by Scott Davis | Jan 15, 2023
By now, most people understand that this is harmful. Researchers at the Sheffield Teaching Hospital’s NHS Foundation Trust and the University of Sheffield have completed a study that spells out the risk in quite scary numbers. Since one in five adults still do this,...
by Christian Goodman | Jan 13, 2023
Researchers have long known that high blood pressure is a risk factor for sleep apnea. They don’t know, however, why some people with high blood pressure develop sleep apnea and others do not. A new study in the Journal of Clinical Hypertension answers this puzzling...
by Christian Goodman | Jan 5, 2023
Too high in calories, too expensive—this berry has been criticized a lot, which is probably why it isn’t eaten as much as it should be. According to a study from the University of Mississippi’s School of Pharmacy, consuming just half a cup of these berries can...
by Christian Goodman | Dec 29, 2022
This little root vegetable has the power to reduce blood pressure by 10 points within the first 15 minutes of drinking its fresh juice. Study after study has extolled its virtues, and one from the Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute in Melbourne, Australia, has...
by Scott Davis | Dec 24, 2022
Research out of Italy recently has given scientists pause for thought … a pause in breathing, that is. Looking at hospitalization records related to high blood pressure, heart disease, and heart attack, scientists discovered that the essential act of breathing could...
by Christian Goodman | Dec 17, 2022
According to researchers from Hertfordshire University Hatfield in the UK, a mineral found as a supplement in every drug store significantly lowers high blood pressure. It also relaxes blood vessels, dissolves blood clots, prevents arrhythmia and spasms in the heart...