will also increase hormones that make you eat more as well reduce your satiety so you don't feel full and keep eating.) And finally the elevated stress hormone, which is called cortisol, also drives up insulin in turn driving up cholesterol production. Cortisol elevates blood sugar and insulin reduces it thus they work in opposition. Chronic stress drives up insulin, which in turn drives up cholesterol production. It is also interesting to note that lack of sleep also greatly drives up cortisol levels and feeds forward this cycle. Cortisol also directly acts directly on the liver to increase cholesterol production. The story doesn't stop here. It has been know for a long time that elevated blood pressure is part of the "ticking time bomb" of cardiovascular disease. Often many have elevated cholesterol and elevated blood pressure and maybe even belly fat at the same time. Insulin also working through multiple mechanisms contributes to "vascular inflammation" which is what drives up blood pressure (BP). And chronic stress also causes elevated blood pressure directly. Earlier it was stated that insulin promotes storage of fat. It does this everywhere on the body including the belly area. The fat tissue around you organs is unique in that it has high levels of cortisol receptors. What this means to you is... when you are chronically stressed, the fat cell are continually getting the signal to "store fat". The external "symptom" is that you gain belly fat. It is a sign that your physiology is out of balance and has been for a while. Simply cutting calories is not the answer to reducing belly fat. It is vital to understand that belly fat sits in you not on you. It sits deep within your abdominal area around your organs where it causes damage. It is the most dangerous type of fat. There is a condition called Metabolic Syndrome which to simplify we could say is kind of like "pre-diabetes". Some of the "symptoms" include elevated blood pressure and or cholesterol, and or elevated LDL and low HDL and belly fat. Can you see how these pieces of the puzzle work together to give or take away your health? Elevated cholesterol is not your problem. Your out of balance physiology which is driving up cholesterol production is. And that's most likely due to your lifestyle. You have complete control over these factors! As a matter of fact the major governing bodies that recommend treatment to doctors recommend diet and lifestyle before medications! Now, you could use medications (statin drugs) to bring down your cholesterol. And they can do that but they do have some negative effect associated with them namely muscle pain and fatigue. Or you could work "upstream" and take actions which give you direct control and which directly target the root cause of your elevated cholesterol (and other risk factors!). What's your choice? Some key solutions include: Improving the amount of your sleep to the recommended eight hours per night, focus on reducing stress in all the different areas of your life (workplace, home life, life purpose, mission, direction, reducing sources of inflammation, financial stress, etc) that is the key area of my writings. See website Stress Reduction Stress Relief to get more free training videos. And also key is reducing your intake of high glycemic carbohydrates, reducing intake of "liquid candy" and boosting your diet with key nutrients to overcome any shortfalls (multi vitamin-mineral). Increasing both soluble and insoluble fibers will help to stabilize blood sugar, reduce insulin as well as bind cholesterol before it enters your blood which all bring cholesterol down. I can also strongly recommend and encourage you to move more. Can you move more for fun, joy purpose and socialization? Of course you can. Exercise helps tire one out so we sleep better, it works better than any medication to improve insulin resistance and lower insulin levels, it help "burn" stress and fat and it gives our bodies muscle tone which is sexy! NICE. We did it as kids and we can do it as adults. I hope this article serves you well and shows you how stress drives up your cholesterol, BP and belly fat. I also hope it empowers you to take control of your health

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If you have elevated cholesterol, high blood pressure and or belly fat you need to read this article. It will help you understand why taking medication is not the only answer or choice to reducing cholesterol. I will share with you a general understanding of how stress drives up cholesterol, blood pressure and belly fat. Elevated cholesterol is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease and a big concern for many. The first question to ask is where does cholesterol come from? The research shows, 15-30% of the total blood cholesterol comes from your diet depending on what you eat. Over the last 25 years or so there has been a huge public awareness campaign for people to stop eating cholesterol. So we see food packages with a "no cholesterol" label. And here is a key finding... many have actually reduced their cholesterol intake yet they may still have elevated cholesterol in their blood. How is this happening? Your body makes cholesterol in the liver and this may account for some 70-85% of the total cholesterol in you blood. So even if you eat zero cholesterol your body would make all it needs in the liver. A smart question to ask is why is my body making cholesterol? What is stimulating it to produce it and an even better question would be how can I slow it down? What is becoming very clear in the research is that one of the strongest stimuli on the liver to produce cholesterol is... insulin! Yes that's the hormone involved in blood sugar management. Insulin is a very powerful stimulus that tells the body to store energy and produce cholesterol. In the liver it turns on enzymes that produce cholesterol. Insulin also stimulates the liver to make more LDL the "bad" cholesterol. Now you are probable asking, what makes my insulin levels go up? Great question. One of the biggest components is your diet and specifically your intake of the sugar spiking foods. We call these the High Glycemic foods. It can also be the excessive intake of carbohydrates which as a society we take in way to many. Nutrient insufficiencies can also contribute to "insulin resistance". This means the insulin receptors that help bring down blood sugar don't work quite right so the body compensates and produces more insulin to get the job done, to drive the sugar into the cells. There are also other factors at play that alter you physiology to increase insulin. One very key player is lack of sleep. Reducing your sleep from 8 hours to just 6 hours a night for 7 days can greatly increase your insulin production. (It will also increase hormones that make you eat more as well reduce your satiety so you don't feel full and keep eating.) And finally the elevated stress hormone, which is called cortisol, also drives up insulin in turn driving up cholesterol production. Cortisol elevates blood sugar and insulin reduces it thus they work in opposition. Chronic stress drives up insulin, which in turn drives up cholesterol production. It is also interesting to note that lack of sleep also greatly drives up cortisol levels and feeds forward this cycle. Cortisol also directly acts directly on the liver to increase cholesterol production. The story doesn't stop here. It has been know for a long time that elevated blood pressure is part of the "ticking time bomb" of cardiovascular disease. Often many have elevated cholesterol and elevated blood pressure and maybe even belly fat at the same time. Insulin also working through multiple mechanisms contributes to "vascular inflammation" which is what drives up blood pressure (BP). And chronic stress also causes elevated blood pressure directly. Earlier it was stated that insulin promotes storage of fat. It does this everywhere on the body including the belly area. The fat tissue around you organs is unique in that it has high levels of cortisol receptors. What this means to you is... when you are chronically stressed, the fat cell are continually getting the signal to "store fat". The external "symptom" is that you gain belly fat. It is a sign that your physiology is out of balance and has been for a while. Simply cutting calories is not the answer to reducing belly fat. It is vital to understand that belly fat sits in you not on you. It sits deep within your abdominal area around your organs where it causes damage. It is the most dangerous type of fat. There is a condition called Metabolic Syndrome which to simplify we could say is kind of like "pre-diabetes". Some of the "symptoms" include elevated blood pressure and or cholesterol, and or elevated LDL and low HDL and belly fat. Can you see how these pieces of the puzzle work together to give or take away your health? Elevated cholesterol is not your problem. Your out of balance physiology which is driving up cholesterol production is. And that's most likely due to your lifestyle. You have complete control over these factors! As a matter of fact the major governing bodies that recommend treatment to doctors recommend diet and lifestyle before medications! Now, you could use medications (statin drugs) to bring down your cholesterol. And they can do that but they do have some negative effect associated with them namely muscle pain and fatigue. Or you could work "upstream" and take actions which give you direct control and which directly target the root cause of your elevated cholesterol (and other risk factors!). What's your choice? Some key solutions include: Improving the amount of your sleep to the recommended eight hours per night, focus on reducing stress in all the different areas of your life (workplace, home life, life purpose, mission, direction, reducing sources of inflammation, financial stress, etc) that is the key area of my writings. See website Stress Reduction Stress Relief to get more free training videos. And also key is reducing your intake of high glycemic carbohydrates, reducing intake of "liquid candy" and boosting your diet with key nutrients to overcome any shortfalls (multi vitamin-mineral). Increasing both soluble and insoluble fibers will help to stabilize blood sugar, reduce insulin as well as bind cholesterol before it enters your blood which all bring cholesterol down. If you have elevated cholesterol, high blood pressure and or belly fat you need to read this article. It will help you understand why taking medication is not the only answer or choice to reducing cholesterol. I will share with you a general understanding of how stress drives up cholesterol, blood pressure and belly fat. Elevated cholesterol is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease and a big concern for many. The first question to ask is where does cholesterol come from? The research shows, 15-30% of the total blood cholesterol comes from your diet depending on what you eat. Over the last 25 years or so there has been a huge public awareness campaign for people to stop eating cholesterol. So we see food packages with a "no cholesterol" label. And here is a key finding... many have actually reduced their cholesterol intake yet they may still have elevated cholesterol in their blood. How is this happening? Your body makes cholesterol in the liver and this may account for some 70-85% of the total cholesterol in you blood. So even if you eat zero cholesterol your body would make all it needs in the liver. A smart question to ask is why is my body making cholesterol? What is stimulating it to produce it and an even better question would be how can I slow it down? What is becoming very clear in the research is that one of the strongest stimuli on the liver to produce cholesterol is... insulin! Yes that's the hormone involved in blood sugar management. Insulin is a very powerful stimulus that tells the body to store energy and produce cholesterol. In the liver it turns on enzymes that produce cholesterol. Insulin also stimulates the liver to make more LDL the "bad" cholesterol. Now you are probable asking, what makes my insulin levels go up? Great question. One of the biggest components is your diet and specifically your intake of the sugar spiking foods. We call these the High Glycemic foods. It can also be the excessive intake of carbohydrates which as a society we take in way to many. Nutrient insufficiencies can also contribute to "insulin resistance". This means the insulin receptors that help bring down blood sugar don't work quite right so the body compensates and produces more insulin to get the job done, to drive the sugar into the cells. There are also other factors at play that alter you physiology to increase insulin. One very key player is lack of sleep. Reducing your sleep from 8 hours to just 6 hours a night for 7 days can greatly increase your insulin production. (It will also increase hormones that make you eat more as well reduce your satiety so you don't feel full and keep eating.) And finally the elevated stress hormone, which is called cortisol, also drives up insulin in turn driving up cholesterol production. Cortisol elevates blood sugar and insulin reduces it thus they work in opposition. Chronic stress drives up insulin, which in turn drives up cholesterol production. It is also interesting to note that lack of sleep also greatly drives up cortisol levels and feeds forward this cycle. Cortisol also directly acts directly on the liver to increase cholesterol production. The story doesn't stop here. It has been know for a long time that elevated blood pressure is part of the "ticking time bomb" of cardiovascular disease. Often many have elevated cholesterol and elevated blood pressure and maybe even belly fat at the same time. Insulin also working through multiple mechanisms contributes to "vascular inflammation" which is what drives up blood pressure (BP). And chronic stress also causes elevated blood pressure directly. Earlier it was stated that insulin promotes storage of fat. It does this everywhere on the body including the belly area. The fat tissue around you organs is unique in that it has high levels of cortisol receptors. What this means to you is... when you are chronically stressed, the fat cell are continually getting the signal to "store fat". The external "symptom" is that you gain belly fat. It is a sign that your physiology is out of balance and has been for a while. Simply cutting calories is not the answer to reducing belly fat. It is vital to understand that belly fat sits in you not on you. It sits deep within your abdominal area around your organs where it causes damage. It is the most dangerous type of fat. There is a condition called Metabolic Syndrome which to simplify we could say is kind of like "pre-diabetes". Some of the "symptoms" include elevated blood pressure and or cholesterol, and or elevated LDL and low HDL and belly fat. Can you see how these pieces of the puzzle work together to give or take away your health? Elevated cholesterol is not your problem. Your out of balance physiology which is driving up cholesterol production is. And that's most likely due to your lifestyle. You have complete control over these factors! As a matter of fact the major governing bodies that recommend treatment to doctors recommend diet and lifestyle before medications! Now, you could use medications (statin drugs) to bring down your cholesterol. And they can do that but they do have some negative effect associated with them namely muscle pain and fatigue. Or you could work "upstream" and take actions which give you direct control and which directly target the root cause of your elevated cholesterol (and other risk factors!). What's your choice? Some key solutions include: Improving the amount of your sleep to the recommended eight hours per night, focus on reducing stress in all the different areas of your life (workplace, home life, life purpose, mission, direction, reducing sources of inflammation, financial stress, etc) that is the key area of my writings. See website Stress Reduction Stress Relief to get more free training videos. And also key is reducing your intake of high glycemic carbohydrates, reducing intake of "liquid candy" and boosting your diet with key nutrients to overcome any shortfalls (multi vitamin-mineral). Increasing both soluble and insoluble fibers will help to stabilize blood sugar, reduce insulin as well as bind cholesterol before it enters your blood which all bring cholesterol down.

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Many people are diagnosed each year with mitral valve prolapse, which indicates that one or both of the mitral valves aren't opening and shutting correctly as blood is pumped from the top part of the heart to the bottom part where it then goes out to the rest of the body. This diagnosis infers that the valve is prolapsed due to a structural problem with the valve itself, requiring surgical correction or replacement to correct the problem. People usually go to the doctor with symptoms like lightheadedness or fainting (syncope), racing heart when standing (tachycardia), gastrointestinal issues, general fatigue, low blood pressure, numbness, brain fog, etc., and when tests indicate that blood flow through the heart isn't right, or it looks like the valves aren't opening and shutting right, then the diagnosis is often mitral valve prolapse. Then for some reason, this diagnosis infers that there is something structurally wrong with the valve. What's important to keep in mind about this diagnosis is that the dysfunction of the valve may not be a structural defect that requires surgery--it may actually be a dysfunction of the autonomic nervous system or dysautonomia that is actually behind the valve not operating properly. As you might guess, mitral valve prolapse often has symptoms similar to dysautonomia symptoms. And when they can't put their finger on exactly what is causing the valve dysfunction or the group of symptoms, they call it MVP syndrome--which is actually dysautonomia when you get down to the details. Fortunately, many forms of dysautonomia can be treated and effectively with a variety of natural treatment options including nutritional supplementation, exercise, maintaining proper water and electrolyte balance, and other things that don't require surgery. Granted, in some cases there is a structural defect or problem with the valve that does require surgery to correct. But if there's any doubt at all about that, it can be more than worth your while to seek the opinion of an autonomic disorder specialist or dysautonomia doctor and at least let them run a few tests, and certainly before undergoing