HAVE YOU HAD YOUR BLOOD PRESSURE CHECKED LATELY?

I was in Reddington hospital, Victoria Island earlier today to do my periodic health and had a very good reading for my blood pressure. It was 116/67mmHg. My blood pressure reading was always in the range of 117-120/70-80mmHg. These readings are quite important for me because not only do I help people to lower their blood pressure, it shows I live what I teach.

The chart below will show you the various readings and their implications

What I have done to keep my blood pressure within the normal range (and you can achieve it too) is this:

1. I don’t eat meat and animal products of any kind except stock-fish, dried fish or smoked       fish.

    Animal products including eggs and dairy are a source of saturated fat (cholesterol).           Saturated fat goes into your arteries and cause high blood pressure.

2. I drink 3 litres of water daily.  1 litre in the morning, 1 litre in the afternoon and 1 litre in         the evening.

3. I eat a lot of vegetables: Garden eggs, vegetable soup(afang, edikanikong)

4. I don't eat salt foods.My wife hardly use white salt to prepare our meals. We boil our rice,   yam, potatoes and fry plantain without salt.

5. I take garlic and ginger juice in zobo (home made) drink daily

6. I take my daily skipping exercise seriously.

     - I skip for 200 times daily and it takes me just 10mins to do so.

*Take your blood pressure reading as regularly as you can. I think it’s FREE self .

You can eliminate high blood pressure without  drugs!

WATER: Nature’s free gift that may save your life

Water is absolutely essential for survival. It plays a part in almost every bodily function- from breathing to thinking. You can go many weeks without food but only a few days without water.

Let me show you how our body uses water.

1. Water is required to transport nutrients throughout the body via the bloodstream.

2. It dilutes toxins that our cells produce during metabolism and carries them away.

3. It is part of every cell- 70% of our body is composed of water.

4. It dissolves mineral build up in the body, helping to eliminate arthritis and heart disease

5. It helps keep the colon clean. Our large intestine is like a sewer system; keeping the body hydrated helps to keep it clean and gets waste moving through it.

In our daily metabolic functions, our bodies lose between 4-6 pints of water. We lose water when we breathe, when we urinate and when we sweat so it is imperative that all this water be replaced. Many people try to replace the water they lose by drinking soft drinks, tea or coffee. These don’t help the body at all and they actually add toxins to the bloodstream. Consuming these liquids will require even more water in order to get the toxins they contain out of your bloodstream.

I take 3 litres of water daily. 1 litre in the morning,  1 litre in the afternoon and 1 litre in the evening. You should do the same. It will help your health and overall well being.