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If you suffer from high blood pressure, you definitely must discuss a therapeutic approach with the attending doctor. High blood pressure counts as a major risk factor for a number of serious illnesses. However, blood pressure can also be positively influenced by natural means. Here, a major role is played by the diet and an active lifestyle incorporating daily sport – ideally out in the fresh air – and a positive attitude. In the case of only slightly raised blood pressure, a positive change in lifestyle can mean that less medication or even, ideally, none at all is required. An important nutritional tip is, for example, to cut down on salt. Up to 75% of people with raised blood pressure suffer according to age from a so-called salt-sensitivity. In these cases, the blood pressure levels can depend on the amount of salt consumed. You can test whether or not this is the case with you by simply following a low-salt diet and observing how your blood pressure levels change. The first effects should be apparent after two weeks.

You can also enrich your diet with certain nutrients which have a positive effect on the blood pressure and the heart function in general. The European authorities have even published official health-related statements based on scientific studies. Thus it has been confirmed by the authorities that the omega-3 fatty acids DHA and EPA can contribute to the maintenance of a normal blood pressure level. The positive effect sets in at a daily dosage of 3 mg EPA and DHA. With 250 mg of EPA and DHA, one capsule of Dr. Schneider Herz 1x1 makes a contribution to this required 3g.

Studies have already shown many years ago that elevated levels of the amino acid homocysteine in the blood can accompany an increased rate of heart attacks, strokes and circulatory defects in the extremities. In many cases it was shown that elevated homocysteine levels could be positively influenced simply using vitamins. In particular, scientists investigated the combination of folic acid, vitamin B6 and vitamin B12. These vitamins were therefore often recommended by doctors in the past to protect against heart attacks if elevated homocysteine levels were detected in blood tests.

The European authorities have also analysed the scientific studies and made health-related assertions for folic acid, vitamin B6 and vitamin B12, and have confirmed that these vitamins aid a normal homocysteine metabolism. We have therefore decided that these vitamins must also be contained in an appropriate concentration in the Dr. Schneider Herz 1x1.

A distinction is made between risk factors that can be influenced and those that cannot.

Risk factors that cannot be influenced are:

• Age (risk increases with age)
• Gender (the risk is greater for men)
• Family history (genetic predisposition)

Risk factors that can be influenced are:

• Excess weight (particularly in the case of a high body mass index – BMI)
• High blood pressure
• High blood lipid values (cholesterol)
• Raised homocysteine levels
• Smoking
• Excessive consumption of alcohol
• Diabetes mellitus type II
• Stress
• Insufficient physical activity

People with marked characteristics of the above-listed risk factors (e.g. heavy smokers) belong to the high-risk groups for a heart attack, particularly when several risk factors are present in combination. Patients with known coronary disease or post-heart attack condition as well as patients with arteriosclerosis also belong to the group of people severely at risk.

When there is a build-up of fat and so-called plaque in the arteries, we call this arteriosclerosis. Arteriosclerosis can appear in all arteries. This alters the walls of the vessels, which become thicker and harder. With increased build-up of plaque, the inner diameter of the blood vessels becomes smaller. This means that the blood can no longer flow freely through them. Depending on the severity, circulation problems can arise and the artery can be blocked completely in the worst case. The result is an infarction.

These circulatory disorders appear particularly often in the heart and the cerebral arteries. Arterial calcification in the heart is thus the main cause of cardiovascular disorders such as heart attacks or heart failure. When plaque builds up in the arteries of the brain, the result can be a stroke. Approximately 50% of all deaths in the western world are caused by arterial calcification.

An elevated homocysteine level is described as a major risk factor for arteriosclerosis. Nutrients such as the folic acid, vitamin B6 and vitamin B12 contained in Dr. Schneider Herz 1x1 contribute to a normal homocysteine metabolism. The omega-3 fatty acids EPA and DHA are also said to have a positive effect on the blood lipid levels (blood triglycerides values). This positive effect sets in at a daily dosage of 2 mg EPA and DHA. With 250 mg of EPA and DHA, one capsule of Dr. Schneider Herz 1x1 makes a contribution to this required 2g.