surgery. And the best places to do that is to Google something like dysautonomia doctor or dysautonomia treatment center. Even if there isn't one locally where you are, it can be worth it to travel to a top-rated clinic and get some definitive answers before you start other treatment protocols. It is far better to be as clear as possible about what is going on and then begin treatment than to start treatments when you're not sure. Hi, I work as a staff writer for Dysautonomia-MVP Center, LLC, a world-class autonomic disorder treatment center in Birmingham, AL. I wrote this article to help those that are looking for answers to mitral valve prolapse symptoms. Many people are diagnosed each year with mitral valve prolapse, which indicates that one or both of the mitral valves aren't opening and shutting correctly as blood is pumped from the top part of the heart to the bottom part where it then goes out to the rest of the body. This diagnosis infers that the valve is prolapsed due to a structural problem with the valve itself, requiring surgical correction or replacement to correct the problem. People usually go to the doctor with symptoms like lightheadedness or fainting (syncope), racing heart when standing (tachycardia), gastrointestinal issues, general fatigue, low blood pressure, numbness, brain fog, etc., and when tests indicate that blood flow through the heart isn't right, or it looks like the valves aren't opening and shutting right, then the diagnosis is often mitral valve prolapse. Then for some reason, this diagnosis infers that there is something structurally wrong with the valve. What's important to keep in mind about this diagnosis is that the dysfunction of the valve may not be a structural defect that requires surgery--it may actually be a dysfunction of the autonomic nervous system or dysautonomia that is actually behind the valve not operating properly. As you might guess, mitral valve prolapse often has symptoms similar to dysautonomia symptoms. And when they can't put their finger on exactly what is causing the valve dysfunction or the group of symptoms, they call it MVP syndrome--which is actually dysautonomia when you get down to the details. Fortunately, many forms of dysautonomia can be treated and effectively with a variety of natural treatment options including nutritional supplementation, exercise, maintaining proper water and electrolyte balance, and other things that don't require surgery. Granted, in some cases there is a structural defect or problem with the valve that does require surgery to correct. But if there's any doubt at all about that, it can be more than worth your while to seek the opinion of an autonomic disorder specialist or dysautonomia doctor and at least let them run a few tests, and certainly before undergoing surgery. And the best places to do that is to Google something like dysautonomia doctor or dysautonomia treatment center. Even if there isn't one locally where you are, it can be worth it to travel to a top-rated clinic and get some definitive answers before you start other treatment protocols. It is far better to be as clear as possible about what is going on and then begin treatment than to start treatments when you're not sure. Hi, I work as a staff writer for Dysautonomia-MVP Center, LLC, a world-class autonomic disorder treatment center in Birmingham, AL. I wrote this article to help those that are looking for answers to mitral valve prolapse symptoms. Many people are diagnosed each year with mitral valve prolapse, which indicates that one or both of the mitral valves aren't opening and shutting correctly as blood is pumped from the top part of the heart to the bottom part where it then goes out to the rest of the body. This diagnosis infers that the valve is prolapsed due to a structural problem with the valve itself, requiring surgical correction or replacement to correct the problem. People usually go to the doctor with symptoms like lightheadedness or fainting (syncope), racing heart when standing (tachycardia), gastrointestinal issues, general fatigue, low blood pressure, numbness, brain fog, etc., and when tests indicate that blood flow through the heart isn't right, or it looks like the valves aren't opening and shutting right, then the diagnosis is often mitral valve prolapse. Then for some reason, this diagnosis infers that there is something structurally wrong with the valve. What's important to keep in mind about this diagnosis is that the dysfunction of the valve may not be a structural defect that requires surgery--it may actually be a dysfunction of the autonomic nervous system or dysautonomia that is actually behind the valve not operating properly. As you might guess, mitral valve prolapse often has symptoms similar to dysautonomia symptoms. And when they can't put their finger on exactly what is causing the valve dysfunction or the group of symptoms, they call it MVP syndrome--which is actually dysautonomia when you get down to the details. Fortunately, many forms of dysautonomia can be treated and effectively with a variety of natural treatment options including nutritional supplementation, exercise, maintaining proper water and electrolyte balance, and other things that don't require surgery. Granted, in some cases there is a structural defect or problem with the valve that does require surgery to correct. But if there's any doubt at all about that, it can be more than worth your while to seek the opinion of an autonomic disorder specialist or dysautonomia doctor and at least let them run a few tests, and certainly before undergoing surgery. And the best places to do that is to Google something like dysautonomia doctor or dysautonomia treatment center. Even if there isn't one locally where you are, it can be worth it to travel to a top-rated clinic and get some definitive answers before you start other treatment protocols. It is far better to be as clear as possible about what is going on and then begin treatment than to start treatments when you're not sure. Hi, I work as a staff writer for Dysautonomia-MVP Center, LLC, a world-class autonomic disorder treatment center in Birmingham, AL. I wrote this article to help those that are looking for answers to mitral valve prolapse symptoms.

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Many people are diagnosed each year with mitral valve prolapse, which indicates that one or both of the mitral valves aren't opening and shutting correctly as blood is pumped from the top part of the heart to the bottom part where it then goes out to the rest of the body. This diagnosis infers that the valve is prolapsed due to a structural problem with the valve itself, requiring surgical correction or replacement to correct the problem. People usually go to the doctor with symptoms like lightheadedness or fainting (syncope), racing heart when standing (tachycardia), gastrointestinal issues, general fatigue, low blood pressure, numbness, brain fog, etc., and when tests indicate that blood flow through the heart isn't right, or it looks like the valves aren't opening and shutting right, then the diagnosis is often mitral valve prolapse. Then for some reason, this diagnosis infers that there is something structurally wrong with the valve. What's important to keep in mind about this diagnosis is that the dysfunction of the valve may not be a structural defect that requires surgery--it may actually be a dysfunction of the autonomic nervous system or dysautonomia that is actually behind the valve not operating properly. As you might guess, mitral valve prolapse often has symptoms similar to dysautonomia symptoms. And when they can't put their finger on exactly what is causing the valve dysfunction or the group of symptoms, they call it MVP syndrome--which is actually dysautonomia when you get down to the details. Fortunately, many forms of dysautonomia can be treated and effectively with a variety of natural treatment options including nutritional supplementation, exercise, maintaining proper water and electrolyte balance, and other things that don't require surgery. Granted, in some cases there is a structural defect or problem with the valve that does require surgery to correct. But if there's any doubt at all about that, it can be more than worth your while to seek the opinion of an autonomic disorder specialist or dysautonomia doctor and at least let them run a few tests, and certainly before undergoing surgery. And the best places to do that is to Google something like dysautonomia doctor or dysautonomia treatment center. Even if there isn't one locally where you are, it can be worth it to travel to a top-rated clinic and get some definitive answers before you start other treatment protocols. It is far better to be as clear as possible about what is going on and then begin treatment than to start treatments when you're not sure. Hi, I work as a staff writer for Dysautonomia-MVP Center, LLC, a world-class autonomic disorder treatment center in Birmingham, AL. I wrote this article to help those that are looking for answers to mitral valve prolapse symptoms. Many people are diagnosed each year with mitral valve prolapse, which indicates that one or both of the mitral valves aren't opening and shutting correctly as blood is pumped from the top part of the heart to the bottom part where it then goes out to the rest of the body. This diagnosis infers that the valve is prolapsed due to a structural problem with the valve itself, requiring surgical correction or replacement to correct the problem. People usually go to the doctor with symptoms like lightheadedness or fainting (syncope), racing heart when standing (tachycardia), gastrointestinal issues, general fatigue, low blood pressure, numbness, brain fog, etc., and when tests indicate that blood flow through the heart isn't right, or it looks like the valves aren't opening and shutting right, then the diagnosis is often mitral valve prolapse. Then for some reason, this diagnosis infers that there is something structurally wrong with the valve. What's important to keep in mind about this diagnosis is that the dysfunction of the valve may not be a structural defect that requires surgery--it may actually be a dysfunction of the autonomic nervous system or dysautonomia that is actually behind the valve not operating properly. As you might guess, mitral valve prolapse often has symptoms similar to dysautonomia symptoms. And when they can't put their finger on exactly what is causing the valve dysfunction or the group of symptoms, they call it MVP syndrome--which is actually dysautonomia when you get down to the details. Fortunately, many forms of dysautonomia can be treated and effectively with a variety of natural treatment options including nutritional supplementation, exercise, maintaining proper water and electrolyte balance, and other things that don't require surgery. Granted, in some cases there is a structural defect or problem with the valve that does require surgery to correct. But if there's any doubt at all about that, it can be more than worth your while to seek the opinion of an autonomic disorder specialist or dysautonomia doctor and at least let them run a few tests, and certainly before undergoing surgery. And the best places to do that is to Google something like dysautonomia doctor or dysautonomia treatment center. Even if there isn't one locally where you are, it can be worth it to travel to a top-rated clinic and get some definitive answers before you start other treatment protocols. It is far better to be as clear as possible about what is going on and then begin treatment than to start treatments when you're not sure. Hi, I work as a staff writer for Dysautonomia-MVP Center, LLC, a world-class autonomic disorder treatment center in Birmingham, AL. I wrote this article to help those that are looking for answers to mitral valve prolapse symptoms. Many people are diagnosed each year with mitral valve prolapse, which indicates that one or both of the mitral valves aren't opening and shutting correctly as blood is pumped from the top part of the heart to the bottom part where it then goes out to the rest of the body. This diagnosis infers that the valve is prolapsed due to a structural problem with the valve itself, requiring surgical correction or replacement to correct the problem. People usually go to the doctor with symptoms like lightheadedness or fainting (syncope), racing heart when standing (tachycardia), gastrointestinal issues, general fatigue, low blood pressure, numbness, brain fog, etc., and when tests indicate that blood flow through the heart isn't right, or it looks like the valves aren't opening and shutting right, then the diagnosis is often mitral valve prolapse. Then for some reason, this diagnosis infers that there is something structurally wrong with the valve. What's important to keep in mind about this diagnosis is that the dysfunction of the valve may not be a structural defect that requires surgery--it may actually be a dysfunction of the autonomic nervous system or dysautonomia that is actually behind the valve not operating properly. As you might guess, mitral valve prolapse often has symptoms similar to dysautonomia symptoms. And when they can't put their finger on exactly what is causing the valve dysfunction or the group of symptoms, they call it MVP syndrome--which is actually dysautonomia when you get down to the details. Fortunately, many forms of dysautonomia can be treated and effectively with a variety of natural treatment options including nutritional supplementation, exercise, maintaining proper water and electrolyte balance, and other things that don't require surgery. Granted, in some cases there is a structural defect or problem with the valve that does require surgery to correct. But if there's any doubt at all about that, it can be more than worth your while to seek the opinion of an autonomic disorder specialist or dysautonomia doctor and at least let them run a few tests, and certainly before undergoing surgery. And the best places to do that is to Google something like dysautonomia doctor or dysautonomia treatment center. Even if there isn't one locally where you are, it can be worth it to travel to a top-rated clinic and get some definitive answers before you start other treatment protocols. It is far better to be as clear as possible about what is going on and then begin treatment than to start treatments when you're not sure. Hi, I work as a staff writer for Dysautonomia-MVP Center, LLC, a world-class autonomic disorder treatment center in Birmingham, AL. I wrote this article to help those that are looking for answers to mitral valve prolapse symptoms.

