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Ｓａｃｒａｍｅｎｔｏ ｉｓ ｏｎｅ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ ｂｅｓｔ ｐｌａｃｅｓ ｔｏ ｂｕｙ ｎａｔｔｏ. Ａｒｅ ｙｏｕ ｉｎｔｅｒｅｓｔｅｄ ｉｎ ｒｅｓｅａｒｃｈｉｎｇ ｔｈｅ ｈｅａｌｔｈ ｂｅｎｅｆｉｔｓ ｏｆ ｃｅｒｔａｉｎ Ｊａｐａｎｅｓｅ-ｓｔｙｌｅ ｆｏｏｄｓ ｆｏｕｎｄ ｉｎ ａ ｆｅｗ Ｓａｃｒａｍｅｎｔｏ ｍａｒｋｅｔｓ ｔｈａｔ ｓｐｅｃｉａｌｉｚｅ ｉｎ Ｊａｐａｎｅｓｅ ｆｏｏｄｓ? Ｉｎ ｔｈｅ Ｊａｎｕａｒｙ 1, 2011 Ｓａｃｒａｍｅｎｔｏ Ｂｅｅ ａｒｔｉｃｌｅ ｂｙ Ｇｉｎａ Ｋｉｍ, "Ｆａｍｉｌｉａｒ ｒｉｔｕａｌｓ ｏｆ ｆｏｏｄ ａｎｄ ｆａｍｉｌｙ ｍａｒｋ ｔｒａｄｉｔｉｏｎａｌ Ｊａｐａｎｅｓｅ ｃｅｌｅｂｒａｔｉｏｎｓ," ｔｈｅ ｃｈｅｆ ａｎｄ ｏｗｎｅｒｓ ａｔ Ｏｔｏ'ｓ Ｍａｒｋｅｔｐｌａｃｅ ｉｎ Ｓａｃｒａｍｅｎｔｏ ｗｅｒｅ ｉｎｔｅｒｖｉｅｗｅｄ ａｂｏｕｔ ｈｏｗ ｃｕｓｔｏｍａｒｙ Ｊａｐａｎｅｓｅ ｆｏｏｄｓ ｍａｒｋｉｎｇ ｔｈｅ ｎｅｗ ｙｅａｒ ａｒｅ ｐｒｅｐａｒｅｄ. Ｆｏｒ ｅｘａｍｐｌｅ, ｏｎ Ｄｅｃｅｍｂｅｒ 31, 2010, Ｎｅｗ Ｙｅａｒ'ｓ Ｅｖｅ, ｔｈｅ ｃｈｅｆ ａｎｄ ｃｏｏｋｓ ａｔ Ｏｔｏ'ｓ Ｍａｒｋｅｔｐｌａｃｅ ｂｅｇａｎ ａｔ ｍｉｄｎｉｇｈｔ ｏｎ Ｆｒｉｄａｙ ａｎｄ ｗｏｒｋｅｄ ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ ｔｈｅ ｅａｒｌｙ ｍｏｒｎｉｎｇ ａｎｄ ｔｈｅ ｒｅｓｔ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ ｄａｙ ｔｏ ｆｉｌｌ 900 ｏｒｄｅｒｓ ｏｆ ｓｕｓｈｉ. Ｉｔ'ｓ ｃｕｓｔｏｍａｒｙ ｏｎ Ｎｅｗ Ｙｅａｒｓ Ｄａｙ ｆｏｒ ｓｕｓｈｉ ｔｏ ｂｅ ｅａｔｅｎ, ａｔ ｌｅａｓｔ ｂｙ ｔｈｅ Ｊａｐａｎｅｓｅ ｃｏｍｍｕｎｉｔｙ ｉｎ Ｓａｃｒａｍｅｎｔｏ. Ｔｈｅ Ｎｅｗ Ｙｅａｒ ｉｓ ｔｈｅ ｍｏｓｔ ｉｍｐｏｒｔａｎｔ ｈｏｌｉｄａｙ ｉｎ Ｊａｐａｎｅｓｅ ｃｕｌｔｕｒｅ, ａｎｄ ｔｈｅ ｆｅｓｔｉｖｉｔｉｅｓ ａｒｅ ｃｅｌｅｂｒａｔｅｄ ｏｖｅｒ ｓｅｖｅｒａｌ ｄａｙｓ ｗｉｔｈ ｓｐｅｃｉｆｉｃ ａｎｄ/ｏｒ ｌａｖｉｓｈ ｍｅａｌｓ. Ｌｏｏｋｉｎｇ ｆｏｒ Ｊａｐａｎｅｓｅ ｇｒｏｃｅｒｉｅｓ ｔｏ ａｓｋ ｍｏｒｅ ｑｕｅｓｔｉｏｎｓ ａｂｏｕｔ ｈｏｗ ｔｏ ｐｒｅｐａｒｅ ｏｒ ｅａｔ ｎａｔｔｏ ａｓ ｆｏｏｄ? (Ｒｅａｄ ｔｈｅ ｇｒｅａｔ ｒｅｖｉｅｗｓ). Ｉｆ ｙｏｕ'ｒｅ ｌｏｏｋｉｎｇ ｆｏｒ Ｊａｐａｎｅｓｅ ｇｒｏｃｅｒｙ ｓｔｏｒｅｓ ｔｏ ｉｎｑｕｉｒｅ ａｂｏｕｔ 'ｎａｔｔｏ', ｓｅｅ Ｊｕｓｔ Ｈｕｎｇｒｙ'ｓ ｌｉｓｔ ｏｆ Ｊａｐａｎｅｓｅ ｇｒｏｃｅｒｙ ｓｔｏｒｅｓ ｉｎ Ｃａｌｉｆｏｒｎｉａ. Ｌｏｃａｌｌｙ, ｉｎ Ｓａｃｒａｍｅｎｔｏ, Ｏｔｏ'ｓ Ｍａｒｋｅｔｐｌａｃｅ, ｉｓ ｌｏｃａｔｅｄ ａｔ 4990 Ｆｒｅｅｐｏｒｔ Ｂｌｖｄ, Ｓａｃｒａｍｅｎｔｏ, ＣＡ 95822. Ｆｏｒ ａ Ｊａｐａｎｅｓｅ ｍａｒｋｅｔ ｉｎ Ｄａｖｉｓ, ｔｈｅｒｅ'ｓ Ｋｉｍ'ｓ Ｍａｒｋｅｔ: Ａｓｉａｎ Ｆｏｏｄ, 636 4ｔｈ Ｓｔｒｅｅｔ (Ｂｅｔｗｅｅｎ Ｆ ａｎｄ Ｅ ｓｔ.) Ｄａｖｉｓ, ＣＡ 95616. Ｔｒｙ ｓｏｍｅ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ ｆｒｅｓｈ ｍｏｃｈｉ ｏｒ ｍｏｃｈｉ ｉｃｅ ｃｒｅａｍ. Ｗｈａｔ ａｂｏｕｔ ｔｈｅ ｈｅａｌｔｈ ｂｅｎｅｆｉｔｓ ｏｆ ｃｅｒｔａｉｎ ｔｙｐｅｓ ｏｆ ｆｏｏｄ ｓｅｒｖｅｄ ｂｙ ｔｈｅ Ｊａｐａｎｅｓｅ ｃｏｍｍｕｎｉｔｙ ｉｎ Ｓａｃｒａｍｅｎｔｏ? Ｔｈｅｒｅ'ｓ ｎａｔｔｏ. Ａｎｄ ｆｏｒ ｍｏｒｅ ｈｅａｌｔｈ-ｒｅｌａｔｅｄ ｉｎｆｏｒｍａｔｉｏｎ ｔｏ ｒｅａｄ, ｉｎｃｌｕｄｉｎｇ ｉｎｆｏｒｍａｔｉｏｎ ａｂｏｕｔ ｎａｔｔｏ ａｎｄ ｏｔｈｅｒ ｆｅｒｍｅｎｔｅｄ ｆｏｏｄｓ, ｃｈｅｃｋ ｏｕｔ ｔｈｅ ｂｏｏｋ, Ｈａｎｄｂｏｏｋ ｏｆ ｆｅｒｍｅｎｔｅｄ ｆｕｎｃｔｉｏｎａｌ ｆｏｏｄｓ. Ｓｅｅ, Ａｍａｚｏｎ.ｃｏｍ: Ｈａｎｄｂｏｏｋ ｏｆ Ｆｅｒｍｅｎｔｅｄ Ｆｕｎｃｔｉｏｎａｌ Ｆｏｏｄｓ (Ｆｕｎｃｔｉｏｎａｌ. Ｃｈｅｃｋ ｏｕｔ ｔｈｅ ｕｎｉｖｅｒｓｉｔｙ ａｎｄ ｐｕｂｌｉｃ ｌｉｂｒａｒｉｅｓ ｔｏ ｓｅｅ ｗｈｅｒｅ ａ ｃｏｐｙ ｏｆ ｔｈｉｓ ｂｏｏｋ ａｌｓｏ ｍａｙ ｂｅ ａｖａｉｌａｂｌｅ ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ ｉｎｔｅｒｌｉｂｒａｒｙ ｌｏａｎｓ. Ｔｈｅｒｅ ａｒｅ ｏｔｈｅｒ ｈｅａｌｔｈ-ｒｅｌａｔｅｄ ｂｏｏｋｓ ｔｈａｔ ｍｅｎｔｉｏｎ ｎａｔｔｏ. Ａｌｓｏ ｓｅｅ ｍｏｒｅ ｉｎｆｏｒｍａｔｉｏｎ ｏｎ Ｔｈｅ Ｈａｎｄｂｏｏｋ ｏｆ Ｆｅｒｍｅｎｔｅｄ Ｆｕｎｃｔｉｏｎａｌ Ｆｏｏｄｓ ａｔ ｔｈｅ ｅ-ｂｏｏｋｓ-ｔｕｔｏｒｉａｌｓ Ｇｅｅｋｌａｎｄｍａｎ ｗｅｂｓｉｔｅ. Ｏｎｅ ｅｘｃｅｌｌｅｎｔ ｓｏｕｒｃｅ ｆｏｒ ｒｅｓｅａｒｃｈ ｉｓ ｔｈｅ 2007 ｈａｒｄｃｏｖｅｒ ｂｏｏｋ, Ｒｅｖｅｒｓｅ Ｈｅａｒｔ Ｄｉｓｅａｓｅ Ｎｏｗ, ｂｙ Ｓｔｅｐｈｅｎ Ｔ. Ｓｉｎａｔｒａ, Ｍ.Ｄ., Ｊａｍｅｓ Ｃ. Ｒｏｂｅｒｔｓ, Ｍ.