Record details

• ISBN: 0892819758
• ISBN: 9780892819751
• Physical Description: xxix, 386 pages : illustrations pb. ; 23 cm
• Edition: [Second edition].
• Publisher: Rochester, Vt. : Healing Arts Press, 2001.

Content descriptions

General Note:

Subtitle change. Previously published with subtitle: natural prevention and cure with the K factor.

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 331-366) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Introduction: Why Haven't You Heard of These Developments? 1 -- Part 1 Problem 15 -- Chapter 1 What Is High Blood Pressure? 19 -- Chapter 2 Drugs--The Usual Treatment 25 -- Part 2 Answer: Moving From the Myth of Control to a Balance with Nature 43 -- Chapter 3 Hypertension: Much More than Just High Blood Pressure! 49 -- Chapter 4 Action at the Cell Membrane 56 -- Chapter 5 High Blood Pressure Is Not Inevitable: Cultural Evidence 88 -- Chapter 6 Working with the Wisdom of the Body: An Adequate K Factor Lowers Blood Pressure and Prolongs Life 100 -- Chapter 7 Hypertension: A Variation of Syndrome X 119 -- Chapter 8 Other Factors that Influence Blood Pressure 127 -- Part 3 Program 141 -- Chapter 9 Step One: See Your Doctor 147 -- Chapter 10 Step Two: Eat Right 153 -- Chapter 11 Step Three: Exercise 184 -- Chapter 12 Step Four: Help Your Body Find Its Proper Weight 210 -- Part 4 Workbook 225 -- Part 5 Additional Considerations 249 -- Chapter 14 Why the Emphasis on Drugs? 250 -- Chapter 15 Additional Evidence: Low Dietary K Factor--A Main Cause of Primary Hypertension 260 -- Part 6 Salt, Blood Pressure Regulation, and Drug Action 277 -- Chapter 16 How Important Is Salt? 278 -- Chapter 17 How the Kidneys, Hormones, and Nervous System Work Together to Control Blood Pressure 283 -- Chapter 18 Antihypertensive Drugs 299 -- Part 7 For the Physician 311.

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Subject:

Hypertension > Diet therapy.
High-potassium diet.
Salt-free diet.
Cerebrovascular disease > Prevention.
Coronary heart disease > Prevention.