by Christian Goodman | Aug 25, 2017 |
The official recommendation by most health organizations suggests that your systolic pressure should be lowered to at least 140 mmHg. A new study now suggests that, while this might cut your risk of cardiovascular disease and preventable death by a bit, it still...
by Christian Goodman | Aug 23, 2017 |
One common understanding of high blood pressure is that it is inevitable as we age. Just as our skin wrinkles and our hair turns grey, our arteries stiffen, lose their flexibility, and raise our blood pressure. But American researchers have now found evidence that...
by Christian Goodman | Aug 20, 2017 |
Shred them, and they’ll send your blood pressure soaring. Dice them and you still won’t be any better off. Because these are killer veggies. At least that’s what “health experts” have been saying for years. And they’re wrong. Terribly wrong, actually, since this...
by Christian Goodman | Aug 18, 2017 |
We normally think of our own health conditions as affecting only ourselves. But, according to a new study published in The Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, if you suffer sleep apnea, you may actually be putting other people at even greater risk than...
by Christian Goodman | Aug 12, 2017 |
How do you test if an herb really works to lower blood pressure? One way is to put people under lots of both mental and physical stress – something that would normally skyrocket their blood pressure. Then give them the herb and see what happens. This is exactly what...