Ｄ., ｗｉｔｈ Ｍａｒｔｉｎ Ｚｕｃｋｅｒ. Ｏｎ ｐａｇｅ 133, ｕｎｄｅｒ "Ｏｕｒ Ｒｅｃｏｍｍｅｎｄａｔｉｏｎｓ" ｔｈｅ ａｕｔｈｏｒｓ ｎｏｔｅ, "Ｆｏｒ ｂｏｔｈ ｐｒｅｖｅｎｔｉｏｎ ａｎｄ ａｓ ｐａｒｔ ｏｆ ａ ｔｈｅｒａｐｅｕｔｉｃ ｐｒｏｇｒａｍ, ｗｅ ｓｕｇｇｅｓｔ ｅａｔｉｎｇ ｎａｔｔｏ ｔｗｏ ｏｒ ｔｈｒｅｅ ｔｉｍｅｓ ａ ｗｅｅｋ. Ｙｏｕ ｃａｎ ｆｉｎｄ ｉｔ ａｔ Ｊａｐａｎｅｓｅ ｇｒｏｃｅｒｓ ｏｒ ｈｅａｌｔｈ ｆｏｏｄ ｓｔｏｒｅｓ." Ｓｏｍｅ ｖｉｔａｍｉｎ Ｋ2 ｓｕｐｐｌｅｍｅｎｔｓ ａｒｅ ｉｎ ｔｈｅ ＭＫ-7 ｆｏｒｍ ａｎｄ ｃｏｎｔａｉｎ ｓｏｍｅ ｎａｔｔｏ. Ｂｕｔ ｄｏｎ'ｔ ｔａｋｅ ｖｉｔａｍｉｎ Ｋ-2 ｉｎ ｓｕｐｐｌｅｍｅｎｔｓ ｉｆ ｙｏｕ ｔａｋｅ Ｃｏｕｍａｄｉｎ (Ｗａｒｆａｒｉｎ) ｏｒ ｓｉｍｉｌａｒ ｂｌｏｏｄ ｔｈｉｎｎｅｒｓ (ａｎｔｉｃｏａｇｕｌａｎｔｓ). Ａ ｖｉｔａｍｉｎ Ｋ ｓｕｐｐｌｅｍｅｎｔ ｗｉｌｌ ｎｅｕｔｒａｌｉｚｅ Ｃｏｕｍａｄｉｎ. Ｗｈａｔ'ｓ ｔｈｅ ｓｔｏｒｙ ｏｎ ｔｈｅ ｂｅｎｅｆｉｔｓ ｏｆ ｎａｔｔｏ? Ｔｈｅｒｅ ｈａｓ ｂｅｅｎ ａ ｌｏｔ ｏｆ ｒｅｓｅａｒｃｈ ｏｎ ｎａｔｔｏ ａｎｄ ｎａｔｔｏｋｉｎａｓｅ ｏｎ ｂｌｏｏｄ ｐｒｅｓｓｕｒｅ. Ａｃｃｏｒｄｉｎｇ ｔｏ ｔｈｅ Ｊｅｆｆｒｅｙ Ｄａｃｈ ＭＤ, ＴｒｕｅＭｅｄ ＭＤ ｓｉｔｅ, "Ｉｎ 1980, ｗｈｉｌｅ ｓｔｕｄｙｉｎｇ ｐｈｙｓｉｏｌｏｇｉｃａｌ ｃｈｅｍｉｓｔｒｙ ａｔ ｔｈｅ Ｕｎｉｖｅｒｓｉｔｙ ｏｆ Ｃｈｉｃａｇｏ Ｍｅｄｉｃａｌ Ｓｃｈｏｏｌ, Ｊａｐａｎｅｓｅ ｒｅｓｅａｒｃｈｅｒ Ｈｉｒｏｙｕｋｉ Ｓｕｍｉ ａｃｃｉｄｅｎｔａｌｌｙ ｄｉｓｃｏｖｅｒｅｄ ｔｈａｔ ａ ｔｒａｄｉｔｉｏｎａｌ Ｊａｐａｎｅｓｅ ｓｏｙ ｃｈｅｅｓｅ ｗｈｉｃｈ ｈａｄ ｂｅｅｎ ｃｏｎｓｕｍｅｄ ｆｏｒ ｃｅｎｔｕｒｉｅｓ, ｃａｌｌｅｄ "ｎａｔｔｏ", ｈａｄ ｔｈｅ ａｂｉｌｉｔｙ ｔｏ ｄｉｓｓｏｌｖｅ ｃｌｏｔｓ. Ｈｉｓ ｒｅｓｅａｒｃｈ ｇｒｏｕｐ ｐｕｂｌｉｓｈｅｄ ａ ｐａｐｅｒ ｏｎ ｔｈｅ ｄｉｓｃｏｖｅｒｙ ｉｎ 1987." Ｉｎ Ｊａｐａｎ, ｎａｔｔｏ ｉｓ ｅａｔｅｎ ｔｏ ｌｏｗｅｒ ｂｌｏｏｄ ｐｒｅｓｓｕｒｅ ａｎｄ ｆｏｒ ｃａｒｄｉｏｖａｓｃｕｌａｒ ｓｕｐｐｏｒｔ. Ｙｏｕ ｃａｎ ｌｏｏｋ ｏｖｅｒ ｔｈｅ ｃｏｎｆｉｒｍｅｄ ｒｅｓｅａｒｃｈ ｂｙ ｓｅｖｅｒａｌ ｃｌｉｎｉｃａｌ ｔｒｉａｌｓ ｉｎ 1995, ｔｈａｔ ｓｔｕｄｉｅｄ ｔｈｅ ｅｆｆｅｃｔｓ ｏｆ ｎａｔｔｏｋｉｎａｓｅ ｏｎ ｂｌｏｏｄ ｐｒｅｓｓｕｒｅ ｉｎ ｂｏｔｈ ａｎｉｍａｌ ａｎｄ ｈｕｍａｎ ｓｕｂｊｅｃｔｓ ａｔ Ｍｉｙａｚａｋｉ Ｍｅｄｉｃａｌ Ｃｏｌｌｅｇｅ ａｎｄ Ｋｕｒａｓｈｉｋｉ Ｕｎｉｖｅｒｓｉｔｙ ｉｎ Ｊａｐａｎ . Ｗｈａｔ ｎａｔｔｏ ｄｏｅｓ ｉｓ ｉｎｈｉｂｉｔ ｔｈｅ ａｎｇｉｏｔｅｎｓｉｎ ｃｏｎｖｅｒｔｉｎｇ ｅｎｚｙｍｅ (ＡＣＥ). Ｗｈｅｎ ｔｈｅ ＡＣＥ ｉｓ ｉｎｈｉｂｉｔｅｄ, ｉｔ ｈａｓ ａ ｌｏｗｅｒｉｎｇ ｅｆｆｅｃｔ ｏｎ ｂｌｏｏｄ ｐｒｅｓｓｕｒｅ. Ａｃｃｏｒｄｉｎｇ ｔｏ ｔｈｅ Ｊｅｆｆｒｅｙ Ｄａｃｈ ＭＤ, ＴｒｕｅＭｅｄ ＭＤ ｓｉｔｅ, ｉｎ ａ ｈｕｍａｎ ｓｔｕｄｙ, "ｎａｔｔｏｋｉｎａｓｅ ｉｎｇｅｓｔｉｏｎ ｗａｓ ａｓｓｏｃｉａｔｅｄ ｗｉｔｈ ａ 10 ｐｅｒｃｅｎｔ ｄｒｏｐ ｉｎ ｂｌｏｏｄ ｐｒｅｓｓｕｒｅ." Ｓｏ ｉｆ ｎａｔｔｏ ｉｓ ｄｏｉｎｇ ｗｈａｔ ＡＣＥ ｉｎｈｉｂｉｔｉｎｇ ｄｒｕｇｓ ａｒｅ ｄｏｉｎｇ, ｗｈｙ ｐｒｅｓｃｒｉｂｅ ｄｒｕｇｓ? Ｉｎ Ｊａｐａｎ, ａ ｌｏｔ ｏｆ ｐｅｏｐｌｅ ｅａｔ ｎａｔｔｏ. Ａｃｃｏｒｄｉｎｇ ｔｏ ｔｈｅ ａｒｔｉｃｌｅ ａｔ ｔｈｅ Ｊｅｆｆｒｅｙ Ｄａｃｈ ＭＤ, ＴｒｕｅＭｅｄ ＭＤ ｓｉｔｅ, ｎａｔｔｏ "ｉｓ ａ ｎｕｔｒｉｔｉｏｎａｌ ｓｕｐｐｌｅｍｅｎｔ ｗｈｉｃｈ ｉｓ ｃｏｎｓｉｄｅｒｅｄ ｓａｆｅ, Ｈｏｗｅｖｅｒ, ｐｅｏｐｌｅ ｗｉｔｈ ｂｌｅｅｄｉｎｇ ｄｉｓｏｒｄｅｒｓ ｏｒ ｏｎ ｂｌｏｏｄ ｔｈｉｎｎｅｒｓ ｓｈｏｕｌｄ ｕｓｅ ｎａｔｔｏｋｉｎａｓｅ ｏｎｌｙ ｕｎｄｅｒ ｍｅｄｉｃａｌ ｓｕｐｅｒｖｉｓｉｏｎ." Ｆｉｒｓｔ ｙｏｕ ｈａｖｅ ｔｏ ｆｉｎｄ ｏｕｔ ｗｈｅｔｈｅｒ ｙｏｕｒ ｈｉｇｈ ｂｌｏｏｄ ｐｒｅｓｓｕｒｅ ｉｓ ｃａｕｓｅｄ ｂｙ ｈｉｇｈ ｒｅｎｉｎ ｌｅｖｅｌｓ, ｏｒ ｗｈｅｔｈｅｒ ｙｏｕ ｈａｖｅ ｈｙｐｅｒｔｅｎｓｉｏｎ ｗｉｔｈ ｌｏｗ ｒｅｎｉｎ ｌｅｖｅｌｓ. Ａｎｄ ｙｏｕｒ ｄｏｃｔｏｒ ｃａｎ ｔｅｓｔ ｔｈａｔ. Ｈｅａｌｔｈｃａｒｅ ｒｅｓｅａｒｃｈｅｒｓ ｃｌａｉｍ ｔｈａｔ "ｃｏｍｍｏｎ ｈｙｐｅｒｔｅｎｓｉｏｎ" ｉｓ ｃａｕｓｅｄ ｂｙ ｔｏｏ ｍｕｃｈ ｒｅｎｉｎ. Ａｓ ｅｘｐｌａｉｎｅｄ ｉｎ ｄｅｔａｉｌ ａｔ ｔｈｅ Ｊｅｆｆｒｅｙ Ｄａｃｈ ＭＤ, ＴｒｕｅＭｅｄ ＭＤ ｓｉｔｅ, ａｂｏｕｔ 60 ｐｅｒｃｅｎｔ ｏｆ ｐｅｏｐｌｅ ｗｉｔｈ ｈｙｐｅｒｔｅｎｓｉｏｎ ｈａｖｅ ｔｏｏ ｍｕｃｈ ｒｅｎｉｎ. Ｓｏ ｄｒｕｇｓ ｇｉｖｅｎ ｔｏ ｐｅｏｐｌｅ ｗｉｔｈ ｔｏｏ ｍｕｃｈ ｒｅｎｉｎ ａｒｅ ｓｕｐｐｏｓｅｄ ｔｏ ｌｏｗｅｒ ｔｈｅ ｒｅｎｉｎ ｌｅｖｅｌ. Ｙｏｕｒ ｄｏｃｔｏｒ ｗｉｌｌ ｇｉｖｅ ｙｏｕ ａ ＰＲＡ ｔｅｓｔ (ｐｌａｓｍａ ｒｅｎｉｎ ａｃｔｉｖｉｔｙ). Ｉｔ'ｓ ａ ｒｏｕｔｉｎｅ ｂｌｏｏｄ ｓａｍｐｌｅ ｔｅｓｔ. Ａｎｏｔｈｅｒ ｔｙｐｅ ｏｆ ｈｉｇｈ ｂｌｏｏｄ ｐｒｅｓｓｕｒｅ ｍａｙ ｂｅ ｐｒｅｓｅｎｔ ｉｎ ｐｅｏｐｌｅ ｗｈｏ ｈａｖｅ ｎｏｒｍａｌ ｏｒ ｌｏｗ ｒｅｎｉｎ. Ｂｕｔ ｏｎｌｙ ａ ｔｈｉｒｄ ｏｆ ｐｅｏｐｌｅ ｈａｖｅ ｌｏｗ ｒｅｎｉｎ ａｎｄ ｈｉｇｈ ｂｌｏｏｄ ｐｒｅｓｓｕｒｅ. Ｔｈｉｓ ｔｙｐｅ ｉｓ ｃａｌｌｅｄ Ｖｏｌｕｍｅ (Ｖ) ｈｙｐｅｒｔｅｎｓｉｏｎ. Ａ ＰＲＡ ｔｅｓｔ ｗｏｕｌｄ ｓｈｏｗ ｌｏｗ ｒｅｎｉｎ (ｌｅｓｓ ｔｈａｔ 0.65 ｎｇ/ｍ/ｈｒ.) Ｓｏ ｆｏｒ ｐｅｏｐｌｅ ｗｉｔｈ ｌｏｗ ｒｅｎｉｎ ａｎｄ ｈｉｇｈ ｂｌｏｏｄ ｐｒｅｓｓｕｒｅ, ｍａｎｙ ｄｏｃｔｏｒｓ ｐｒｅｓｃｒｉｂｅ ｔｈｅ ｗａｔｅｒ ｐｉｌｌｓ. Ｉｎ ｔｈｅ ｐａｓｔ, ｄｏｃｔｏｒｓ ｕｓｅｄ ｔｏ ｐｒｅｓｃｒｉｂｅ ｔｈｏｓｅ ｄａｎｇｅｒｏｕｓ ｃａｌｃｉｕｍ ｃｈａｎｎｅｌ ｂｌｏｃｋｅｒｓ. Ｂｕｔ ｉｆ ｙｏｕ ｈａｖｅ ｈｉｇｈ ｒｅｎｉｎ ｈｙｐｅｒｔｅｎｓｉｏｎ, ａｎｄ ｔｈｅ ＰＲＡ ｌｅｖｅｌｓ ａｒｅ ｇｒｅａｔｅｒ ｔｈａｎ 0.65 ｎｇ/ｍ/ｈｒ, ｙｏｕｒ ｈｙｐｅｒｔｅｎｓｉｏｎ ｍｉｇｈｔ ｂｅ ｄｕｅ ｔｏ ｙｏｕｒ ｒｅｎｉｎ-ａｎｇｉｏｔｅｎｓｉｎ ｓｙｓｔｅｍ. Ｃｏｎｖｅｎｔｉｏｎａｌ ｍｅｄｉｃｉｎｅ ｍｉｇｈｔ ｐｒｅｓｃｒｉｂｅ ＡＣＥ ｉｎｈｉｂｉｔｏｒｓ ｏｒ Ｂｅｔａ Ｂｌｏｃｋｅｒｓ. Ｂｕｔ ｗｈａｔ ｉｆ ｙｏｕ ｄｏｎ'ｔ ｗａｎｔ ｔｏ ｔａｋｅ ｄｒｕｇｓ ａｎｄ ｊｕｓｔ ｗａｎｔ ｔｏ ｅａｔ ｓｏｍｅ ｋｉｎｄ ｏｆ ｆｅｒｍｅｎｔｅｄ ｓｏｙ ｆｏｏｄ ｌｉｋｅ ｎａｔｔｏ ａｓ ａ ｒｅｎｉｎ-ｉｎｈｉｂｉｔｏｒ? Ｉｎｓｔｅａｄ ｏｆ ｅａｔｉｎｇ 'ｎａｔｔｏ,' ｙｏｕ ｃｏｕｌｄ ｔｒｙ ａ Ｒｅｓｐｅｒａｔｅ® ｍａｃｈｉｎｅ ａｎｄ ｐｒａｃｔｉｃｅ ｓｌｏｗ ｂｒｅａｔｈｉｎｇ. Ｔｈｅ ｄｅｃｉｓｉｏｎ ｉｓ ｕｐ ｔｏ ｙｏｕ, ｏｆ ｃｏｕｒｓｅ, ａｓ ｙｏｕ ｗｏｒｋ ｃｌｏｓｅｌｙ ｗｉｔｈ ｙｏｕｒ ｈｅａｌｔｈ ｃａｒｅ ｐｒｏｖｉｄｅｒ. Ａｌｓｏ, ｙｏｕ ｎｅｅｄ ｔｏ ｆｉｎｄ ｏｕｔ ｗｈｅｔｈｅｒ ｙｏｕｒ ｂｌｏｏｄ ｐｒｅｓｓｕｒｅ ｉｓｓｕｅｓ ａｒｅ ｃａｕｓｅｄ ｂｙ ａ ｔｕｍｏｒ ｔｈａｔ ｃａｕｓｅｓ ｙｏｕｒ ｂｏｄｙ ｔｏ ｅｘｃｒｅｔｅ ａ ｈｏｒｍｏｎｅ ｏｒ ｏｔｈｅｒ ｃｈｅｍｉｃａｌ ｔｈａｔ ｉｎ ｔｕｒｎ, ｃａｕｓｅｓ ｙｏｕｒ ｂｌｏｏｄ ｐｒｅｓｓｕｒｅ ｔｏ ｒｉｓｅ. Ｓｏ ｙｏｕ ｎｅｅｄ ｔｏ ｄｅｔｅｒｍｉｎｅ ｔｈｅ ｃａｕｓｅｓ ｒａｔｈｅｒ ｔｈａｎ ｊｕｓｔ ｌｏｏｋ ａｔ ｔｈｅ ｓｙｍｐｔｏｍｓ. Ｔｈａｔ'ｓ ｗｈｙ ｙｏｕ ｎｅｅｄ ｔｏ ｔａｌｋ ｔｏ ａ ｄｏｃｔｏｒ ｔｈａｔ ｗｉｌｌ ｇｉｖｅ ｙｏｕ ａｎ ａｎｓｗｅｒ ａｎｄ ａ ｂｌｏｏｄ ｔｅｓｔ ｒａｔｈｅｒ ｔｈａｎ ｊｕｓｔ ｐｒｅｓｃｒｉｂｅ ａ ｐｉｌｌ ｂａｓｅｄ ｏｎｌｙ ｏｎ ｔｗｏ ｏｒ ｔｈｒｅｅ ｂｌｏｏｄ ｐｒｅｓｓｕｒｅ ｒｅａｄｉｎｇｓ ｍｉｎｕｔｅｓ ａｆｔｅｒ ｙｏｕ ｅｎｔｅｒ (ｏｒ ｂｅｆｏｒｅ ｙｏｕ ｌｅａｖｅ) ｔｈｅ ｍｅｄｉｃａｌ ｏｆｆｉｃｅ. Ｔｒｅａｔ ｔｈｅ ｃａｕｓｅ ｒａｔｈｅｒ ｔｈａｎ ｏｎｌｙ ｔｈｅ ｓｙｍｐｔｏｍｓ. Ｏｎ ｏｎｅ ｈａｎｄ, ｙｏｕｒ ｄｏｃｔｏｒ ｗａｎｔｓ ｔｏ ｍｅａｓｕｒｉｎｇ ｙｏｕｒ ｒｅｎｉｎ ｓｏ ｙｏｕ ｃａｎ ｉｄｅｎｔｉｆｙ ｗｈｉｃｈ ｔｙｐｅ ｏｆ ａｎｔｉｈｙｐｅｒｔｅｎｓｉｖｅ ｍｅｄｉｃａｔｉｏｎ ｉｓ ｍｏｓｔ ｌｉｋｅｌｙ ｔｏ ｂｅ ｅｆｆｅｃｔｉｖｅ ａｎｄ ｐｏｓｓｉｂｌｙ ｓａｆｅｒ. Ａｓｋ ｙｏｕｒ ｄｏｃｔｏｒ ｔｈａｔ ｉｆ "ｗａｔｅｒ ｐｉｌｌｓ" ｈａｖｅ ｂｅｅｎ ｔｒｉｅｄ ａｎｄ ｄｏｎ'ｔ ｗｏｒｋ ｆｏｒ ｙｏｕ, ｉｓ ｉｔ ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ ｙｏｕ ｈａｖｅ ｈｉｇｈ ｒｅｎｉｎ ｈｙｐｅｒｔｅｎｓｉｏｎ? Ｓｏ ｉｆ ｙｏｕｒ ｔｅｓｔｓ ｒｅｖｅａｌ ｉｔ ｉｓ, ｔａｌｋ ｉｔ ｏｖｅｒ ｗｉｔｈ ｙｏｕｒ ｄｏｃｔｏｒ ａｎｄ ｄｅｃｉｄｅ ｗｈｅｔｈｅｒ ｙｏｕ ｗａｎｔ ｔｈｏｓｅ ｎｅｗ ｒｅｎｉｎ-ｉｎｈｉｂｉｔｉｎｇ ｄｒｕｇｓ ｏｒ ｗａｎｔ ｔｏ ｆｉｒｓｔ ｆｉｎｄ ｔｈｅ ｃａｕｓｅ ｏｆ ｗｈｙ ｙｏｕｒ ｒｅｎｉｎ ｉｓ ｓｏ ｈｉｇｈ. Ｙｏｕ ｃｏｕｌｄ ｅａｔ ｆｏｕｒ ｓｔａｌｋｓ ｏｆ ｃｅｌｅｒｙ ｐｅｒｈａｐｓ ａｓ ａｎ ＡＣＥ ｉｎｈｉｂｉｔｏｒ. Ａｌｓｏ, ｃｈｅｃｋ ｏｕｔ ｔｈｅ ａｒｔｉｃｌｅ, "Ｃｅｌｅｒｙ ｓｔｕｄｉｅｓ ｙｉｅｌｄ ｂｌｏｏｄ ｐｒｅｓｓｕｒｅ ｂｏｏｎ - 3-ｎ-ｂｕｔｙｌ ｐｈｔｈａｌｉｄｅ ｃｈｅｍｉｃａｌ ｃｏｎｔａｉｎｅｄ ｉｎ ｃｅｌｅｒｙ," Ｓｃｉｅｎｃｅ Ｎｅｗｓ, Ｍａｙ 9, 1992 ｂｙ Ｃａｒｏｌ Ｅｚｚｅｌｌ. Ｔｈｉｓ ａｒｔｉｃｌｅ ｈａｓ ｂｅｅｎ ｒｅｆｅｒｒｅｄ ｔｏ ｆｒｅｑｕｅｎｔｌｙ ｗｈｅｎ ｗｒｉｔｉｎｇ ａｂｏｕｔ ｕｓｉｎｇ ｆｏｏｄｓ ａｓ ｍｅｄｉｃｉｎｅ. Ｍｅｎｔｉｏｎ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ ｄｅｔａｉｌｓ ｃｏｎｔａｉｎｅｄ ｉｎ ｔｈｉｓ ａｒｔｉｃｌｅ ａｐｐｅａｒ ｉｎ ｔｈｅ ｂｏｏｋ, Ｎｅｗ Ｆｏｏｄｓ ｆｏｒ Ｈｅａｌｉｎｇ, ｂｙ Ｓｅｌｅｎｅ Ｙｅａｇｅｒ ａｎｄ ｔｈｅ Ｅｄｉｔｏｒｓ ｏｆ Ｐｒｅｖｅｎｔｉｏｎ Ｈｅａｌｔｈ Ｂｏｏｋｓ, ｐｕｂｌｉｓｈｅｄ ｂｙ Ｂａｎｔａｍ Ｂｏｏｋｓ ｉｎ 1998. Ｒｅｆｅｒｅｎｃｅｓ ｔｏ ｓｏｍｅ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ ｄｅｔａｉｌｓ ｏｆ ｖａｒｉｏｕｓ ｒｅｓｅａｒｃｈ ｓｔｕｄｉｅｓ ｏｎ ｃｅｌｅｒｙ ａｐｐｅａｒ ｏｎ ｐａｇｅｓ 171-173. Ａｌｓｏ ｓｅｅ ｔｈｅ ｂｏｏｋ, Ｂｅｓｔ Ｃｈｏｉｃｅｓ ｆｒｏｍ ｔｈｅ Ｐｅｏｐｌｅ'ｓ Ｐｈａｒｍａｃｙ, ｐａｇｅ 388. Ａ ｓｅｃｔｉｏｎ ｉｎ ｔｈｅ ｂｏｏｋ ｍｅｎｔｉｏｎｓ ｔｈｅ ｃｅｌｅｒｙ ｒｅｍｅｄｙ. Ｂｕｔ ｔｈｅｙ ｎｏｔｅ, 8 ｓｔａｌｋｓ ｏｆ ｃｅｌｅｒｙ. Ｏｔｈｅｒ ｓｏｕｒｃｅｓ ｒｅｉｔｅｒａｔｅ 4 ｓｔａｌｋｓ ｏｆ ｃｅｌｅｒｙ ｗｅｒｅ ｕｓｅｄ ｉｎ Ｍｒ. Ｌｅ'ｓ ｃｅｌｅｒｙ ｒｅｍｅｄｙ ｂｒｏｕｇｈｔ ｔｏ ｔｈｅ ａｔｔｅｎｔｉｏｎ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ Ｕｎｉｖｅｒｓｉｔｙ ｏｆ Ｃｈｉｃａｇｏ ｉｎｖｅｓｔｉｇａｔｉｏｎ. Ｈｅｒｅ'ｓ ｈｏｗ ｔｈｅ ｆｉｒｓｔ ｒｅｓｅａｒｃｈ ｏｎ ｃｅｌｅｒｙ ａｎｄ ｈｙｐｅｒｔｅｎｓｉｏｎ ｉｎ ａ ｓｃｉｅｎｃｅ ｒｅｓｅａｒｃｈ ｅｎｖｉｒｏｎｍｅｎｔ ｍａｙ ｈａｖｅ ｂｅｇｕｎ. Ｉｎ 1992, ａｔ ｔｈｅ Ｕｎｉｖｅｒｓｉｔｙ ｏｆ Ｃｈｉｃａｇｏ Ｍｅｄｉｃａｌ Ｃｅｎｔｅｒ, Ｍｒ. Ｍｉｎｈ Ｌｅ, ｆａｔｈｅｒ ｏｆ ａ Ｕｎｉｖｅｒｓｉｔｙ ｏｆ Ｃｈｉｃａｇｏ ｍｅｄｉｃａｌ ｓｔｕｄｅｎｔ, ｈａｄ ｂｅｅｎ ｄｉａｇｎｏｓｅｄ ｗｉｔｈ ｈｙｐｅｒｔｅｎｓｉｏｎ, ｄｅｃｉｄｅｄ ｔｈａｔ ｉｎｓｔｅａｄ ｏｆ ｃｕｔｔｉｎｇ ｂａｃｋ ｏｎ ｓａｌｔ, ａｓ ａｄｖｉｓｅｄ ｂｙ ｈｉｓ ｐｈｙｓｉｃｉａｎ, ｈｅ ｗａｎｔｅｄ ｔｏ ｕｓｅ ａ ｔｒａｄｉｔｉｏｎａｌ Ｃｈｉｎｅｓｅ ｒｅｍｅｄｙ ｆｏｒ ｈｉｇｈ ｂｌｏｏｄ ｐｒｅｓｓｕｒｅ. Ｔｒａｄｉｔｉｏｎａｌ Ｃｈｉｎｅｓｅ ｍｅｄｉｃｉｎｅ ｒｅｃｏｍｍｅｎｄｅｄ ｅａｔｉｎｇ ａｂｏｕｔ ｆｏｕｒ ｓｔａｌｋｓ ｏｆ ｃｅｌｅｒｙ (ａｂｏｕｔ ａ ｑｕａｒｔｅｒ ｐｏｕｎｄ) ｄａｉｌｙ ｆｏｒ ａ ｏｎｅ-ｗｅｅｋ ｓｔｒｅｔｃｈ ａｎｄ ｃｕｔｔｉｎｇ ｏｕｔ ｔｈｅ ｃｅｌｅｒｙ ｆｏｒ ｔｈｅ ｆｏｌｌｏｗｉｎｇ ｔｈｒｅｅ ｗｅｅｋｓ ｂｅｆｏｒｅ ｒｅｓｕｍｉｎｇ ｔｈｅ ｒｅｇｉｍｅｎ. Ｍｒ. Ｍｉｎｈ Ｌｅ ａｌｓｏ ｒｅｆｕｓｅｄ ｔｏ ｔａｋｅ ｔｈｅ ｓｔａｎｄａｒｄ ｂｌｏｏｄ ｐｒｅｓｓｕｒｅ ｍｅｄｉｃａｔｉｏｎｓ ｐｒｅｓｃｒｉｂｅｄ ｂｙ ｈｉｓ ｐｈｙｓｉｃｉａｎ, ａｃｃｏｒｄｉｎｇ ｔｏ ｔｈｅ ｂｏｏｋ, Ｔｈｅ Ｎｅｗ Ｈｅａｌｉｎｇ Ｈｅｒｂｓ, ｂｙ Ｍｉｃｈａｅｌ Ｃａｓｔｌｅｍａｎ. Ｔｈｅ Ｎｅｗ Ｈｅａｌｉｎｇ Ｈｅｒｂｓ, ｂｏｏｋ ａｌｓｏ ｒｅｐｏｒｔｓ ｔｈａｔ Ｍｒ. Ｍｉｎｈ Ｌｅ ａｔｅ ｔｈｅ ｆｏｕｒ ｃｅｌｅｒｙ ｓｔａｌｋｓ ｆｏｒ ｏｎｅ ｗｅｅｋ ａｎｄ ｔｏｏｋ ｔｈｒｅｅ ｗｅｅｋｓ ｏｆｆ. Ｗｉｔｈｉｎ ａ ｗｅｅｋ ｈｉｓ ｂｌｏｏｄ ｐｒｅｓｓｕｒｅ ｄｒｏｐｐｅｄ ｆｒｏｍ 158/96 ｔｏ 118/82. Ｍｒ. Ｍｉｎｈ Ｌｅ, ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ ｈｉｓ ｓｏｎ, ｂｒｏｕｇｈｔ ｔｈｉｓ ａｎｃｉｅｎｔ Ｃｈｉｎｅｓｅ ｆｏｌｋｌｏｒｉｃ ｒｅｍｅｄｙ ｔｏ ｒｅｓｅａｒｃｈｅｒｓ ｔｏ ｔｅｓｔ ａｔ ｔｈｅ Ｕｎｉｖｅｒｓｉｔｙ ｏｆ Ｃｈｉｃａｇｏ Ｍｅｄｉｃａｌ Ｃｅｎｔｅｒ, ｗｈｅｒｅ ｔｈｅ ｉｎｖｅｓｔｉｇａｔｏｒｓ ｔｅｓｔｅｄ ａｎｉｍａｌｓ ｂｙ ｉｎｊｅｃｔｉｎｇ ｔｈｅ ｍａｍｍａｌｓ ｗｉｔｈ ａ ｓｍａｌｌ ａｍｏｕｎｔ ｏｆ 3-ｎ-ｂｕｔｙｌ ｐｈｔｈａｌｉｄｅ, ａ ｃｈｅｍｉｃａｌ ｃｏｍｐｏｕｎｄ ｔｈａｔ ｉｓ ｆｏｕｎｄ ｉｎ ｃｅｌｅｒｙ. Ｍｒ. Ｍｉｎｈ Ｌｅ'ｓ ｓｏｎ, Ｑｕａｎｇ Ｌｅ, ａｎｄ Ｕｎｉｖｅｒｓｉｔｙ ｏｆ Ｃｈｉｃａｇｏ ｐｈａｒｍａｃｏｌｏｇｉｓｔ, Ｗｉｌｌｉａｍ Ｅｌｌｉｏｔ, Ｐｈ.Ｄ ｉｓｏｌａｔｅｄ ｔｈｅ ｃｏｍｐｏｕｎｄ,3-ｎ-ｂｕｔｙｌ ｐｈｔｈａｌｉｄｅ ａｎｄ ｉｎｊｅｃｔｅｄ ｒａｔｓ ｗｉｔｈ ｔｈｅ ｅｑｕｉｖａｌｅｎｔ ａｍｏｕｎｔ ｏｆ ｗｈａｔ'ｓ ｆｏｕｎｄ ｉｎ ｆｏｕｒ ｓｔａｌｋｓ ｏｆ ｃｅｌｅｒｙ. Ｎｏｔ ｏｎｌｙ ｄｉｄ ｔｈｅ ｒａｔ'ｓ ｂｌｏｏｄ ｐｒｅｓｓｕｒｅ ｄｒｏｐ 13 ｐｅｒｃｅｎｔ ｉｎ ａ ｗｅｅｋ, ｂｕｔ ｔｈｅ ｒａｔｓ' ｃｈｏｌｅｓｔｅｒｏｌ ｌｅｖｅｌｓ ａｌｓｏ ｄｒｏｐｐｅｄ ｂｙ ｓｅｖｅｎ ｐｅｒｃｅｎｔ. Ｔｈｅ ｈｉｇｈ ｆｉｂｅｒ ｉｎ ｔｈｅ ｃｅｌｅｒｙ ｈｅｌｐｅｄ ｔｏ ｌｏｗｅｒ ｔｈｅ ｃｈｏｌｅｓｔｅｒｏｌ ｌｅｖｅｌｓ ｉｎ ｔｈｅ ａｎｉｍａｌ ｅｘｐｅｒｉｍｅｎｔ. Ｔｈｅ ｃｈｅｍｉｃａｌ ｔｈａｔ ｒｅｄｕｃｅｄ ｔｈｅ ａｎｉｍａｌｓ' ｂｌｏｏｄ ｐｒｅｓｓｕｒｅ ｒｅａｄｉｎｇｓ ｔｕｒｎｅｄ ｏｕｔ ｔｏ ｂｅ ｐｈｔｈａｌｉｄｅ. Ｉｔ'ｓ ｋｎｏｗｎ ｉｎ ｓｃｉｅｎｔｉｆｉｃ ｃｉｒｃｌｅｓ ｔｈａｔ ｐｈｔｈａｌｉｄｅ ｒｅｌａｘｅｓ ｔｈｅ ｍｕｓｃｌｅｓ ａｎｄ ａｒｔｅｒｉｅｓ ｔｈａｔ ｒｅｇｕｌａｔｅ ｂｌｏｏｄ ｐｒｅｓｓｕｒｅ. Ｗｈｅｎ ａｒｔｅｒｉｅｓ, ｂｌｏｏｄ ｖｅｓｓｅｌｓ, ａｎｄ ｍｕｓｃｌｅｓ ａｒｅ ｒｅｌａｘｅｄ, ｔｈｅ ｂｌｏｏｄ ｖｅｓｓｅｌｓ ｔｈｅｎ ｄｉｌａｔｅ, ａｃｃｏｒｄｉｎｇ ｔｏ ｔｈｅ ｒｅｓｅａｒｃｈｅｒｓ. Ｐｈｔｈａｌｉｄｅ ｉｓ ａ ｃｈｅｍｉｃａｌ ｔｈａｔ ａｌｓｏ ｒｅｄｕｃｅｄ ｔｈｅ ａｍｏｕｎｔ ｏｆ "ｓｔｒｅｓｓ ｈｏｒｍｏｎｅｓ," ｃａｌｌｅｄ ｃａｔｅｃｈｏｌａｍｉｎｅｓ, ｉｎ ｔｈｅ ｂｌｏｏｄ. Ｄｏｎ'ｔ ｃｏｎｆｕｓｅ 'ｐｈｔｈａｌｉｄｅ' ｗｈｉｃｈ ｒｅｌａｘｅｓ ｍｕｓｃｌｅｓ ａｎｄ ａｒｔｅｒｉｅｓ ｔｈａｔ ｃｏｍｅｓ ｆｒｏｍ ｃｅｌｅｒｙ ｗｉｔｈ 'ｐｈｔｈａｌａｔｅｓ,' ｗｈｉｃｈ ａｒｅ ｃｈｅｍｉｃａｌｓ ｌｅａｃｈｉｎｇ ｆｒｏｍ ｐｌａｓｔｉｃｉｚｅｒｓ ａｎｄ ｐｌａｓｔｉｃｓ. Ｉｎｔｅｒｅｓｔｉｎｇｌｙ, ｓｔｒｅｓｓ ｈｏｒｍｏｎｅｓ ａｌｓｏ ｒａｉｓｅ ｂｌｏｏｄ ｐｒｅｓｓｕｒｅ ｓｉｎｃｅ ｃａｔｅｃｈｏｌａｍｉｎｅｓ ｃｏｎｓｔｒｉｃｔ ｂｌｏｏｄ ｖｅｓｓｅｌｓ. Ｅｖｅｎ ｔｈｏｕｇｈ ｔｈｅｒｅ ｗｅｒｅ ｎｏ ｓｕｃｈ ｉｎｖｅｎｔｉｏｎ ａｓ ｂｌｏｏｄ ｐｒｅｓｓｕｒｅ ｍｏｎｉｔｏｒｓ ｉｎ ａｎｃｉｅｎｔ Ｃｈｉｎａ, Ａｓｉａｎ ｆｏｌｋ ｍｅｄｉｃｉｎｅ ｐｒａｃｔｉｔｉｏｎｅｒｓ ｕｓｉｎｇ ｔｒａｄｉｔｉｏｎａｌ Ｃｈｉｎｅｓｅ ｆｏｌｋ ｍｅｄｉｃｉｎｅ, ａｄｖｉｓｅｄ ｔｈｅｉｒ ｏｗｎ ｈｙｐｅｒｔｅｎｓｉｏｎ ｐａｔｉｅｎｔｓ ｆｏｒ ｔｈｅ ｐａｓｔ ｔｈｏｕｓａｎｄ ｙｅａｒｓ ｔｏ ｅａｔ ｆｏｕｒ ｔｏ ｆｉｖｅ ｃｅｌｅｒｙ-ｓｔａｌｋｓ ｅｖｅｒｙ ｄａｙ ｆｏｒ ａ ｗｅｅｋ, ｔｈｅｎ ｓｔｏｐ ｆｏｒ ｔｈｒｅｅ ｗｅｅｋｓ. Ｎａｔｔｏ ａｌｓｏ ｉｓ ａｎｏｔｈｅｒ Ａｓｉａｎ ａｐｐｒｏａｃｈ Ｙｏｕ ｃｏｕｌｄ ｅａｔ ｎａｔｔｏ. Ｏｒ ｙｏｕ ｃｏｕｌｄ ｔａｋｅ Ｖｉｔａｍｉｎ Ｋ-2, ｔｈｅ ＭＫ-7 ｆｏｒｍ ｔｈａｔ ｃｏｎｔａｉｎｓ ｎａｔｔｏ. Ｏｒ ＣＯ-Ｑ 10 ｉｎ ｔｈｅ ｂｅｓｔ ａｂｓｏｒｂａｂｌｅ ｆｏｒｍ ｆｏｒ ｙｏｕ. Ｂｕｔ ｄｏｅｓ ｙｏｕｒ ｖｉｔａｍｉｎ Ｋ-2, ＭＫ-7 ｆｏｒｍ ａｃｔｕａｌｌｙ ｃｏｎｔａｉｎ ｅｎｏｕｇｈ ｎａｔｔｏ? Ｌｏｏｋ ａｔ ｔｈｅ ｌａｂｅｌ. Ｃｈｅｃｋ ｗｉｔｈ ｙｏｕｒ ｄｏｃｔｏｒ. Ｏｒ ｙｏｕ ｃｏｕｌｄ ｂｕｙ Ｊａｐａｎｅｓｅ ｎａｔｔｏ ａｔ ａ Ｊａｐａｎｅｓｅ-ｓｔｙｌｅ ｇｒｏｃｅｒｙ, ｏｒ ｔａｌｋ ｔｏ ａ ｎａｔｕｒｏｐａｔｈ ｗｈｏ ａｌｓｏ ｉｓ ａｎ ＭＤ ｏｒ ＤＯ ａｎｄ ｔｒａｉｎｅｄ ｉｎ ｔｈｅ ｕｓｅｓ ｏｆ ｎａｔｔｏ ａｎｄ ｏｔｈｅｒ ｎｕｔｒｉｅｎｔｓ, ｆｏｏｄｓ, ａｎｄ ｉｓ ｆａｍｉｌｉａｒ ｗｉｔｈ ｔｈｅ ｒｅｎｉｎ-ｉｎｈｉｂｉｔｉｎｇ ａｂｉｌｉｔｉｅｓ ｏｆ ｎａｔｔｏ. Ｗｏｕｌｄ ｙｏｕ ｐｒｅｆｅｒ ｔｏ ｅａｔ ｆｅｒｍｅｎｔｅｄ ｓｏｙ ｐｒｏｄｕｃｔｓ, ｓｕｃｈ ａｓ ｎａｔｔｏ, ｏｒ ｔａｋｅ ｄｒｕｇｓ? Ｗｅｌｌ, ｔｈａｔ'ｓ ｂｅｔｗｅｅｎ ｙｏｕｒ ｄｏｃｔｏｒ ａｎｄ ｙｏｕｒｓｅｌｆ, ｏｆ ｃｏｕｒｓｅ. Ｙｏｕ ｄｏｎ'ｔ ｅｖｅｎ ｋｎｏｗ ｗｈｅｔｈｅｒ ｉｔ ｗｏｕｌｄ ｗｏｒｋ. Ｙｏｕ ｃａｎ'ｔ ｔａｋｅ ｎａｔｔｏ ｉｆ ｙｏｕ'ｒｅ ｏｎ ｂｌｏｏｄ ｔｈｉｎｎｅｒｓ. Ｒｅｇａｒｄｉｎｇ ｎａｔｔｏ, ａｌｓｏ ｓｅｅ ｍｙ ｏｔｈｅｒ Ｅｘａｍｉｎｅｒ ａｒｔｉｃｌｅ ｔｉｔｌｅｄ, Ｈｏｗ ｔｏ ｒａｉｓｅ ｙｏｕｒ ｇｏｏｄ (ＨＤＬ) ｃｈｏｌｅｓｔｅｒｏｌ ａｎｄ ｌｏｗｅｒ ｙｏｕｒ ｂａｄ (ＬＤＬ) ｃｈｏｌｅｓｔｅｒｏｌ. Ｗｈａｔ ｃａｎ ｙｏｕ ｄｏ? Ｙｏｕ ｆｉｎｄ ｔｈｅ ｃａｕｓｅ ｏｆ ｙｏｕｒ ｈｙｐｅｒｔｅｎｓｉｏｎ ｒａｔｈｅｒ ｔｈａｎ ｐｕｔ ａ ｂａｎｄａｉｄ ｏｎ ｏｎｅ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ ｓｙｍｐｔｏｍｓ. Ｉｎ ａｎｏｔｈｅｒ ｓｔｕｄｙ, ａｃｃｏｒｄｉｎｇ ｔｏ ａｎ ａｂｓｔｒａｃｔ ｏｎ ｔｈｅ ＳｐｒｉｎｇｅｒＬｉｎｋ ｓｉｔｅ ｏｆ ａ ｄｉａｌｙｓｉｓ-ｂａｓｅｄ ｔｅｓｔ ｒｅｓｅａｒｃｈ ａｒｔｉｃｌｅ, "Ａｎｔｉ-ｈｙｐｅｒｔｅｎｓｉｖｅ ｓｕｂｓｔａｎｃｅｓ ｉｎ ｆｅｒｍｅｎｔｅｄ ｓｏｙｂｅａｎ, ｎａｔｔｏ," Ｎａｔｔｏ ｉｓ ａ ｔｒａｄｉｔｉｏｎａｌ Ｊａｐａｎｅｓｅ ｆｅｒｍｅｎｔｅｄ ｆｏｏｄ. Ｉｔ'ｓ ｍａｄｅ ｂｙ ｆｅｒｍｅｎｔｉｎｇ ｂｏｉｌｅｄ ｓｏｙ ｂｅａｎｓ ｗｉｔｈ ａ Ｂａｃｉｌｌｕｓ ｃａｌｌｅｄ ｎａｔｔｏ. "Ｉｔｓ ｃｏｎｔｅｎｔｓ ｏｆ ｉｎｈｉｂｉｔｏｒｓ ａｇａｉｎｓｔ ｔｈｅ ａｎｇｉｏｔｅｎｓｉｎ ｃｏｎｖｅｒｔｉｎｇ ｅｎｚｙｍｅ (ＡＣＥ, ＥＣ3.4.15.1) ｗｅｒｅ ｉｎｖｅｓｔｉｇａｔｅｄ." Ｃｈｅｃｋ ｏｕｔ ｔｈｅ ｓｔｕｄｙ ｄｏｎｅ ａｔ ｔｈｅ Ｄｅｐａｒｔｍｅｎｔ ｏｆ Ｂｒｅｗｉｎｇ ａｎｄ Ｆｅｒｍｅｎｔａｔｉｏｎ, Ｔｏｋｙｏ Ｕｎｉｖｅｒｓｉｔｙ ｏｆ Ａｇｒｉｃｕｌｔｕｒｅ, Ｓａｋｕｒａｇａｏｋａ, Ｓｅｔａｇａｙａ, 156 Ｔｏｋｙｏ, Ｊａｐａｎ ａｎｄ ａｌｓｏ ａｔ ｔｈｅ Ｍｉｎｉｓｔｒｙ ｏｆ Ａｇｒｉｃｕｌｔｕｒｅ, Ｆｏｒｅｓｔｒｙ ａｎｄ Ｆｉｓｈｅｒｙ, Ｎａｔｉｏｎａｌ Ｆｏｏｄ Ｒｅｓｅａｒｃｈ Ｉｎｓｔｉｔｕｔｅ, Ｋａｎｎｏｎｄａｉ, 305 Ｔｓｕｋｕｂａ, Ｉｂａｒａｋｉ, Ｊａｐａｎ. Ｒｅｓｅａｒｃｈｅｒｓ ｗｅｒｅ Ａｋｉｋｏ Ｏｋａｍｏｔｏ, Ｈｉｒｏｓｈｉ Ｈａｎａｇａｔａ, Ｙｕｋｉｏ Ｋａｗａｍｕｒａ ａｎｄ Ｆｕｊｉｈａｒｕ Ｙａｎａｇｉｄａ. Ｉｆ ｙｏｕ ｗａｎｔ ｔｏ ｒａｉｓｅ ｙｏｕｒ ＨＤＬ (ｇｏｏｄ ｃｈｏｌｅｓｔｅｒｏｌ) ｙｏｕ ｍｉｇｈｔ ｖｉｅｗ ｔｈｅ Ｄｒ. Ｄａｖｉｄ Ｗｉｌｌｉａｍｓ.ｃｏｍ ｓｉｔｅ ａｂｏｕｔ ｈｏｗ "Ａｄｖａｎｃｅｄ Ｎａｔｔｏｋｉｎａｓｅ (ｔｍ)" ｒａｉｓｅｓ ｙｏｕｒ ＨＤＬ ｃｈｏｌｅｓｔｅｒｏｌ ｌｅｖｅｌｓ. Ｔｈｅ ｐｒｏｄｕｃｔ ｅｖｅｎ ｔａｋｅｓ ｏｕｔ ｔｈｅ ｖｉｔａｍｉｎ Ｋ ｆｏｒ ｔｈｏｓｅ ｗｈｏ ｄｏｎ'ｔ ｗａｎｔ ｔｈａｔ ｖｉｔａｍｉｎ ｉｎ ｔｈｅｉｒ ｎａｔｔｏｋｉｎａｓｅ. Ｎａｔｔｏ "ｒｅｓｅｍｂｌｅｓ ｐｌａｓｍｉｎ (ａｎ ｅｎｚｙｍｅ ｔｈａｔ'ｓ ｃｒｉｔｉｃａｌ ｔｏ ｂｒｅａｋ ｄｏｗｎ ａｎｄ ｄｉｓｓｏｌｖｅ ｕｎｗａｎｔｅｄ ｆｉｂｒｉｎ), ａｎｄ ａｌｓｏ ｉｎｃｒｅａｓｅｓ ｙｏｕｒ ｌｅｖｅｌｓ ｏｆ ｐｌａｓｍｉｎ," ａｃｃｏｒｄｉｎｇ ｔｏ ｔｈｅ Ｄｒ. Ｄａｖｉｄ Ｗｉｌｌｉａｍｓ.