Garlic is terrific for your blood pressure and immune system but, unfortunately, your cholesterol won’t budge. “The cholesterol health claims on herbal garlic supplements can be misleading and false,” says Christopher Gardner, an associate professor of medicine at the Stanford University of Medicine.
In a recent study, Gardner’s team gave 192 people with moderately high LDL-cholesterol [...]
Entries from August 27th, 2008
Will Eating Garlic Lower Your Cholesterol?
August 27th, 2008 · 1 Comment · High Blood Pressure Facts
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Pregnancy Induced Hypertension – Protect You and Your Baby from Ultimate Danger
August 26th, 2008 · No Comments · High Blood Pressure Facts
Within the United States, about 5 to 8 percent of women who are pregnant would suffer from Pregnancy-Induced Hypertension (PIH). This induced hypertension is a potentially life-threatening condition that occurs when the blood pressure is elevated during pregnancy.
Although the actual cause of this condition is unknown, the medical experts are extremely concerned about its outcome [...]
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Blocked Artery – How To Know It Is Forming
August 24th, 2008 · No Comments · High Blood Pressure Facts
A simple tweak when checking blood pressure can detect a blocked artery, according to a Columbia University study. After taking systolic blood pressure readings from patients’ right and left arm, doctors discovered that a difference of 20 to 40 mm of mercury (mm Hg) between arms indicated that the patient had blocked arteries. If you [...]
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High Blood Pressure Natural Treatments – Cure Hypertension with Potassium in Days?
August 22nd, 2008 · 1 Comment · High Blood Pressure Treatment
You are one of the millions who search for high blood pressure natural treatments each day! Statistics show that you are probably sick of the high blood pressure medication’s side-effects and you are interested in going ‘natural’. Oh, you will also save hundreds of dollars each year too!
You are not alone! There are millions of [...]
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Natural High Blood Pressure Remedies – Starting a Healthier Lifestyle
August 20th, 2008 · No Comments · Natural Remedies
Hypertension is caused by several factors. Essentially, these factors can be primarily controlled and/or alleviated by you. Some of the basic factors that induce hypertension are obesity, stress, lack of physical activity and high sodium intake.
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Blood Pressure Natural Cures – 5 Ways to Avoid Prescription Side Effects and Cure Hypertension
August 13th, 2008 · No Comments · Natural Remedies
Did you know that one of the fastest growing treatments for hypertension are high blood pressure natural cures? In fact, because of the side effects associated with hypertension, many doctors are now prescribing some of these same natural cures along with prescriptions.
However, many people are wondering if it is possible to not take (HBP) prescriptions [...]
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Diets to Lose Weight – Are They Effective?
August 8th, 2008 · No Comments · Hypertension Diet
I am sure by now, you should know that exercise and losing weight are two things that can be done to naturally treat hypertension.
A lot of people and subscribers often ask me:
“Alvin, how do I trim those extra pounds without taking those weight-loss pills?”
“Do those fad diets such as Atkins, South Beach, cabbage soup diets [...]
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Systolic Blood Pressure – A Better Measurement?
August 5th, 2008 · No Comments · High Blood Pressure Facts
A rise in systolic blood pressure (the top number), is a better measure of stroke risk than is a boost in diastolic pressure, reports a study in the American Journal of Hypertension. For every 10-point jump in your systolic blood pressure, your risk of stroke swells by 20 per cent.
Source: Men’s Health
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Shake Off Salt!
August 3rd, 2008 · No Comments · High Blood Pressure Facts
Defuse a ticker time bomb. Harvard researchers found that eating less salt may prevent heart disease – but for reasons not directly linked to blood pressure. In a study of 3000 people, scientists asked half of them to cut their daily salt intake by half a teaspoon – about 1150mg sodium – for two years. [...]
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