Surprising Characteristic Beats Gene for High Blood Pressure

by Christian Goodman | Jul 23, 2012 | 11 comments

One way to improve racial differences in high blood pressure was recently hypothesized as a result of 2 major studies. Doing this one thing was shown to decrease systolic (top number) blood pressure by more than 2 mm/Hg. Researchers from two different studies...

How High Blood Pressure Damages Eyes in Diabetics

by Jodi Knapp | Jul 22, 2012 | 5 comments

Diabetics have been told for years that diabetes can and does cause vision loss, but a study recently out of UGA College of Pharmacy showed the damage to be directly tied to high blood pressure, another known condition to plague diabetics. Researchers found that...

3 Reasons Why Blood Pressure Rises With Age
– And How To Stop Each

by Christian Goodman | Jul 21, 2012 | 28 comments

It’s a well-known fact that blood pressure tends to go up as people get older. In fact it’s so recognized that some doctors have different blood pressure guidelines for older people than younger. But the traditional medical system has a tough time explaining why this...

Top 5 Inflammatory Foods to Avoid

by Jodi Knapp | Jul 17, 2012 | 60 comments

Inflammation is one of the main causes behind most modern diseases, such as type 2 diabetes, arthritis, cardiovascular disease etc. You hear daily about various anti-inflammatory and antioxidant foods and supplements recommended to take to reduce inflammation...

These Things Trigger Migraine Study Proves

by Christian Goodman | Jul 16, 2012 | 4 comments

Researchers have finally found proof regarding well-known suspects of migraine triggers. The good news is that you can indeed indulge in some of them if you do it the right way. Even though migraine sufferers have reported for many decades that red wine and certain...

Sleeplessness Causes High Blood Pressure and Death

by Christian Goodman | Jul 15, 2012 | 14 comments

Most of us have seen what a strung-out college student looks like after pulling an all-nighter, studying for the biggest final of the semester. We’ve likely had one or two of those ourselves for different reasons and recovered within a couple days. Studies show,...