ｃｏｍ ｓｉｔｅ. "Ｔｈｉｓ ｉｓ ｔｈｅ ｋｅｙ ｔｏ ｉｍｐｒｏｖｉｎｇ ｙｏｕｒ ｃｉｒｃｕｌａｔｉｏｎ ａｎｄ ｋｅｅｐｉｎｇ ｙｏｕｒ ｂｌｏｏｄ ｆｌｏｗｉｎｇ ｔｏ ｙｏｕｒ ｈｅａｒｔ ａｓ ｉｔ ｓｈｏｕｌｄ." Ｔｈｅ ｐｒｏｄｕｃｔ ｃｏｎｔａｉｎｓ 'ａｍｌａ.' Ｉｔ'ｓ ａｎ Ｉｎｄｉａｎ ｇｏｏｓｅｂｅｒｙ ｉｎ ｔｈｅ ｅｕｐｈｏｒｂｉａｃｅａｅ ｆａｍｉｌｙ ｕｓｅｄ ｉｎ Ａｙｕｒｖｅｄｉｃ ｍｅｄｉｃｉｎｅ ｆｏｒ ｃａｒｄｉｏｖａｓｃｕｌａｒ ｂｅｎｅｆｉｔｓ. Ｔｈｅ ｅｌｌａｇｉｃ ａｃｉｄ ｉｓ ｅｘｔｒａｃｔｅｄ ｆｒｏｍ ａｍｌａ, ａｃｃｏｒｄｉｎｇ ｔｏ ｔｈｅ ｓｉｔｅ, ａｌｓｏ ａ ｃｌｉｎｉｃａｌｌｙ-ｒｅｓｅａｒｃｈｅｄ ａｎｔｉｏｘｉｄａｎｔ ａｎｄ ｈｅａｒｔ ｈｅａｌｔｈ ｐｒｏｍｏｔｅｒ. Ｔｈｅ ｓｉｔｅ ｎｏｔｅｓ ｔｈａｔ, "Ｄｒ. Ｗｉｌｌｉａｍｓ ｈａｓ ｄｉｓｃｏｖｅｒｅｄ ａ ｒａｒｅ ｆｏｒｍ ｏｆ ａｍｌａ ｃａｌｌｅｄ Ａｍｌａｍａｘ. Ｔｈｉｓ ｆｏｒｍ ｏｆ ａｍｌａ ｃｏｎｓｉｓｔｓ ｏｆ ｐｕｒｅ ｅｘｔｒａｃｔｓ ｗｈｉｃｈ ａｒｅ ｓｔａｎｄａｒｄｉｚｅｄ ｔｏ ｃｏｎｔａｉｎ 20% ｏｆ ｈｙｄｒｏｌｙｓａｂｌｅ ｅｌｌａｇｉｃ ａｃｉｄ." Ａｌｌ ｙｏｕ ｈａｖｅ ｔｏ ｄｏ ｎｏｗ ｉｓ ｆｉｎｄ ｔｈｅ ｔｈｒｅｅ ｃｌｉｎｉｃａｌ ｓｔｕｄｉｅｓ ｔｈａｔ... "ｆｏｕｎｄ ｔｈａｔ 500 ｍｇ ｏｆ Ａｍｌａｍａｘ ａ ｄａｙ ｆｏｒ ｔｈｒｅｅ ｍｏｎｔｈｓ ｒａｉｓｅｄ ｌｅｖｅｌｓ ｏｆ 'ｇｏｏｄ' ＨＤＬ ｃｈｏｌｅｓｔｅｒｏｌ, ａｎｄ ｌｏｗｅｒｅｄ ｔｒｉｇｌｙｃｅｒｉｄｅ ａｎｄ Ｃ-ｒｅａｃｔｉｖｅ ｐｒｏｔｅｉｎ ｌｅｖｅｌｓ." Ｓｏ ｃｈｅｃｋ ｏｕｔ ｔｈｅ ｓｉｔｅ. Ｗｈｅｒｅ ａｒｅ ｔｈｅ ｔｈｒｅｅ ｓｔｕｄｉｅｓ ｃｉｔｅｄ ｏｎ ｔｈｅ Ｄｒ. Ｄａｖｉｄ Ｗｉｌｌｉａｍｓ.ｃｏｍ Ｗｅｂ ｓｉｔｅ ｔｈａｔ ｄｉｓｃｕｓｓｅｄ ｔｈｅ ｐｒｏｄｕｃｔ? Ｒｅａｄｅｒｓ ｎｅｅｄ ｔｏ ｋｎｏｗ ｗｈａｔ ｔｈｅ ｓｔｕｄｉｅｓ ｗｅｒｅ ｓｏ ｔｈｅｙ ｃａｎ ｌｏｏｋ ｕｐ ｔｈｅ ａｒｔｉｃｌｅｓ ｔｏ ｒｅａｄ ａｎｄ ｐｈｏｔｏｃｏｐｙ ｔｏ ｓｈｏｗ ｔｏ ｔｈｅｉｒ ｈｅａｌｔｈ ｃａｒｅ ｐｒｏｆｅｓｓｉｏｎａｌｓ. Ａｌｓｏ ｃｈｅｃｋ ｏｕｔ ｔｈｅ Ｍｏｕｎｔａｉｎ Ｈｏｍｅ Ｎｕｔｒｉｔｉｏｎａｌｓ Ｈｅａｌｔｈ Ｂｕｌｌｅｔｉｎ. Ｉｆ ｙｏｕ ｗａｎｔ ｔｏ ｅａｔ ｎａｔｔｏ, ｔｒｙ ｔｈｅ ｒｅｃｉｐｅｓ ａｔ ｔｈｅ Ｎａｔｔｏ Ｒｅｃｉｐｅｓ ｓｉｔｅ. Ｔｒｙ ａｄｄｉｎｇ ｖｉｎｅｇａｒ ｆｉｒｓｔ ｂｅｆｏｒｅ ｙｏｕ ａｄｄ ａｎｙ ｏｔｈｅｒ ｃｏｎｄｉｍｅｎｔｓ ｔｏ ｇｅｔ ｒｉｄ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ ａｍｍｏｎｉａ ｓｍｅｌｌ ｏｆ ｎａｔｔｏ ｏｒ ａｄｄｉｎｇ ｙｏｇｕｒｔ ｔｏ ｇｅｔ ｒｉｄ ｏｆ ｎａｔｔｏ'ｓ ｓｌｉｍｙ ｔｅｘｔｕｒｅ ｉｆ ｙｏｕ'ｒｅ ｂｕｙｉｎｇ ｆｒｏｚｅｎ ｎａｔｔｏ ｆｒｏｍ ａｎ ｅｔｈｎｉｃ ｇｒｏｃｅｒｉｅｓ ｓｔｏｒｅ. Ｏｔｈｅｒ ｍｅｔｈｏｄｓ ｏｆ ｒａｉｓｉｎｇ ＨＤＬ ａｎｄ ｌｏｗｅｒｉｎｇ ｉｎｆｌａｍｍａｔｉｏｎ ｉｎｃｌｕｄｅ ｔａｋｉｎｇ ｃｅｒｔａｉｎ ａｍｉｎｏ ａｃｉｄｓ ｓｕｃｈ ａｓ ａ ｓｍａｌｌ ａｍｏｕｎｔ ｏｆ ｔａｕｒｉｎｅ ａｎｄ ｃａｒｎｉｔｉｎｅ. Ａｒｅ ｙｏｕ ａｌｓｏ ｃｏｎｓｕｍｉｎｇ ａ ｓｐｏｏｎｆｕｌ ｏｆ ｃｏｄ ｌｉｖｅｒ ｏｉｌ ｔｏ ｒｅｓｔｏｒｅ ｎｕｔｒｉｅｎｔｓ ｄｒａｉｎｅｄ ｂｙ ｙｏｕｒ ｌｉｆｅｓｔｙｌｅ ｏｒ ｅａｔｉｎｇ ｈａｂｉｔｓ? Ｗｈａｔ ｙｏｕ ｅａｔ ｏｒ ｍｅｄｉｃｉｎｅｓ ｙｏｕ ｔａｋｅ ｃａｎ ｄｒａｉｎ ｙｏｕｒ ｂｏｄｙ ｏｆ ｎｕｔｒｉｅｎｔｓ. Ｉｆ ｔｈｅｒｅ'ｓ ｉｎｆｌａｍｍａｔｉｏｎ ｉｎ ｙｏｕｒ ｂｏｄｙ ｃａｕｓｉｎｇ ｐｒｏｂｌｅｍｓ ｗｉｔｈ ｃｈｏｌｅｓｔｅｒｏｌ, ｗｈａｔ ｆｏｏｄｓ ｃａｎ ｙｏｕ ｔａｋｅ ｔｏ ｒｅｓｔｏｒｅ ｔｈｅ ｎｕｔｒｉｅｎｔｓ ｙｏｕ ｎｅｅｄ? Ｙｏｕｒ ｆｉｒｓｔ ｓｔｅｐ ｉｓ ｔｏ ｌｏｏｋ ａｔ ｙｏｕｒ ｇｏｏｄ (ＨＤＬ) ｃｈｏｌｅｓｔｅｒｏｌ. Ｉｆ ｉｔ'ｓ ｇｅｎｅｔｉｃａｌｌｙ ｌｏｗ, ｈｅｒｅ'ｓ ｈｏｗ ｙｏｕ ｃａｎ ｒａｉｓｅ ｉｔ ａｎｄ ｏｖｅｒｒｉｄｅ ｓｏｍｅ ｏｆ ｙｏｕｒ ｇｅｎｅｓ ｗｉｔｈ ｆｏｏｄｓ ａｎｄ ｎａｔｕｒａｌ (ｎｏｔ ｓｙｎｔｈｅｔｉｃ) ｎｕｔｒｉｅｎｔｓ ｔｈａｔ ｃｏｍｅ ｆｒｏｍ ｆｏｏｄｓ. Ｄｏｅｓ ｙｏｕｒ ｆｏｒｍ ｏｆ ｎａｔｕｒａｌ ｖｉｔａｍｉｎ Ｅ ｈａｖｅ ａｌｌ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ ｔｏｃｏｔｒｉｅｎｏｌｓ? Ａｃｃｏｒｄｉｎｇ ｔｏ ｔｈｅ ｂｏｏｋ, Ｉｓ Ｙｏｕｒ Ｃａｒｄｉｏｌｏｇｉｓｔ Ｋｉｌｌｉｎｇ Ｙｏｕ? ｂｙ Ｓｈｅｒｒｙ Ａ. Ｒｏｇｅｒｓ, Ｍ.Ｄ., (ｐａｇｅ 25) ｙｏｕｒ ｇｏｏｄ ｃｈｏｌｅｓｔｅｒｏｌ ＨＤＬ ｍｏｖｅｓ ｙｏｕｒ ｂａｄ ｃｈｏｌｅｓｔｅｒｏｌ, ＬＤＬ ｔｏ ｙｏｕｒ ｌｉｖｅｒ ｗｈｅｒｅ ｉｔ ｉｓ ｓｅｎｔ ｔｏ ｔｈｅ ｂｉｌｅ ａｎｄ ｔｈｅ ｉｎｔｅｓｔｉｎｅｓ (ｙｏｕｒ ｇｕｔ) ｔｏ ｂｅ ｒｅｍｏｖｅｄ ｆｏｒｅｖｅｒ. Ｌｏｏｋｉｎｇ ｆｏｒ ｒｅｓｅａｒｃｈ ｗｉｔｈ ｆｏｏｄｓ? Ｐｅｏｐｌｅ ｎｏｗ ｈａｖｅ ａ ｃｈｏｉｃｅ ｏｆ ｗｈｅｔｈｅｒ ｔｏ ｔｕｒｎ ｔｏ ｃｏｎｖｅｎｔｉｏｎａｌ ｍｅｄｉｃｉｎｅ ａｎｄ ｔａｋｅ (ｉｆ ｐｒｅｓｃｒｉｂｅｄ) ｔｈｅｉｒ ｒｅｎｉｎ-ｌｏｗｅｒｉｎｇ ｄｒｕｇｓ ｏｒ ｅａｔ ａ ｆｅｒｍｅｎｔｅｄ ｓｏｙｂｅａｎ ｐｒｏｄｕｃｔ ｃａｌｌｅｄ 'ｎａｔｔｏ,' ｗｈｉｃｈ ａｌｓｏ ｉｓ ｂｅｉｎｇ ｒｅｓｅａｒｃｈｅｄ ｔｏ ｌｏｗｅｒ ｈｉｇｈ ｂｌｏｏｄ ｐｒｅｓｓｕｒｅ. Ｉｎｄｉｖｉｄｕａｌｓ ａｌｓｏ ｃｏｕｌｄ ｔａｋｅ ｔｈｅｉｒ ＣＯ-Ｑ10 ｉｎ ｔｈｅ ｍｏｒｅ ａｂｓｏｒｂａｂｌｅ ｆｏｒｍｓ, ｔｈｅｉｒ ｆｉｓｈ ｏｉｌｓ, ａｎｄ ｉｆ ｈｅａｌｔｈｙ ｅｎｏｕｇｈ, ｕｓｅ ｔｈｅｉｒ ｓｌｏｗ ｂｒｅａｔｈｉｎｇ ｍａｃｈｉｎｅｓ ｓｕｃｈ ａｓ Ｒｅｓｐｅｒａｔｅ® ｏｒ ｔｈｅｉｒ Ｂｒｅａｔｈｅａｓｙ™ ＣＤｓ. Ｂｕｔ ｈｏｗ ｄｏｅｓ ａ ｔｒａｄｉｔｉｏｎａｌ Ｊａｐａｎｅｓｅ ｆｅｒｍｅｎｔｅｄ ｓｏｙｂｅａｎ ｐｒｏｄｕｃｔ ｃａｌｌｅｄ 'ｎａｔｔｏ' ｌｏｗｅｒ ｈｉｇｈ ｂｌｏｏｄ ｐｒｅｓｓｕｒｅ? Ｒｅａｄ ｔｈｅ ｗａｒｎｉｎｇｓ ｏｎ ｔｈｅ ｄａｎｇｅｒｓ ｏｆ "ｗａｔｅｒ ｐｉｌｌ" ｉｎ ｔｈｅ ａｒｔｉｃｌｅ ｏｎ ｔｈｅ Ｊｅｆｆｒｅｙ Ｄａｃｈ ＭＤ ｓｉｔｅ. Ｙｏｕ ｓｅｅ, ｉｆ ｙｏｕ ｈａｖｅ ｔｈｅ ｈｉｇｈ-ｒｅｎｉｎ ｔｙｐｅ ｏｆ ｈｙｐｅｒｔｅｎｓｉｏｎ ａｎｄ ｄｏｎ'ｔ ｋｎｏｗ ｉｔ ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ ｙｏｕ'ｖｅ ｎｏｔ ｈａｄ ｔｈｅ ｐｒｏｐｅｒ ｂｌｏｏｄ ｔｅｓｔ, ａｎｄ ｙｏｕｒ ｄｏｃｔｏｒ ｊｕｓｔ ｐｒｅｓｃｒｉｂｅｓ ｔｈｅ ｗａｔｅｒ ｐｉｌｌ ｔｏ ｓｔａｒｔ ｙｏｕ ｏｆｆ, ｈｏｗ ｄｏ ｙｏｕ ｋｎｏｗ ｗｈｅｔｈｅｒ ｉｔ ｗｉｌｌ ｏｒ ｗｏｎ'ｔ ｗｏｒｋ ｒｉｇｈｔ ｏｎ ａ ｈｉｇｈ-ｒｅｎｉｎ ｔｙｐｅ ｏｆ ｈｙｐｅｒｔｅｎｓｉｖｅ ｐａｔｉｅｎｔ. Ｙｏｕ ｄｏｎ'ｔ ｕｎｌｅｓｓ ｙｏｕ'ｒｅ ｔｅｓｔｅｄ ａｎｄ ｙｏｕｒ ｄｏｃｔｏｒ ｋｎｏｗｓ ｔｈａｔ ｈｉｇｈ-ｒｅｎｉｎ ａｎｄ ｌｏｗ-ｒｅｎｉｎ ｔｙｐｅ ｈｙｐｅｒｔｅｎｓｉｖｅ ｐａｔｉｅｎｔｓ ｎｅｅｄ ｄｉｆｆｅｒｅｎｔ ｍｅｄｉｃｉｎｅｓ ｏｒ ｄｉｆｆｅｒｅｎｔ ａｐｐｒｏａｃｈｅｓ ｔｏ ｈａｎｄｌｉｎｇ ｔｈｅ ｃａｕｓｅ ｏｆ ｔｈｅｉｒ ｈｉｇｈ ｂｌｏｏｄ ｐｒｅｓｓｕｒｅ. Ｗｈｙ ｇｏ ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ ｓｔａｙｉｎｇ ｏｎ ｔｈａｔ ｐｉｌｌ ｆｏｒ ａ ｍｏｎｔｈ ｂｅｆｏｒｅ ｙｏｕ ｃｏｍｅ ｉｎ ｆｏｒ ａ ｂｌｏｏｄ ｐｒｅｓｓｕｒｅ ｒｅａｄｉｎｇ ｏｎｌｙ ｔｏ ｆｉｎｄ ｏｕｔ ｉｔ ｗａｓｎ'ｔ ｔｈｅ ｒｉｇｈｔ ｄｒｕｇ ｆｏｒ ｙｏｕ? Ｔｈａｔ'ｓ ｔｈｅ ｐｒｏｂｌｅｍ ｗｉｔｈ ｔｒｅａｔｉｎｇ ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ ｔｈａｔ ｍａｙ ｈａｖｅ ａ ｃａｕｓｅ ｔｈａｔ'ｓ ｅｉｔｈｅｒ ｇｅｎｅｔｉｃ ｏｒ ｄｕｅ ｔｏ ｔｏｘｉｃｉｔｙ ｆｒｏｍ ｈｅａｖｙ ｍｅｔａｌｓ ｏｒ ｐｌａｓｔｉｃｓ ｏｒ ｅｖｅｎ ｒｏｃｋｅｔ ｆｕｅｌ ｉｎ ｔｈｅ ｗａｔｅｒ. Ｙｏｕ ｄｏｎ'ｔ ｋｎｏｗ, ａｎｄ ｙｏｕ ｎｅｅｄ ｔｏ ｆｉｎｄ ｔｈｅ ｃａｕｓｅ. Ｉｎ ｔｈｅ ｍｅａｎｔｉｍｅ, ｃｈｅｃｋ ｏｕｔ ｎａｔｔｏ ａｎｄ ｆｅｒｍｅｎｔｅｄ ｓｏｙ ｐｒｏｄｕｃｔｓ ｒｅｓｅａｒｃｈ ａｎｄ ｓｅｅ ｗｈｅｔｈｅｒ ｉｔ ａｐｐｌｉｅｓ ｔｏ ｙｏｕｒ ｈｉｇｈ ｒｅｎｉｎ ｌｅｖｅｌｓ, ｉｆ ｙｏｕ ｈａｖｅ ｔｏｏ ｈｉｇｈ ｒｅｎｉｎ ｌｅｖｅｌｓ. Ｙｏｕ ｗａｎｔ ｔｏ ｓｅｅ ｗｈｅｔｈｅｒ ｔｈｅｒｅ ｉｓ ａ ｆｏｏｄ ｓｏｌｕｔｉｏｎ ｆｉｒｓｔ. Ａｒｅ ｙｏｕ ｄｅｆｉｃｉｅｎｔ ｉｎ ｍａｇｎｅｓｉｕｍ? Ｗｈａｔ ｉｆ ｙｏｕｒ ｂｌｏｏｄ ｐｒｅｓｓｕｒｅ ｐｒｏｂｌｅｍ ｉｓ ｃａｕｓｅｄ ｂｙ ａ ｍｉｎｅｒａｌ ｉｍｂａｌａｎｃｅ? Ｙｏｕ ｄｏｎ'ｔ ｋｎｏｗ ｕｎｔｉｌ ｙｏｕ ｓｔａｒｔ ｌｏｏｋｉｎｇ ｕｎｄｅｒ ｅｖｅｒｙ ｓｔｏｎｅ ｔｏ ｆｉｎｄ ｔｈｅ ａｎｓｗｅｒ ｔｏ ｗｈａｔ ｃａｕｓｅｄ ｙｏｕｒ ｐｒｏｂｌｅｍ. Ｉｆ ｉｔ'ｓ ａ ｇｅｎｅｔｉｃ ｐｒｏｂｌｅｍ ｉｎｈｅｒｉｔｅｄ ｆｒｏｍ ｙｏｕｒ ｆａｍｉｌｙ, ｆｉｎｄ ｏｕｔ ｗｈａｔ ｈａｐｐｅｎｓ ｉｎ ｙｏｕｒ ｂｏｄｙ ａｓ ａ ｒｅｓｕｌｔ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ ｇｅｎｅ ｖａｒｉａｔｉｏｎ. Ｉｓ ｉｔ ｙｏｕｒ ｋｉｄｎｅｙｓ ｎｏｔ ｒｅｍｏｖｉｎｇ ｓａｌｔ ｐｒｏｐｅｒｌｙ ｏｒ ｓｏｍｅ ｏｔｈｅｒ ｉｓｓｕｅ? Ｗｉｌｌ ａ ｃｅｒｔａｉｎ ｓｅｔ ｏｆ ｍｉｎｅｒａｌｓ ｈｅｌｐ? Ａｒｅ ｙｏｕ ｄｅｆｉｃｉｅｎｔ ｉｎ ａｎｙ ｍｉｎｅｒａｌｓ ｏｒ ｔｙｐｅｓ ｏｆ ｆｏｏｄｓ? Ａｓｋ ｙｏｕｒ ｄｏｃｔｏｒ ｗｈｅｔｈｅｒ ＣＯ-Ｑ10 ａｎｄ ｎａｔｔｏｋｉｎａｓｅ ｏｒ ｎａｔｔｏ ｉｎ ｉｔｓ ｆｏｏｄ ｆｏｒｍ ｗｉｌｌ ｂｅ ｏｆ ｈｅｌｐ. Ｏｒ ｆｉｎｄ ａ ｑｕａｌｉｆｉｅｄ ｍｅｄｉｃａｌ ｄｏｃｔｏｒ ｗｈｏ ｋｎｏｗｓ ａｂｏｕｔ ｒｅｓｅａｒｃｈ ｗｉｔｈ ｆｅｒｍｅｎｔｅｄ ｎａｔｔｏ ａｎｄ ｔｈｅ ｍｏｒｅ ａｂｓｏｒｂａｂｌｅ ｖｅｒｓｉｏｎ ｏｆ ＣＯ-Ｑ 10, ｕｓｅｓ ｏｆ ｍａｇｎｅｓｉｕｍ, ａｎｄ ｗｈａｔ ｏｔｈｅｒ ｍｉｎｅｒａｌｓ ｙｏｕ ｎｅｅｄ. Ｌｏｏｋ ｔｏ ｆｏｏｄ ｆｉｒｓｔ ｆｏｒ ｙｏｕｒ ｒｅｓｅａｒｃｈ ａｎｄ ｓｅｅ ｗｈｏ ｅｌｓｅ ｉｓ ｓｔｕｄｙｉｎｇ ａ ｆｏｏｄ ｉｔｅｍ ｔｈａｔ ｍａｙ ｈｅｌｐ. Ａｌｓｏ ｓｅｅ ｔｈｅ ｂｏｏｋｓ ｂｙ Ｓｔｅｐｈｅｎ Ｓｉｎａｔｒａ, Ｍ.Ｄ. ｔｉｔｌｅｄ, Ａｍａｚｏｎ.ｃｏｍ: Ｔｈｅ Ｓｉｎａｔｒａ Ｓｏｌｕｔｉｏｎ: Ｍｅｔａｂｏｌｉｃ Ｃａｒｄｉｏｌｏｇｙ, ａｎｄ Ａｍａｚｏｎ.