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Many people are diagnosed each year with mitral valve prolapse, which indicates that one or both of the mitral valves aren't opening and shutting correctly as blood is pumped from the top part of the heart to the bottom part where it then goes out to the rest of the body. This diagnosis infers that the valve is prolapsed due to a structural problem with the valve itself, requiring surgical correction or replacement to correct the problem. People usually go to the doctor with symptoms like lightheadedness or fainting (syncope), racing heart when standing (tachycardia), gastrointestinal issues, general fatigue, low blood pressure, numbness, brain fog, etc., and when tests indicate that blood flow through the heart isn't right, or it looks like the valves aren't opening and shutting right, then the diagnosis is often mitral valve prolapse. Then for some reason, this diagnosis infers that there is something structurally wrong with the valve. What's important to keep in mind about this diagnosis is that the dysfunction of the valve may not be a structural defect that requires surgery--it may actually be a dysfunction of the autonomic nervous system or dysautonomia that is actually behind the valve not operating properly. As you might guess, mitral valve prolapse often has symptoms similar to dysautonomia symptoms. And when they can't put their finger on exactly what is causing the valve dysfunction or the group of symptoms, they call it MVP syndrome--which is actually dysautonomia when you get down to the details. Fortunately, many forms of dysautonomia can be treated and effectively with a variety of natural treatment options including nutritional supplementation, exercise, maintaining proper water and electrolyte balance, and other things that don't require surgery. Granted, in some cases there is a structural defect or problem with the valve that does require surgery to correct. But if there's any doubt at all about that, it can be more than worth your while to seek the opinion of an autonomic disorder specialist or dysautonomia doctor and at least let them run a few tests, and certainly before undergoing surgery. And the best places to do that is to Google something like dysautonomia doctor or dysautonomia treatment center. Even if there isn't one locally where you are, it can be worth it to travel to a top-rated clinic and get some definitive answers before you start other treatment protocols. It is far better to be as clear as possible about what is going on and then begin treatment than to start treatments when you're not sure. Hi, I work as a staff writer for Dysautonomia-MVP Center, LLC, a world-class autonomic disorder treatment center in Birmingham, AL. I wrote this article to help those that are looking for answers to mitral valve prolapse symptoms. Many people are diagnosed each year with mitral valve prolapse, which indicates that one or both of the mitral valves aren't opening and shutting correctly as blood is pumped from the top part of the heart to the bottom part where it then goes out to the rest of the body. This diagnosis infers that the valve is prolapsed due to a structural problem with the valve itself, requiring surgical correction or replacement to correct the problem. People usually go to the doctor with symptoms like lightheadedness or fainting (syncope), racing heart when standing (tachycardia), gastrointestinal issues, general fatigue, low blood pressure, numbness, brain fog, etc., and when tests indicate that blood flow through the heart isn't right, or it looks like the valves aren't opening and shutting right, then the diagnosis is often mitral valve prolapse. Then for some reason, this diagnosis infers that there is something structurally wrong with the valve. What's important to keep in mind about this diagnosis is that the dysfunction of the valve may not be a structural defect that requires surgery--it may actually be a dysfunction of the autonomic nervous system or dysautonomia that is actually behind the valve not operating properly. As you might guess, mitral valve prolapse often has symptoms similar to dysautonomia symptoms. And when they can't put their finger on exactly what is causing the valve dysfunction or the group of symptoms, they call it MVP syndrome--which is actually dysautonomia when you get down to the details. Fortunately, many forms of dysautonomia can be treated and effectively with a variety of natural treatment options including nutritional supplementation, exercise, maintaining proper water and electrolyte balance, and other things that don't require surgery. Granted, in some cases there is a structural defect or problem with the valve that does require surgery to correct. But if there's any doubt at all about that, it can be more than worth your while to seek the opinion of an autonomic disorder specialist or dysautonomia doctor and at least let them run a few tests, and certainly before undergoing surgery. And the best places to do that is to Google something like dysautonomia doctor or dysautonomia treatment center. Even if there isn't one locally where you are, it can be worth it to travel to a top-rated clinic and get some definitive answers before you start other treatment protocols. It is far better to be as clear as possible about what is going on and then begin treatment than to start treatments when you're not sure. Hi, I work as a staff writer for Dysautonomia-MVP Center, LLC, a world-class autonomic disorder treatment center in Birmingham, AL. I wrote this article to help those that are looking for answers to mitral valve prolapse symptoms. Many people are diagnosed each year with mitral valve prolapse, which indicates that one or both of the mitral valves aren't opening and shutting correctly as blood is pumped from the top part of the heart to the bottom part where it then goes out to the rest of the body. This diagnosis infers that the valve is prolapsed due to a structural problem with the valve itself, requiring surgical correction or replacement to correct the problem. People usually go to the doctor with symptoms like lightheadedness or fainting (syncope), racing heart when standing (tachycardia), gastrointestinal issues, general fatigue, low blood pressure, numbness, brain fog, etc., and when tests indicate that blood flow through the heart isn't right, or it looks like the valves aren't opening and shutting right, then the diagnosis is often mitral valve prolapse. Then for some reason, this diagnosis infers that there is something structurally wrong with the valve. What's important to keep in mind about this diagnosis is that the dysfunction of the valve may not be a structural defect that requires surgery--it may actually be a dysfunction of the autonomic nervous system or dysautonomia that is actually behind the valve not operating properly. As you might guess, mitral valve prolapse often has