One of the main problems with high blood pressure is that scientists have very little idea on what really causes it.
They can point to diet, lifestyle and genetic causes. But the fact is, in over 70% of cases, they have to admit they have no idea what is the underlying cause of the disease.
But a new discovery may reveal the missing link that causes high blood pressure. And the solution could lie in a more natural approach than medical.
Many blood pressure drugs today work to remove a hormone called Angiotensin II from your body. This hormone causes your blood vessels to constrict and, therefore, leads to high blood pressure.
But recently scientists from the Riken Brain Science Institute in Japan discovered a protein that naturally breaks down Angiotensin II. This protein is called ERAP1 and naturally occurs in the human body.
The discovery was made by coincidence when the scientists noticed that some mice had much higher levels of ERAP1 than others and that these mice had 20% lower blood pressure than the average mice.
So now instead of developing drugs to break down Angiotensin II, scientists are thinking of methods that will boost ERAP1.
But the development of new drugs is not what excites me. It’s the fact that this discovery opens an old door to naturally lower blood pressure.
You see, the ERAP1 protein doesn’t just break down Angiotensin II. It’s a vital protein in immune system function. It breaks down several inflammation-related hormones and prevents them from entering your cells.
So when inflammation is high, all the ERAP1 that your body holds is used up fighting it- leaving nothing to break down Angiotensin II – the hormone that causes high blood pressure.
The rational thing to do then is to lower your overall inflammation, freeing ERAP1 to do its job instead of developing drugs to boost more ERAP1.
Chronic inflammation is the major factor in almost all modern diseases. It causes type 2 diabetes, plaque buildup in arteries, arthritis, high blood pressure, cancer, and so many other diseases.
Inflammation causes physical stress. It’s one of four types of stress that cause high blood pressure. The other three types of stress are sensory (loud TV), mental (money worries), and emotional (divorce, loss of a loved one).
All these stress factors accumulate in your body, boosting the stress hormone cortisol, which leads to high blood pressure and endless other diseases.
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You didn't say where you find the natural sources of ERAP1? Do you know?
In the body. It was inferred in the article
Very useful and life saving tips. You are helping a lot of people worldwide. Thank you. Keep it up.
Very important health tips.
thanks for caring and sharing.
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High BP is referred to in this article as a disease. Threrefore trying to treat it as mainstream doctors do does not work. Why? Because High BP is not a disease but a symptom. It is a symptom showing your body is out if whack. The hormonal imbalances referred to are probably correct, but these hormones will generally rebalance one the stress subsides.
I agree that high BP is just a sign of stress. Removing the stress turns you PH balance to Alkaline and cortisol is reduced in favour of DHEA. In this environment all manner of disease cannot take hold including a Cancer Heart Disease and Stroke. Beat the stress and eat whole foods with no grain pasta or sugar and you will defeat 95% of all illness.
My belief is is it off who and how determines what is ” normal” b p ! these figures by definition can only be an aggregation due to how that is the only way a figure can be arrived at when assessing large populations. No individual is ever likely to be consistently the stated norm as we are organic, alive and ever changing the process of atomic action/reaction, thus there must be a margin of tolerance either side of the mean to account for individual biochemistry that is unique to the individual and how they genetically react or not to all other stimuli according to their unique genetic mix. therefore if an individual is assessed as having elevated bp with proven vascular damage then the person needs to be treated holistically and according to that individuals bio-chemistry,life style past and present. That is just for starters, then we all have to understand and comprehend the social/economic history ongoing of what we call “western society” and what is the nature of it`s environment. On examination one will see in no way is the society driven by the principals of altruism, health , happiness and well being. It is driven by greed, lust for power and results in continuing destruction. The big factor within that has been the resurrection of a former planet environment millions of years ago as a condensate we call coal and oil to which we engineer and create forms of chemicals that are in isolation and not found within the natural world, thus this present biochemical world has no ability or recognition or devices with which to deal with these alien creations. From millions of years ago a completely different biochemical environmental mix has evolved. So here we have to-day for purposes of greed and profit our soils over farmed,poisoned by chemicals that further exhaust the soils and distort it`s natural bio-chemical dynamic. So we now ingest nutritionally depleted poisoned food, our bodies only reaction is to defend it`s self against this insidious assault via our immune system, this results in low level long term inflammation as the immune system cannot resolve this assault unless it is removed,if it is not then eventual damage to the physiology must and does eventually occur as the body cannot adapt and tolerate after a certain level and prolonged time of this assault. The saga gets worse, for this food is further distorted in what is called the manufacturing industry !so after we are subject to this biochemical insult for a number of years lo and behold we obtain degenerative and metabolic diseases. Then who should pop up but another branch of the same industry we call medical, profitable management companies who cannot fix nor want to, the damage but have erected a conduit to steal peoples wealth for the rest of their lives, no cure is created with no desire to do so. After all this industry knows it engineered the causes thus profit continuity is structured to remain from us from birth to death. There you have my friends,no mystery just plain evil with a very banal face !
Is there any particular food one should be taking to boost his ERAP 1. you did not tell us in your write up.
thank you Ray, for unveiling much truth and naming things as they really are! so the ongoing dilemma of taking responsibility for our own health, as much as possible, is imperative as well as avoiding the many ‘delusionary pitfalls’ we can fall prey to on a continuous basis.
the Bible tells us: “All of Life is a constant Conflict”!