ｃｏｍ: Ｌｏｗｅｒ Ｙｏｕｒ Ｂｌｏｏｄ Ｐｒｅｓｓｕｒｅ ｉｎ Ｅｉｇｈｔ Ｗｅｅｋｓ. Ａｌｓｏ ｒｅａｄ ｔｈｅ ａｒｔｉｃｌｅ ｏｎｌｉｎｅ ｉｎ ａ ＰＤＦ ｆｉｌｅ, Ｍｅｔａｂｏｌｉｃ Ｃａｒｄｉｏｌｏｇｙ, ｂｙ Ｄｒ. Ｓｉｎａｔｒａ. Ｙｏｕ ｎｅｖｅｒ ｋｎｏｗ ｗｈｅｒｅ ｔｈｅ ａｎｓｗｅｒ ｌｉｅｓ ｕｎｔｉｌ ｙｏｕ ｌｏｏｋ ｆｏｒ ｉｔ. Ｉｎ ｔｈｅ ｍｅａｎｔｉｍｅ, ｄｏ ｙｏｕｒ ｒｅｓｅａｒｃｈ. Ｃｈｅｃｋ ｏｕｔ ａｎｏｔｈｅｒ ａｒｔｉｃｌｅ ｏｎ ｆｏｏｄｓ ｔｈａｔ ａｒｅ ｒｅｎｉｎ ｉｎｈｉｂｉｔｏｒｓ. Ｌｏｏｋ ａｔ ｔｈｅ Ｈａｎｄｂｏｏｋ ｏｆ Ｆｅｒｍｅｎｔｅｄ Ｆｕｎｃｔｉｏｎａｌ Ｆｏｏｄｓ. Ｒｅａｄ ｔｈｅ ａｒｔｉｃｌｅ, ｆｒｏｍ Ｓｃｉｅｎｃｅ Ｄａｉｌｙ/Ｓｃｉｅｎｃｅ Ｎｅｗｓ Ｄｅｃ 6, 2007, "Ｍｉｃｅ Ｌａｃｋｉｎｇ Ｅｎｚｙｍｅ Ｒｅｎｉｎ Ｓｔａｙ Ｌｅａｎ Ｏｎ Ｈｉｇｈ-ｆａｔ Ｄｉｅｔ, Ｗｉｔｈ Ｌｉｔｔｌｅ Ｅｘｅｒｃｉｓｅ." Ｉｎｔｅｒｅｓｔｉｎｇｌｙ, ｍｉｃｅ ｓｔａｙ ｌｅａｎ ｏｎ ａｎｙ ｄｉｅｔ ｗｈｅｎ ｔｈｅｙ ｄｏｎ'ｔ ｈａｖｅ ｒｅｎｉｎ. Ｔｈａｔ ｓｔｕｄｙ ｇｉｖｅｓ ｙｏｕ ａ ｃｌｕｅ ｔｈａｔ ｆｏｏｄ ｗｈｉｃｈ ｉｎｈｉｂｉｔｓ ｔｏｏ ｍｕｃｈ ｒｅｎｉｎ ｍｉｇｈｔ ｒｅｄｕｃｅ ａｂｄｏｍｉｎａｌ ｆａｔ ｉｎ ａｐｐｌｅ-ｓｈａｐｅｄ ｐｅｏｐｌｅ ｗｉｔｈ ｍｅｔａｂｏｌｉｃ ｓｙｎｄｒｏｍｅ ａｎｄ ｉｎｓｕｌｉｎ ｒｅｓｉｓｔａｎｃｅ. Ｂｕｔ ｔｈｅ ｓｔｕｄｙ ｗａｓ ｄｏｎｅ ｊｕｓｔ ｗｉｔｈ ｍｉｃｅ. Ｈｏｗ ｍｕｃｈ ｃａｎ ｂｅ ａｐｐｌｉｅｄ ｔｏ ｈｕｍａｎｓ ｒｅｍａｉｎｓ ｔｏ ｂｅ ｓｅｅｎ. Ｌｏｏｋ ａｔ ｔｈｅ ｐａｔｔｅｒｎｓ. Ｓｅｅ ａｎｙ ｃｏｎｎｅｃｔｉｏｎ? Ｗｈａｔ ｔｈａｔ ｓｔｕｄｙ ｄｏｅｓ ｓｈｏｗ ｉｓ ａ ｃｏｎｎｅｃｔｉｏｎ. Ｔｈｅ ｓｔｕｄｙ ｓｈｏｗｓ ｔｈｅ ｃｏｎｎｅｃｔｉｏｎ ｂｅｔｗｅｅｎ ａｎ ｅｎｚｙｍｅ ｉｎｖｏｌｖｅｄ ｉｎ ｂｌｏｏｄ ｐｒｅｓｓｕｒｅ ｃｏｎｔｒｏｌ ａｎｄ ｓｙｍｐｔｏｍｓ ｏｆ ｍｅｔａｂｏｌｉｃ ｓｙｎｄｒｏｍｅ. Ｒｅｓｅａｒｃｈｅｒｓ ａｌｓｏ ｒｅｐｏｒｔ ｉｎ ｔｈｅ Ｄｅｃｅｍｂｅｒ 2007 ｉｓｓｕｅ ｏｆ Ｃｅｌｌ Ｍｅｔａｂｏｌｉｓｍ, ａ ｐｕｂｌｉｃａｔｉｏｎ ｏｆ Ｃｅｌｌ Ｐｒｅｓｓ, ｔｈａｔ ｍｉｃｅ ｌａｃｋｉｎｇ ｔｈｅ ｅｎｚｙｍｅ ｋｎｏｗｎ ａｓ ｒｅｎｉｎ ａｒｅ ｌｅａｎ ａｎｄ ｒｅｓｉｓｔａｎｔ ｔｏ ｇａｉｎｉｎｇ ｗｅｉｇｈｔ ｏｎ ａ ｈｉｇｈ-ｆａｔ ｄｉｅｔ, ｅｖｅｎ ｔｈｏｕｇｈ ｔｈｅｙ ｃｏｎｔｉｎｕｅ ｔｏ ｅａｔ ｊｕｓｔ ａｓ ｍｕｃｈ ａｎｄ ｄｏｎ'ｔ ｅｘｅｒｃｉｓｅ ｍｏｒｅ. Ｔｈｅ ａｎｓｗｅｒ ｙｏｕ ｗａｎｔ ｉｓ ｔｏ ｆｉｎｄ ｔｈｅ ｍｅｃｈａｎｉｓｍ ｏｆ ｈｏｗ ｙｏｕｒ ｏｗｎ ｂｏｄｙ ｉｓ ｗｏｒｋｉｎｇ ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ ｉｆ ｙｏｕ ｈａｖｅ ａｎ ｏｖｅｒａｃｔｉｖｅ ｒｅｎｉｎ-ａｎｇｉｏｔｅｎｓｉｎ ｓｙｓｔｅｍ, ｉｔ'ｓ ｉｍｐｏｒｔａｎｔ ｔｏ ｋｎｏｗ ｔｈａｔ ｉｔ ｈａｓ ｂｅｅｎ ａｓｓｏｃｉａｔｅｄ ｗｉｔｈ ｏｂｅｓｉｔｙ ａｎｄ ｔｈｅ ｍｅｔａｂｏｌｉｃ ｓｙｎｄｒｏｍｅ ａｓ ｗｅｌｌ ａｓ ｈｉｇｈ ｂｌｏｏｄ ｐｒｅｓｓｕｒｅ. Ｋｅｅｐ ｒｅｓｅａｒｃｈｉｎｇ ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ ｍａｙｂｅ ｙｏｕ ａｒｅ ｗｈａｔ ｙｏｕ ａｌｒｅａｄｙ ａｔｅ. Ｓｏ ｗｈａｔ ｃａｎ ｙｏｕ ｄｏ? Ｙｏｕｒ ｆｉｒｓｔ ｓｔｅｐ ａｆｔｅｒ ｆｉｎｄｉｎｇ ｏｕｔ ｗｈａｔ ｙｏｕｒ ｂｏｄｙ ｒｅａｌｌｙ ｎｅｅｄｓ ｉｓ ｔｏ ｒｅｓｅａｒｃｈ ｎａｔｔｏ, ｉｆ ｔｈａｔ ｉｓ ｗｈａｔ ｙｏｕ ａｃｔｕａｌｌｙ ｎｅｅｄ. Ｉｎ ｂｉｏｌｏｇｙ ｌａｂｓ, ｗｈｅｎ ｙｏｕ ｗａｎｔ ｔｏ ｒａｉｓｅ ｔｈｅ ｂｌｏｏｄ ｐｒｅｓｓｕｒｅ ｉｎ ｒａｔｓ, ｙｏｕ ｆｅｅｄ ｔｈｅ ｒａｔｓ ｓｕｇａｒ. Ａｌｓｏ ｃｈｅｃｋ ｏｕｔ ｔｈｅ ｍｅｄｉｃａｌ ｓｔｕｄｙ, " Ｄｏ ａｎｔｉｈｙｐｅｒｔｅｎｓｉｖｅ ｄｒｕｇｓ ｐｒｅｃｉｐｉｔａｔｅ ｄｉａｂｅｔｅｓ ｉｎ ｐｒｅｄｉｓｐｏｓｅｄ ｍｅｎ ?" Ｂｒｉｔｉｓｈ Ｍｅｄｉｃａｌ Ｊｏｕｒｎａｌ, 298:1147-1152, Ａｐｒｉｌ 29, 1989. Ｆｏｒ ｍｏｒｅ ｉｎｆｏ: ｂｒｏｗｓｅ ｓｏｍｅ ｏｆ ｍｙ ｂｏｏｋｓ, Ｈｏｗ Ｎｕｔｒｉｇｅｎｏｍｉｃｓ Ｆｉｇｈｔｓ Ｃｈｉｌｄｈｏｏｄ Ｔｙｐｅ 2 Ｄｉａｂｅｔｅｓ & Ｗｅｉｇｈｔ Ｉｓｓｕｅｓ (2009) ｏｒ Ｐｒｅｄｉｃｔｉｖｅ Ｍｅｄｉｃｉｎｅ ｆｏｒ Ｒｏｏｋｉｅｓ (2005). Ｏｒ ｓｅｅ ｍｙ ｂｏｏｋｓ, Ｈｏｗ ｔｏ Ｓａｆｅｌｙ Ｔａｉｌｏｒ Ｙｏｕｒ Ｆｏｏｄｓ, Ｍｅｄｉｃｉｎｅｓ, & Ｃｏｓｍｅｔｉｃｓ ｔｏ Ｙｏｕｒ Ｇｅｎｅｓ (2003) ｏｒ Ｈｏｗ ｔｏ Ｉｎｔｅｒｐｒｅｔ Ｆａｍｉｌｙ Ｈｉｓｔｏｒｙ & Ａｎｃｅｓｔｒｙ ＤＮＡ Ｔｅｓｔ Ｒｅｓｕｌｔｓ ｆｏｒ Ｂｅｇｉｎｎｅｒｓ (2004) ｏｒ Ｈｏｗ ｔｏ Ｏｐｅｎ ＤＮＡ-ｄｒｉｖｅｎ Ｇｅｎｅａｌｏｇｙ Ｒｅｐｏｒｔｉｎｇ & Ｉｎｔｅｒｐｒｅｔｉｎｇ Ｂｕｓｉｎｅｓｓｅｓ. (2007). Ｃｈｅｃｋ ｏｕｔ ｍｙ ｆｒｅｅ ａｕｄｉｏ ｌｅｃｔｕｒｅ ｏｎ Ｉｎｔｅｒｎｅｔ Ａｒｃｈｉｖｅ, Ｈｏｗ ｎｕｔｒｉｇｅｎｏｍｉｃｓ ｆｉｇｈｔｓ ｃｈｉｌｄｈｏｏｄ ｔｙｐｅ 2 ｄｉａｂｅｔｅｓ. Ａｌｓｏ, ｙｏｕ ｃａｎ ｓｅｅ ａ ｌｉｓｔ ｏｆ ｓｏｍｅ ｏｆ ｍｙ ｐａｐｅｒｂａｃｋ ｂｏｏｋｓ ａｔ ｐｕｂｌｉｓｈｅｒ'ｓ ｓｉｔｅ. |
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