Have you ever tried to drink a thick milkshake through a narrow straw? It’s almost impossible isn’t it?
The only way to get the delicious drink running is to shake it up a little and break up the small ice-cream cubes that get stuck in the straw.
And even then, it takes quite a pressure to suck it up.
Now imagine your blood stream. Normally, you’d think of it as flowing milk that ran through the arteries and veins as smoothly as could be.
But there is a tendency of the blood to thicken up and form blood clots that makes it act more like the milkshake clogging up narrowed arteries.
This is one of the major causes for high blood pressure, plaque build up, heart attack and stroke.
But why does this happen and what can you do about it? This is the subject of today’s feature article.
Blood clots are little more than the different types of cells that make up the blood, which clot together to form a kind of web of thicker, more solid substance.
This is actually a very functional mechanism your body uses to repair damaged arteries and veins. It’s mostly visual when you cut yourself and you see a scab quickly form to heal the small wound.
Clotting is, however, happening all the time throughout your body healing both big and small injuries to the arterial walls. This is part of your body’s immune system and functional inflammation system.
Clotting can also happen when the blood isn’t running quickly enough in the veins returning to the heart. This is usually due to lack of physical activity since the body’s muscles are mostly responsible for this task.
The problem rises when the blood in the arteries begins to thicken due to excessive blood clotting. Since it takes much greater force to pump thick blood than thin (as our milkshake example demonstrates), this obviously leads to higher blood pressure, which again leads to more arterial damage.
This all then leads to plaque buildup that narrow the arteries even further and the cycle continues.
So the first thing doctors usually do when they detect thickening of the blood is to give out blood thinning medications, then cholesterol lowering drugs and finally blood pressure medications (the order may differ from case to case).
But they usually ignore the real question: “What caused the arterial damage in the first place that caused the blood clotting?”
Usually it all begins with oxidization and chronic inflammation. There are most often several things that work together to trigger this in the first place. For example, bad diet, lack of exercise, pollution (or smoking), stress.
So what can you do if you’re already experiencing thickening of the blood?
1) Overdose on antioxidant/anti-inflammatory food. This includes all kinds of berries (especially blueberries), colorful vegetables, omega 3-rich food and more.
2) Avoid all chemicals – mostly found in highly processed food, but also due to smoking and air pollution. Refined sugars and high fructose corn sugar also act like gasoline on inflammation. Instead, use a limited amount of organic honey to sweeten or flavor food naturally.
3) Exercise, exercise, exercise – keep your body moving as much as possible. This helps shake up the blood clots and get the blood flowing again through the arteries.
4) Take drastic measures to lower your blood pressure. The three steps above will do a lot to improve your blood pressure already, but the best method I know that works for almost everyone is the program of simple blood pressure exercises.
You can learn more about the blood pressure exercises here…
If you’re experiencing blood clot or plaque build-up in the arteries, I’ll also suggest you get our step-by-step system to get your cholesterol level at better levels within a month. It’s not just about cholesterol, but overall cardiovascular health.
Learn more about the step-by-step cholesterol guide here…
But first, tell us what you think. Please leave your comments below.
Overcoming IBD
Multiple Sclerosis
Banishing Bronchitis
Gum Disease Gone
Overcoming Onychomycosis
Neuropathy No More
The Prostate Protocol
Brain Booster
Ironbound
Solution for Shingles
The Bone Density Solution
The Ultimate Healing Protocol
The Parkinson's Protocol
The Chronic Kidney Disease Solution
Overthrowing Anxiety
The Fatty Liver Solution
The Hypothyroidism Solution
The End of Gout
The Blood Pressure Program
The Oxigized Cholesterol Strategy
Stop Snoring And Sleep Apnea Program
The Arthritis Strategy
The Vertigo & Dizziness Program
The 3-Step Diabetes Strategy
Hemorrhoids Healing Protocol
The Erectile Dysfunction Master
Weight Loss Breeze
The IBS Program
The Insomnia Program
The Migraine and Headache Program
The Neck Pain Solution
The Menopause Solution
The Ejaculation Master
The TMJ Solution
The Acid Reflux Solution
The Fibromyalgia Solution
The Psoriasis Strategy
Your articles are golden nuggets. Everything may not apply to me, but they do to some else. You are educating me in a fashion that is priceless. Please keep the articles going. You are helping people more than what you can imagine. I truly appreciate you.
Your efforts will be rewarded. With my undergraduate students we have reaserching into fortification of youghurt with potent antioxidants. Your articles are good. Keep it up
Very interesting
You continue to encourage and inspire. your comments and suggestions provide more insight to dealing with medical issues than any medical provider we have visited…If the medical comunity and “government” would follow your lead, Health Care Costs would drop dramatically…Keep up the great work..We all benefit…
Good article. Many cases of high blood pressure – and clots – are caused by dehydration. People simply do not drink enough water. Consequently, the blood thickens and creates more volume which pushes on the arterial walls – viola – blood pressure goes up. Vitamin E (d-alpha form) and ginko biloba are wonderful natural blood thinners and keep clots from forming.
Hope this helps.
The way cancer is able to spread throughout the body is with the use of blood clotting.This is another reason to keep the blood flowing without ever slowing down.
Blueberry and how about Acai berry.
Thank you.
Nattokinase, developed by Japanese doctors and scientists, is highly effective for dissolving clots. I had atrial fibrillation for 6 years and have relied on this remedy (also known as Cardiokinase) to keep arteries clear. I am 79, and thanks to a range of Ayurvedic and natural anti-inflammatories plus Hawthorne iincture to strengthen the heart, I rarely have an afib episode.
more ammo to combat these conditions that take us down…thanx!
do you know how to elevate my HDL, it reads only 30.
Janet,what is this Cardiokinase you speak of? I have what the “doctors” call Factor V and have been on coumadin since 2004 and I don’t like it. However I don’t dare go off it for fear of more deep vein clots.
Very helpful information, the problem is self discipline to implement this stuff, but anything we do is better than nothing.
Is it healthy and normal practise for doctors to change your blood pressure meds every month? Why dont doctors give blood thinning meds for clots instead of constantly changing blood pressure meds?