This Unusual Tea Lowers Blood Pressure and Helps You Sleep

by Christian Goodman | Feb 3, 2017

Your doctor tells you that you might benefit from a diuretic for blood pressure, and a sedative for anxiety. You are frustrated that his or her answer is limited to drugs and eliminates the possibility of a natural treatment method. There is a solution, though, that...

Dangerous Herbal Remedies to Avoid

by Julissa Clay | Feb 2, 2017

Most of us are under the impression that herbal remedies are quite safe. We prefer them because they cause little or no side effects, right? If however, you have been forced to take medications for high blood pressure, cholesterol, blood thinning, or other types of...

What Did the Left Arm Tell the Right Arm About Blood Pressure?

by Christian Goodman | Feb 1, 2017

It sounds like the opening of a joke – but high blood pressure is no laughing matter. If you are anything like the norm, your doctor measures your blood pressure from one arm only and considers it done. Research now shows this might be inaccurate and therefore...

Does This Legalized Drug cause Alzheimer’s Disease?

by Christian Goodman | Jan 31, 2017

Many recent studies have indicated that chemical compounds in marijuana are able to reduce our risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia. Now, just to remind us that medical science is an ongoing conversation and thereby a work in...

Just One Night of This Sleep Pattern Can Cause Permanent High Blood Pressure

by Christian Goodman | Jan 30, 2017

The quality of your sleep influences your health as much as the quantity, and there is one sleep pattern that has a terrible effect on your cardiovascular system. Sadly, most people who suffer from this are unaware of it. And most seriously, just one night of this...

Your Arthritis Caused by a Teenage Condition

by ShellyManning | Jan 28, 2017

A new study from the University of Basel and Ruhr University Bochum the journal PLOS ONE summarizes a weird connection between a teenage condition and arthritis later in life. This is something most teenagers experience to some level, but when out of hand, could lead...