symptoms similar to dysautonomia symptoms. And when they can't put their finger on exactly what is causing the valve dysfunction or the group of symptoms, they call it MVP syndrome--which is actually dysautonomia when you get down to the details. Fortunately, many forms of dysautonomia can be treated and effectively with a variety of natural treatment options including nutritional supplementation, exercise, maintaining proper water and electrolyte balance, and other things that don't require surgery. Granted, in some cases there is a structural defect or problem with the valve that does require surgery to correct. But if there's any doubt at all about that, it can be more than worth your while to seek the opinion of an autonomic disorder specialist or dysautonomia doctor and at least let them run a few tests, and certainly before undergoing surgery. And the best places to do that is to Google something like dysautonomia doctor or dysautonomia treatment center. Even if there isn't one locally where you are, it can be worth it to travel to a top-rated clinic and get some definitive answers before you start other treatment protocols. It is far better to be as clear as possible about what is going on and then begin treatment than to start treatments when you're not sure. Hi, I work as a staff writer for Dysautonomia-MVP Center, LLC, a world-class autonomic disorder treatment center in Birmingham, AL. I wrote this article to help those that are looking for answers to mitral valve prolapse symptoms.

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Many people are diagnosed each year with mitral valve prolapse, which indicates that one or both of the mitral valves aren't opening and shutting correctly as blood is pumped from the top part of the heart to the bottom part where it then goes out to the rest of the body. This diagnosis infers that the valve is prolapsed due to a structural problem with the valve itself, requiring surgical correction or replacement to correct the problem. People usually go to the doctor with symptoms like lightheadedness or fainting (syncope), racing heart when standing (tachycardia), gastrointestinal issues, general fatigue, low blood pressure, numbness, brain fog, etc., and when tests indicate that blood flow through the heart isn't right, or it looks like the valves aren't opening and shutting right, then the diagnosis is often mitral valve prolapse. Then for some reason, this diagnosis infers that there is something structurally wrong with the valve. What's important to keep in mind about this diagnosis is that the dysfunction of the valve may not be a structural defect that requires surgery--it may actually be a dysfunction of the autonomic nervous system or dysautonomia that is actually behind the valve not operating properly. As you might guess, mitral valve prolapse often has symptoms similar to dysautonomia symptoms. And when they can't put their finger on exactly what is causing the valve dysfunction or the group of symptoms, they call it MVP syndrome--which is actually dysautonomia when you get down to the details. Fortunately, many forms of dysautonomia can be treated and effectively with a variety of natural treatment options including nutritional supplementation, exercise, maintaining proper water and electrolyte balance, and other things that don't require surgery. Many people are diagnosed each year with mitral valve prolapse, which indicates that one or both of the mitral valves aren't opening and shutting correctly as blood is pumped from the top part of the heart to the bottom part where it then goes out to the rest of the body. This diagnosis infers that the valve is prolapsed due to a structural problem with the valve itself, requiring surgical correction or replacement to correct the problem. People usually go to the doctor with symptoms like lightheadedness or fainting (syncope), racing heart when standing (tachycardia), gastrointestinal issues, general fatigue, low blood pressure, numbness, brain fog, etc., and when tests indicate that blood flow through the heart isn't right, or it looks like the valves aren't opening and shutting right, then the diagnosis is often mitral valve prolapse. Then for some reason, this diagnosis infers that there is something structurally wrong with the valve. What's important to keep in mind about this diagnosis is that the dysfunction of the valve may not be a structural defect that requires surgery--it may actually be a dysfunction of the autonomic nervous system or dysautonomia that is actually behind the valve not operating properly. As you might guess, mitral valve prolapse often has symptoms similar to dysautonomia symptoms. And when they can't put their finger on exactly what is causing the valve dysfunction or the group of symptoms, they call it MVP syndrome--which is actually dysautonomia when you get down to the details. Fortunately, many forms of dysautonomia can be treated and effectively with a variety of natural treatment options including nutritional supplementation, exercise, maintaining proper water and electrolyte balance, and other things that don't require surgery. Many people are diagnosed each year with mitral valve prolapse, which indicates that one or both of the mitral valves aren't opening and shutting correctly as blood is pumped from the top part of the heart to the bottom part where it then goes out to the rest of the body. This diagnosis infers that the valve is prolapsed due to a structural problem with the valve itself, requiring surgical correction or replacement to correct the problem. People usually go to the doctor with symptoms like lightheadedness or fainting (syncope), racing heart when standing (tachycardia), gastrointestinal issues, general fatigue, low blood pressure, numbness, brain fog, etc., and when tests indicate that blood flow through the heart isn't right, or it looks like the valves aren't opening and shutting right, then the diagnosis is often mitral valve prolapse. Then for some reason, this diagnosis infers that there is something structurally wrong with the valve. What's important to keep in mind about this diagnosis is that the dysfunction of the valve may not be a structural defect that requires surgery--it may actually be a dysfunction of the autonomic nervous system or dysautonomia that is actually behind the valve not operating properly. As you might guess, mitral valve prolapse often has symptoms similar to dysautonomia symptoms. And when they can't put their finger on exactly what is causing the valve dysfunction or the group of symptoms, they call it MVP syndrome--which is actually dysautonomia when you get down to the details. Fortunately, many forms of dysautonomia can be treated and effectively with a variety of natural treatment options including nutritional supplementation, exercise, maintaining proper water and electrolyte balance, and other things that don't require surgery.

