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Healing hypertension or high blood pressure naturally is possible. Taking drugs or medicines is not the only option; as there are other various natural ways that have been proven to lower or normalize high blood pressure.
Besides reducing your salt intake, eating more fruits and vegetables, reducing high cholesterol foods,…
Natural hypertension remedies work on the root causes of high blood pressure. Once these causes are understood, steps can be taken to address them without the need for medication. Reducing, or eliminating, drug treatment can avoid side effects and interaction with other pre-existing conditions.
High blood pressure afflicts more than one billion people around the world and the number appears to be growing every day. It is especially prevalent in older people, people of color, persons with sedentary lifestyles, obese persons and people with certain hereditary predispositions. Because hypertension is often associated with other…
When you face per-hypertension, the top number of reading or systolic is 120 mm Hg to 139 mm Hg and your diastolic or bottom number of reading is between 80 mm Hg to 89 mm Hg. As it is proven that it is not a normal blood flow and it…
Many people who engage in dieting are of the opinion that if they eat less they should lose weight, but they soon find out that life is not that simple. I have known overweight individuals who have tried all the diets in the world and at the end of the…
If you are a health conscious individual, you probably know that sugar has been identified as one of the worse dietary substances there is around today. When we eat the body converts the food into glucose for use by the cells and muscles. Glucose is a form of energy that…
There was a time a few decades ago I would say when manufacturers of handheld metal detectors marketed these devices very aggressively. So it was common place to see individuals walking around combing areas like beaches for hidden treasures. Recently lost items like rings and gold chains or even valuables…
There are some common misconceptions with respect to triglycerides and cholesterol and the role they play in the day-to-day functioning of the human body. While both triglycerides and cholesterol are fat-based deposits (lipids) found in the blood they function in totally different ways. The essential function of cholesterol is to…
I know that this statement sounds too simple to be true but keep an open mind and let’s see if this assertion is has any validity. Up to now everyone usually talks about lifestyle changes, diet, exercise and medication as the major strategies for controlling and preventing hypertension. But now…
Many doctors diagnose people with hypertension even though they have normal blood pressure. Physicians do this all the time to people who are perfectly healthy. In Britain, doctors have recently been advised on using a method that is more accurate before diagnosing patients with elevated blood pressure or hypertension.
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Ever heard the saying “you have to accept the good with the bad”? In many ways this adage applies perfectly to cholesterol. Cholesterol is a substance produced by the body to help it carry out its daily functions. In other words, without it your overall health and wellbeing will be…
Avocados a fruit that averages about the size of a large male’s fist, is indigenous to Central and South America. It natural season makes it plentiful during summer and fall months, but farmers are now able to produce delicious avocado fruits year round. This year-round availability is quite advantageous given…
One of the major conditions associated with hypertension and other coronary ailments is high cholesterol. Cholesterol is made by the liver and is transported through the body via the circulatory system for the purpose of supporting cell functions. Cholesterol may also be generated by the foods we eat daily. There…
Is high blood pressure also referred to as hypertension a death sentence? No, but it could be if you don’t make serious efforts to control it. It is very well documented that if left untreated high blood pressure can lead to other serious health complications including coronary heart disease, stroke,…
The increasing popularity of beetroot juice as a natural remedy for hypertension has led many people to add this drink to their daily diet regimen. However, despite the fact that this product comes in handy serving size bottles, individuals are quite taken aback by the astronomical cost. If you were…
Diet has been a part of the strategy to combat high blood pressure for a very long time. In general health practitioners agree that persons suffering from this affliction must avoid foods rich in sugar, salt, fat and simple carbohydrates. Animal fat in particular has been associated with high cholesterol…
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19, the last of the two alleged Boston Marathon bombers was captured around 9pm last night allowing Boston and indeed the entire United States of America to breathe a collective sigh of relief. People throughout Boston and in particular Watertown gathered in the streets and celebrated with laughter,…
Have you ever heard of hypertension? I would like to believe that in one way or another you have already heard of hypertension somewhere. Hypertension is more commonly known as high blood pressure condition and is a very common condition on the group of people within the working age around…
Hypertension is on the rise and that is only the beginning of the bad news. Like Type II Diabetes, hypertension was once thought to be reserved for older adults but both are currently striking more and more children at increasingly younger ages. According to Debbie Gipson, an Associate Professor of…
As people become more and more knowledgeable about foods, they are simultaneously becoming more selective in what and how they eat. Increasingly, individuals are moving away from meat based diets and adopting more vegetable laden meals. Consumption of beef, pork and other similar meats are on the decline and chicken…
High blood pressure (hypertension) is a serious health condition that’s devastating more than a quarter of the world’s population. But since many people are not aware that they may be suffering from this ailment, the statistics on the actual number of suffers might in fact be higher. However, people everywhere…
The body is pre-wired to always maintain a state of equilibrium and so the slightest indication of instability ignites a rigorous attempt to regain this sense of balance. In a way, this is great because when illnesses strike it means that the body has the capacity to heal itself. The…
Triglycerides are substances found in the blood typically generated by the presence of excess calories following a meal. Excess calories are stored in containers known as triglycerides and are released when the body attains a level of famine generally between meals and especially as the body attempts to recover from…
When you are in high blood pressure medication, you have to learn to deal with the side effects of the medication. The side effects are not harmful but can be quite irritating. Some high blood pressure medication side effect will fade off by time, but some symptom will persist and…
Many people become discouraged after a few weeks on a diet because they fail to burn fat. In fact, when they measure their body mass index (BMI) sometimes they find that it may increase contrary to their expectation. This, in many cases, is due to the fact that we fail…
In the last decade, Americans consumed an average of thirty two billion dollars worth of fruit beverages including juices, drinks and blends on a yearly basis. By any measure this is a huge amount and based on current projections and population growth this amount will increase substantially in the coming…
I could remember vividly the first time hearing this roaring sound piercing through the silence of the sleepy little island village. It was a continuous, out of the ordinary thundering kind of sound, unlike anything I had previously heard. Sometimes it seemed close by and yet at times it also…
Do you want to maintain your body in a state of good health and avert many common ailments? If your answer is yes then add this super food to your diet. This single food item may help you lower your blood pressure, reduce your triglycerides, control cholesterol, improve digestion, protect…
As we go through our daily activities we must continue to pray for the people of Oklahoma, particularly Moore, Oklahoma who has endured the death and devastation just visited on them by the recent tornado. Pray especially for the families who have lost children from the Plaza Tower Elementary School.…
Hypertension or high-blood pressure has been described as the "silent killer" because it has no symptoms, and can occur at any age. So what helps lower blood pressure?
You can successfully control your blood pressure if you adopt a healthy lifestyle. You may even avoid, delay or reduce the need…
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