Eating Chocolate For Hypertensive Cardiovascular Disease?

by Dr. Randall Roth


Take genetics, bad diet, no exercise, and destructive habits
(ie. Smoking), and mix them together. What do you get? This is
the recipe for cardiovascular disease, which can include a host
of health problems. Problems like hypertension (high blood
pressure), hardening of the arteries, strokes, heart attacks,
etc.

Since cardiovascular disease is the No.1 cause of death
worldwide in men and women, it is definitely worthy of your
attention. Itâ?Ts never too early to start making improvements.
In fact, the earlier the better. Many people, who die of heart
attacks, or strokes, had no previous warnings of pain, or
symptoms. Knowing that statistically it is at the top of the
killer disease list should tell you that other people werenâ?Tt
expecting or preparing for it either.

There are certain things you can change and others you canâ?Tt.
For instance, you are stuck with your genes. Although genetics
play a big role in cardiovascular disease, lifestyle can play as
big a role, and sometimes even bigger. So donâ?Tt even worry
about what you canâ?Tt change because stress makes matters worse!

So what can you change? Youâ?Tve heard it all before. You need
to do a mixture of cardiovascular and resistance exercise. The
next one is a biggy. Minimize or eliminate refined foods. The
more you can eat foods in their natural raw state, the better.
Iâ?Tm talking about fruits and vegetables, not meat. Youâ?Tll
get sick eating raw meat, not to mention the bad taste.

Keep red meat to a minimum. Some red meat gives you a good dose
of Cobalamin (aka- vit. B12), which helps form healthy red blood
cells. Eat fish several times a week. Avoid processed sugar.
Here is another important point. It is better to under eat than
overeat. Studies have shown that people, who eat less, tend to
have a longer life than people who indulge frequently at meals.

Absolutely put â?ostop smokingâ? at the top of your list, if
youâ?Tre a smoker. Iâ?Tve seen serious vascular problems over
the years in my patients who were smokers. Smoking damages and
weakens blood vessels.

Drink lots of filtered water, and take antioxidants. One of the
most powerful antioxidants you can add to your diet is a group
of substances called polyphenols. Where is the best source of
polyphenols? You can find them in dark chocolate. Donâ?Tt start
thinking that this is your ticket to start eating a bunch of
Hershey bars. The type of dark chocolate Iâ?Tm referring to
comes from raw, unprocessed cacao.

A number of scientific research studies conducted by well-known
institutions have concluded that there are some major health
benefits in consuming dark chocolate. These major health
benefits include reducing and reversing cardiovascular damage,
helping decrease hypertension, improved cognitive function, and
anti-inflammatory benefits. This occurs as a result of the
antioxidant content in the dark chocolate. For example, one
spoonful of unprocessed dark chocolate is equivalent to two and
one half gallons of raw leafy vegetables in the antioxidant
content!

Generally, people donâ?Tt like to eat raw dark chocolate because
of the bitter taste. There is a company that produces dark
healthy chocolate in a number of products. They preserve the
antioxidant and nutrient value in the chocolate by cold
pressing, instead of heating it. They have also formulated some
very delicious, healthy chocolate products.

To find out more about where to get healthy chocolate, click here to
visit Dr. Roth's
website: http://1healthychocolatebiz.com/health



About the author:
Author: Dr. Randall Roth earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in
Human Biology and a Doctor of Chiropractic Degree at Logan
College of Chiropractic in Chesterfield, Missouri. He has a
strong background in nutrition, and was also a personal trainer
prior to becoming a Doctor of Chiropractic. Dr. Roth is
passionate about health and nutrition and sharing information
with others. He currently lives in Plano, TX with his wife and
three children. H