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Over a million Americans will suffer a heart attack each year. While over half of the victims will die, the survivors will be forced to live with permanent heart damage. The important factor that must be considered, when someone is experiencing heart attack symptoms is immediate medical treatment. If treatment is not rendered immediately the risks of death will increase with every minute that passes. If you reside with someone, who has been diagnosed with cardiovascular disease, you should immediately arm yourself with all the information that you can possibly find about this condition. Most heart attacks are linked to a coronary thrombosis (blood clot), which will block the oxygen rich blood flow from reaching the heart. Inadequate oxygen enriched blood flow to the heart will lead to arrhythmia (irregular heartbeat) and the most common type is atrial fibrillation. Anticoagulants or blood thinners are prescribed to treat A-fib. The symptoms of a heart attack include angina (chest pain), pressure or discomfort on the left side of the chest. While the symptoms may subside after a few minutes, they will reappear. The victim may also experience radiating pain, which may involve the left side of the neck, jaw, upper back, abdomen, and both arms. Dyspnea (shortness of breath) is very common and may be linked to the inadequate blood supply to the lungs. Nausea, vomiting, vertigo (dizziness), and fatigue are also symptoms that the victim may or may not experience. If you or someone else exhibits signs of a heart attack, you should immediately dial 911. If treatment is not rendered within 1-2 hours, death may be inevitable. It is important to get regular checkups, so your physician will run several diagnostic tests, which will determine if you are suffering from cardiovascular disease. Coronary heart disease is a condition that involves plaque build-up in the coronary arteries. If a piece of the plaque breaks off from the artery, it can travel to the lungs or heart. The clot will cause a blockage of blood flow to the heart, which will lead to a heart attack. The most common cause of heart disease is cigarette smoking. Illicit drug use such as cocaine is another factor that is linked to coronary artery spasms, which can lead to a heart attack. Other causes are extreme anxiety, hypothermia, obesity, uncontrolled diabetes, and severe pain. By losing weight the healthy way with a diet and exercise regimen will decrease your risks of cardiovascular diseases. If you need a boost in attempting to lose weight or just to get started working out daily, you should lean on your friends and family for moral support. Over a million Americans will suffer a heart attack each year. While over half of the victims will die, the survivors will be forced to live with permanent heart damage. The important factor that must be considered, when someone is experiencing heart attack symptoms is immediate medical treatment. If treatment is not rendered immediately the risks of death will increase with every minute that passes. If you reside with someone, who has been diagnosed with cardiovascular disease, you should immediately arm yourself with all the information that you can possibly find about this condition. Most heart attacks are linked to a coronary thrombosis (blood clot), which will block the oxygen rich blood flow from reaching the heart. Inadequate oxygen enriched blood flow to the heart will lead to arrhythmia (irregular heartbeat) and the most common type is atrial fibrillation. Anticoagulants or blood thinners are prescribed to treat A-fib. The symptoms of a heart attack include angina (chest pain), pressure or discomfort on the left side of the chest. While the symptoms may subside after a few minutes, they will reappear. The victim may also experience radiating pain, which may involve the left side of the neck, jaw, upper back, abdomen, and both arms. Dyspnea (shortness of breath) is very common and may be linked to the inadequate blood supply to the lungs. Nausea, vomiting, vertigo (dizziness), and fatigue are also symptoms that the victim may or may not experience. If you or someone else exhibits signs of a heart attack, you should immediately dial 911. If treatment is not rendered within 1-2 hours, death may be inevitable. It is important to get regular checkups, so your physician will run several diagnostic tests, which will determine if you are suffering from cardiovascular disease. Coronary heart disease is a condition that involves plaque build-up in the coronary arteries. If a piece of the plaque breaks off from the artery, it can travel to the lungs or heart. The clot will cause a blockage of blood flow to the heart, which will lead to a heart attack. The most common cause of heart disease is cigarette smoking. Illicit drug use such as cocaine is another factor that is linked to coronary artery spasms, which can lead to a heart attack. Other causes are extreme anxiety, hypothermia, obesity, uncontrolled diabetes, and severe pain. By losing weight the healthy way with a diet and exercise regimen will decrease your risks of cardiovascular diseases. If you need a boost in attempting to lose weight or just to get started working out daily, you should lean on your friends and family for moral support.

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