by Christian Goodman | Oct 13, 2019
High blood pressure is usually blamed on unhealthy lifestyle choices, such as bad diet and lack of exercise. But a new study, from Dr. Nobuo Sasaki and colleagues at Hiroshima University, reveals a healthy habit that people with high blood pressure tend to have. The...
by Christian Goodman | Oct 5, 2019
The reason blood pressure medications are so popular is that they force blood pressure close to or down to a healthy level. The bad news: they come with a litany of side effects, most often so serious that they outweigh the benefit of the drugs. The good news: new...
by Christian Goodman | Oct 2, 2019
When it comes to lowering blood pressure, we have been told that exercising is an important factor. But what are the best exercises for high blood pressure? Researchers from Michigan University and the American Heart Association decided to put three different types of...
by Christian Goodman | Sep 29, 2019
Heart-related illnesses are at epidemic levels all over the world. Millions have high blood pressure and cardiovascular problems, and when most of them visit the doctor they come away with powerful medicines that can cause troublesome side-effects. But science and...
by Christian Goodman | Sep 25, 2019
It’s great to know that more people than ever before are beating cancer and that we’re now more educated than ever about the positive diet and lifestyle choices which can reduce the risk of it developing in the first place. Now, we don’t want to sound the alarm, but...
by Scott Davis | Sep 23, 2019
Everyone loves their phone, and most of us couldn’t live without them. But new research paints a grim health picture if you use them the wrong way. Especially for our heart. It’s time to look at the dos and don’ts of smartphone usage—before it’s too late. The study,...