Nutritional Treatments for Hypertension: your guide to lowering blood pressure with diet and nutritional supplements

 

 

Download our new Hypertension guide--this is a work in progress derived from Dr Vasquez's new book on hypertension.  This free information will be updated weekly, so re-visit this page to get the newest edition.

• New Recipe: Sweet Fiber Cookies

• New recipe: Kale-Beet-Raspberry Salad 

• Health info: Hypothyroidism

• Supplementation: Combination Fatty Acid Formula

Vitamin D improves immunity against influenza!

 

 

March 2010: Numerous studies have shown that people with higher levels of vitamin D have a reduced risk for infections (as well as cancer, hypertension, depression, and autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis).  However, with regard to infection, we did not have a formal clinical trial showing that the immuno-supportive benefits of vitamin D had been proven scientifically.  

 

In March 2010, the first clinical trial was published which proves that vitamin D improves immunity and helps patients (children in this study) avoid influenza.  The benefit was impressive (about 40% reduction in influenza cases), and the benefit was even more pronounced in children with asthma (84% reduction in influenza cases).

 

SEE DETAILS HERE!

 

We're always adding new products and new recipes!

1. New "cocoa"-nut macaroons: These are oh-my-goodness delicious!

2. How to make your own yogurt: It's fun and easy.

NEWSLETTER FEBRUARY 2010

1. Dr Liebich now available for consultations: Dr Liebich is now available for consultations by email, phone, and/or in our Fort Worth office. details here

2. Dr Vasquez now available for consultations: Dr Vasquez is now available one day per week for consultations by email, phone, and/or in our Fort Worth office. details here

3. New Summary of Research on the Benefits of Co-Enzyme Q-10 ("vitamin Q") for Reducing High Blood Pressure (Hypertension): Click here for product information and for a free excerpt from Dr Vasquez's new book on high blood pressure.

4. Wine update: This page will be updated as I make my way through Stuart Walton's "World Encyclopedia of Wine"

5. New Recipe: Quick-seared Brussels Sprouts with Garlic

6. Updated recipe: New addition to our almond torte recipes

7. New recipe: How to make your own "Greek yogurt"

8. New restaurant: Dallas, Texas: Cafe Izmir

9. New recipe: Chocolate Prune Torte

10. New recipe: Vegetable lasagna

 

 

Torte = A rich cake made with many eggs and little flour and usually containing chopped nuts.

Tart = A pastry shell with shallow sides, no top crust, and any of various fillings; commonly baked in metal dishes

 

 

NEWSLETTER 2010 January

1. New information on phyto-nutrients and phyto-chemicals: In this article, Dr Vasquez stresses the importance of the health-promoting and anti-inflammatory actions of "phytochemicals", also called "phytonutrients."  Given that the word "phyto" means plant, what we are talking about here are nutrients and chemicals from plants that have an important impact on your health.

2. New Video and Recipe for raw "Green Brownies": See our new video on how to make Green Brownies--these are loaded with antioxidants!

3. New Books We Love and Recommend and Give as Gifts!  We love food and health-promoting recipes.  We've made many recipes of our own (see our recipes here) but we also recommend these cookbooks.  These cookbooks are rich in their recipes, diversity, and in the luscious photos that they contain which will entice you to try new recipes and to explore new cultures!  After reading the book on French cooking, we were convinced of our next travel destination!!

4. Essay: The Power of Weekends--A Resource for Life Transformation: In this brief essay, Dr Vasquez shares a few ideas about how patients can leverage their weekends into health-promoting and life-transforming events.

5. Local wine tasting in Fort Worth, Texas: Put a Cork in It

6. Coming soon:

   1. Raw almonds

   2. Pitted prunes (dried plums)

   3. Wine: Great Taste + Health Benefits

7. New Video--Second Version: Click here for immediate access to this video showing how to finish and serve the green brownies!

• 1 cup prunes

• 1 cup almonds

• 1 cup wheat bran (or oats)

• 1/2 cup organic cocoa (no sugar added)

• 6 scoops(1/2 cup) PhytoGreens powder

• 1 tablespoon honey

• 1/4 cup water

• 1/2 - 1 tablespoon cinnamon

Video #1

Video #2

Snack of Mango, Tangerines, Almonds, Prunes, and PhytoGreen "Green Brownies"... could add Yogurt or Cottage Cheese

 

Here is a quick and easy snack consisting of high-fiber natural foods that are loaded with health-promoting phytonutrients and phytochemicals!

• Prunes (coming soon to this website!)

• Almonds (coming soon to this website!)

• Tangerines from the local farmer's market

• Mango from the local farmer's market

• Our Raw Green Brownies made with organic cocoa and PhytoGreen vegetable concentrate

Got awesome cookbooks?  We do!

Check out our selection of books here!  We are all about supporting your healthy lifestyle with great taste!

Check out this terrific new snack that we made!

These are hazelnut-almond-fig bars with home-made almond milk (with added whey protein to make a complete meal).

Creative Living: An Occasional Blog of Ideas and Events

 

We fully support creative living! 

Check this page for the introduction to our ideas...and our chickens!

Click the image to see our chickens in action!

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NEWSLETTER  2009 December 17

1. New Video: New video by Dr Vasquez on the use of multivitamins and multimineral supplements

2. MD Anderson Cancer Center Endorses Green Tea and Dark Chocolate for Cancer Prevention!  See details--coming soon.

3. Organic Cinnamon: New Simply Organic Cinnamon powder

4. New Honey: New Honey from Oregon!

5. Organic Honey: Organic Honey 13oz liquid--Yes, we love honey, especially when it is liquid (easy to use), organic (healthier), and when it comes in a no-mess dispenser. We think you'll like it, too!

6. Nutritional Literacy--"ORAC" values: Learn about the ORAC values of common foods

7. Diet: The Spanish Mediterranean Diet

NEWSLETTER  2009 December 12

• We're adding several new products this week, including vitamin D capsules--just in time for winter!

• Our website currently accepts Visa, Mastercard, and Discover.