Archive for 'High Blood Pressure'
Eat Berries For Lower Blood Pressure
// Hypertension is otherwise known as high blood pressure or tensing of the arteries due to high pressure build-up. These arteries enable the transportation of blood from the heart to all the major organs and tissues in our body. There are multiple causes of hypertension, such as obesity, chronic renal failure, diabetes mellitus type 2, [...]
Posted: January 25th, 2011 under High Blood Pressure.
Tags: health benefits of berries; hypertension management; anthocyanin benefits
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Poor Sleeping Habits May Lead to High Blood Pressure In Pregnant Women
According to a study published in the October 1 issue of the Sleep journal, getting poor quality of sleeping during the first trimester of pregnancy may increase a woman’s risk of developing high blood pressure. The study was conducted by the University of Washington’s School of Public Health in Seattle and was led by epidemiology [...]
Posted: October 3rd, 2010 under High Blood Pressure, Sleep.
Tags: benefits of good sleep; health tips for pregnant women; tips to maintain a healthy pregnancy
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Weight a Primary Factor For High Blood Pressure, Experts Say
In a new study from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, researchers established a concrete link between a person’s weight and the incidence of high blood pressure. It appears that exercising is not enough to keep blood pressure down, because according to Susan Lakoski, MD, obese or overweight individuals are still at high risk [...]
Posted: August 4th, 2010 under Exercise, High Blood Pressure, Obesity.
Tags: benefits of exercise, High Blood Pressure, hypertension, natural tips for high blood pressure, Obesity
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The Sugar-Blood Pressure Connection Revealed
Based on a new study from the National Health & Nutrition Examination Survey, regular intake of table sugar or fruit sugars can increase a person’s risk of doubling his risk of dramatically increasing his systolic blood pressure above the 160 mark. Normal systolic blood pressure should be no more than 120. Growing body of evidence [...]
Posted: July 12th, 2010 under High Blood Pressure.
Tags: benefits of exercise, corn syrup, High Blood Pressure, hypertension, salt, salt intake, Sports Drinks, sugar, sweeteners, Weight Loss
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High Blood Pressure Puts Strain on Brain
Researchers Find a Link Between Dementia and High Blood Pressure If you’ve read my book The Blood Pressure Miracle, then you know what a devastating impact high blood pressure has on heart health. But what you may not know is that high blood pressure jeopardizes our mental health as well. Over the years, multiple studies [...]
Posted: January 31st, 2010 under Dementia, High Blood Pressure.
Tags: alzheimers risk factors, high blood pressure effects, high blood pressure natural remedy, natural cure for high blood pressure
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More Mediterranean Magic
Study: Hypertension Risk Reduced with Mediterranean Diet The last time I wrote about the Mediterranean diet – the diet that evokes thoughts of ocean and sand, yet is built on the brick-and-mortar foundation of fresh fruits and vegetables, nuts, and sea-faring protein sources – I talked about a huge study that showed how strict adherents [...]
Posted: May 13th, 2009 under High Blood Pressure, Mediterranean Diet.
Tags: fruits, hypertension, Mediterranean Diet, nuts, Olive Oil
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High BPA, Low GPA?
Research: Kids with High Blood Pressure Score Low in Cognitive Function Tests – Bad News for Grade Point Average? Children everywhere seem to be doing, becoming or experiencing things earlier in life than when I was a kid. They’re having sex at a younger age, involved with drugs at a younger age, drinking at a [...]
Posted: March 4th, 2009 under High Blood Pressure, Obesity.
Tags: high blood pressure children
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Blood Pressures Rising Among Youth: Researchers Believe Lack of Sleep May Be to Blame
I hope you’ve read my book, “The Blood Pressure Miracle.” It was previously only available as an e-book but it’s due out in paperback right around the time when school’s back in session. The book’s print date couldn’t come at a better time, as hypertension is becoming more and more common in our teenaged sons [...]
Posted: September 2nd, 2008 under High Blood Pressure, Sleep.
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Lower Blood Pressure Through Potassium Intake
Although the traditional activities of exercise and diet are cited as the best contributors toward better blood pressure, current research shows that potassium intake can also be an effective factor. As was published in the July 2008 issue of Journal of Clinical Hypertension, an adjustment in one’s consumption of high potassium foods can not only [...]
Posted: August 1st, 2008 under Heart Disease, High Blood Pressure, Potassium.
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Among Young Adults, No Middle Ground- Study: Even Moderately High BP Readings Increases Risk
You normally don’t associate hypertension with men and women in their early 20s. After all, hypertension is more often diagnosed, shall we say, in the winter of life (Age 40 and upward) as opposed to the spring (i.e. early 20s). This being the case, moderately high blood pressure readings among young adults may not seem [...]
Posted: July 25th, 2008 under High Blood Pressure.
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