Blood Flow of the Brain

NutraCeuticals, Part 1:  Brain Blood Flow (continued)

The Measurement of Cerebral Blood Flow

With Central Pulse Wave Velocity


Memory Care of Arizona recognizes the importance of the ability of the blood to reach the inner most parts of the brain.

One of the many problems that disrupts the blood going up to and into the brain is that of hardened clogged arteries, that do not allow the blood to circulate properly as it should going to the brain.

An Interconnected System:  The Heart and the Brain

In order for the brain to function as it was designed to do, it must have sufficient blood flow in order to receive the oxygen, glucose, and other nutrients that it needs.

Without these nutrients, the brain cannot function properly, and this affects the memory as well as numerous other mental conditions.

For these important reasons, Memory Care of Arizona does an assessment of the Central Pulse Pressure to determine the overall conditions of the blood flow going to the brain.

Central Blood Pulse Pressure

Versus the Brachial Blood Pulse Pressure

It has been stated that Central Blood Pulse Pressure is a better measurement of stiff clogged arteries over that of Brachial Blood Pulse Pressure.  This is verified in the study published in the journal Hypertension by the American Medical Association.  The title of the study is Central Pressure More Strongly Relates to Vascular Disease and Outcome Than Brachial Pressure, by Roman, Devereux, Kizer, Lee, Galloway, Ali, Umans, and Howard in 2007.

Brachial Blood Pulse Pressure is the measurement of the exterior blood pressure with a cuff on the arm.

Central Blood Pulse Pressure is the measurement of the central blood pressure in the core part of the body, including the heart area.

The following information is from the above study by the American Medical Association:

“Hypertension, defined as sustained elevation of brachial blood pressure, is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease, and reductions of brachial blood pressures decrease cardiovascular events, particularly stroke.

“Pulse wave velocity, a measure of vascular stiffness, has been related to cardiovascular risk in hypertensive patients.

Central aortic pressure can now be reliably determined by noninvasive techniques.

Non-invasively determined central aortic pulse pressure and arterial stiffness are more strongly related to vascular hypertrophy and extent of carotid atherosclerosis than is brachial pressure. Furthermore, central pulse pressure better predicts outcome than does brachial pressure.

As can be seen, it is important to measure the Central Pulse Pressure, and this is the method used by Memory Care of Arizona with the SphygmoCor device.  This device non-invasively measures the Central Pulse Pressure, by the arm, to determine the state of the arteries going to the cerebral areas of the brain.

The importance of measuring the Central Pulse Pressure is to determine the level and amount of hardened clogged arteries, especially the carotid artery, that supplies the blood going up to the brain.

The amount of arterial stiffness of the clogged arteries greatly determines the ability of the brain to function as it should.

The study as reported by the American Medical Association states that, “Arterial stiffness was as strongly related to carotid hypertrophy and extent of atherosclerosis as was central aortic pulse pressure.”

SphygomoCor: Central Blood Pressure Testing

Measures blood pressure at the heart – the central blood pressure

Central pressure directly affects the heart, brain and kidneys

Painless, takes minutes, instant test results

Important in heart attack & stroke prevention & treatment

It is important to have an accurate measurement of the Central Pulse Pressure in order to determine what needs to be done in improving the blood flow going to the brain.

The next pages are important in describing the use of the Central Pulse Pressure information for improving the circulation of the brain with NITRIC OXIDE to clean out the arteries .

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