High Blood Pressure

High blood pressure and circulation issues were some of the primary reasons Dr. Anderson began a chiropractic and functional medicine practice to begin with.  

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He recognized neurologically if the brain recognized misuse and/or lack of oxygen or glucose (sugar) that the body would tend to function at a lower level. Blockages, pain, immune system and decreased movement challenges etc. would emerge more frequently and with greater intensity.  If left unchecked over time this could lead to mood disorders and many times chronic diseases such as heart disease and diabetes.

It's hard to overstate the significance that cardiovascular disease has in the United States and many other locations in our world.

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• Heart Disease currently is the leading cause of death in the United States.

 

• Close to 100 million Americans have heart attacks every year.

• In the US, one person dies every forty seconds from a cardiovascular incident.

• One in three deaths that occur in the US are caused by cardiovascular disease.

• One in three Americans has metabolic syndrome, a strong cluster of factors related to cardiovascular disease.

 

High blood pressure and related cardiovascular incidents are a major player in healthcare.

Given that heart disease is the number one killer in the US, it's more important to appreciate the fact that it's largely preventable with diet and lifestyle modification.

Conventional medicine overemphasizes the value of LDL-C and Total Cholesterol and treating heart disease with statin medications. 
There are now more people taking statin or cholesterol lowering drugs than ever before, and these same people still end up dying and suffering from cardiovascular incidents. 

Functional medicine takes the view that high cholesterol is merely a symptom, not the cause, of heart disease. 

More important than cholesterol, is the monitoring and management of LDL-P, Insulin, Leptin, Oxidized LDL and genetics. 

Through customization of your diet, lifestyle changes and targeted nutritional supplementation, you can address the underlying causes of heart disease, improve heart health and extend lifespan.

Been diagnosed with high blood pressure or related heart condition? Functional Medicine and integrated care with your health professionals could be right for you.  

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Dr. Anderson and Healing by Design systems use Functional Medicine and other diagnostics to get to the roots of the bodies unresolved stress and blockages.  

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