These are the most commonly asked about health issues over the last few months.  When I really started looking at ways to help deal with these 3 conditions I was struck by the number of similar things to help with them.  Lack of exercise, weight loss and sleep really stood out as being factors contributing to having these problems, as well as dietary changes over the years, particularly the increase in processed foods ie the pre-prepared foods with oodles of sugar, white flour, plant oils, margarines etc we all take for granted today.

Luckily these are things we can do something about, although exercising can be a problem for polios.  This is where the Late Effects Clinic can help.  Ring the Polio Office for referral details.

Also ring for an appointment with Tessa or a phone-consult to work out nutritional deficiencies and likely appropriate doses.  This doesn’t mean you don’t need blood pressure tablets etc but you may need less.
 

Warning Be prepared for the side effects that choosing to eliminate sugar and grains will inevitably cause you to:       normalize your weight        increase your energy        lower your blood pressure        lower your triglycerides    & to feel better than you have felt in years.  From Dr Mercola Website

 

BLOOD PRESSURE	CHOLESTEROL	DIABETES
exercise	exercise	exercise
lose weight	lose weight	lose weight
get enough sleep	get enough sleep	get enough sleep
cut out sugars in diet	cut out sugars in diet	cut out sugars in diet
cut out fruit juice	cut out fruit juice	cut out fruit juice
only eat only 2 fruit/day	only eat only 2 fruit/day	only eat only 2 fruit/day
cut out or reduce grains & cereal	cut out or reduce grains & cereal	cut out or reduce grains & cereal
increase vegetables	increase vegetables	increase vegetables
reduce stress/breath more slowly	reduce stress/breath more slowly	reduce stress/breath more slowly
increase fish in diet	increase fish in diet	increase fish in diet
eat more essential fatty acids  eg avocado, olive oil, fish oils	eat more essential fatty acids  eg avocado, olive oil, fish oils	eat more essential fatty acids  eg avocado, olive oil, fish oils
cut out margarine & plant oils	cut out margarine & plant oils	cut out margarine & plant oils
eat butter/avocado/curry/cayenne	eat butter/avocado/curry/cayenne	eat butter/avocado/curry/cayenne
cut out processed foods	cut out processed foods	cut out processed foods
increase meats (carnitine/ taurine)	increase meats (carnitine/ taurine)	increase meats (carnitine/ taurine)
take garlic/green tea/more water	take garlic/green tea	take garlic/green tea/cinnamon
supplements - Vitamin C, E, D magnesium, Q10, choline	supplements - Vitamin C, E, D,  magnesium, Q10, B3	supplements - Vitamin C, E, D magnesium, manganese, zinc, chromium, B3, lipoic
Avoid - asprin, NSAIDS, cortisone, bronchodilators, decongestants, antidepressants, valium, migraine drugs