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And lastly, not only what you eat, but how you eat is extremely important. After all, we are not what we eat, but what we assimilate. And assimilation of nutrients from the foods you eat is to a large degree dependent on proper eating habits.

Many of us eat too fast, gulp our food down without chewing it properly-not to mention the fact that we often eat when we are not really hungry, merely because it is dinner time. Also, we eat when we are tense and irritated or when our thoughts are far away from food. Or, we eat certain foods because we think they are good for us, without really enjoying them.

No, all foods should be eaten slowly and chewed very thoroughly. Never eat in a hurry. It is far better to skip a meal than to eat it in a hurry. Slow eating and good mastication will increase the assimilation of nutrients in the intestinal tract and make you feel satisfied with a smaller quantity of food. Well-chewed and generously salivated food is practically half-digested in the mouth. Saliva contains enzymes and other digestive agents.

And, finally, food should be eaten in a relaxed atmosphere and enjoyed. My old friend and teacher, Dr. Ragnar Berg, one of the world’s most renowned nutritionists, used to say, “Eating should be a pleasure.” Please, don’t misconstrue his statement to mean that you should eat for pleasure! Eat to live—don’t live to eat! The biological fact is that only foods eaten with a genuine pleasure will do you any good. A peaceful, unhurried, pleasurable, and happy atmosphere around the table will pay good dividends in improved digestion and assimilation of food and in better health.

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How on earth could CMO affect high blood pressure? That was also one of our earliest puzzlers. We were getting dozens of reports of blood pressure normalizing after CMO treatment for arthritis. At first we thought maybe because CMO brought about the release of the anxiety as well as the physical pain and aggravation of arthritis, patients were just more relaxed. That could help bring blood pressure down.

But we soon found that patients with very mild cases of arthritis but severe hypertension problems were also seeing their blood pressure normalize. Certainly knocking the arthritis out of someone’s big toe isn’t going to bring that much of an emotional change. So there must be something else going on.

Of course there already are plenty of good medications for hypertension. But they all have side effects that can build up to dangerous levels after prolonged use. And often, higher and higher doses of even stronger medications are needed as tolerance to the meds builds up. Liver or kidney damage is not uncommon. It would also be just as valuable in hypertension as it is in arthritis to be able to treat the cause rather than just the symptoms. So a nice nontoxic and possibly permanent solution like CMO could be welcomed as new ammunition against hypertension. We decided it was worthwhile looking for the answers.

We concluded that the major factor may be the stiffening of the endothelial lining (the inner surface) of arteries and veins. Blood vessels must be flexible to allow the free flow of the pulses of blood pumped out by the heart. That’s what you feel when you count your heartbeat by taking your pulse. If the blood vessels are stiff, they hinder the flow of blood and the pressure builds up within them.

Drugs are not known to restore endothelial flexibility, but we are quite convinced that CMO does. We have yet to prove it, but we’re confident that in time we will discover the mechanism by which that happens.

Regardless, we have reports of many cases of reversals of hypertension by CMO, with and without the simultaneous use of conventional medications. CMO seems to be compatible with all heart and hypertension medicines. In fact, we’ve even heard of heart murmurs and irregular heartbeat disappearing after taking CMO.

Controlling hypertension, of course, plays a role in reducing the likelihood of heart problems as well.

One patient who was given CMO for arthritis in his knees had his high blood pressure normalize almost immediately. After using CMO, he reported that he hadn’t needed his hypertension medication in weeks. And, of course, his knees got better, too.

Mrs J.V., the MS patient, found that her high blood pressure dropped a full 60 points upon completing her treatment with CMO. Another patient had systolic blood pressure surges that sometimes topped 200. Experimenting with various conventional medications and altering their doses brought no relief. A long program using CMO, coenzyme Q-10, taurine, fish oils, and minerals along with his normal medication gradually brought the hypertension down to acceptable levels.

Antioxidants like superoxide dismutase (SOD) and glutathione may also enhance the relaxing effects on the endothelial lining.

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