This Blood Pressure Treatment Increases Brain Bleeding

by admin | Sep 13, 2012 | 12 comments

Scientists looking at ways of improving anti-clotting therapy for stroke prevention were handed a disappointing (albeit predictable) result recently when studying the effects of combining 2 popular blood-thinning treatments. Doctors trying to evaluate the efficacy of...

High Blood Pressure – The Emotional Part

by Christian Goodman | Sep 11, 2012 | 10 comments

Most people agree that emotional stress is a big factor in causing high blood pressure. But exactly how big part is it and how does emotional stress contribute to this deadly disease? Even more importantly, what can you do about it if you live a stressful life? Not...

High Blood Pressure Caused By Old Kidneys

by Christian Goodman | Sep 10, 2012 | 7 comments

Have you ever wondered why reducing sodium intake is frequently ineffective for bringing down blood pressure (despite propaganda of the opposite)? Scientists at the University of Houston in Texas have found a metabolic process that explains why simply putting down the...

Maybe You Have High Blood Pressure Because You Forgot to do This

by Christian Goodman | Sep 8, 2012 | 8 comments

In a busy live we often forget about the important things. And even if we remember to do something, we just can’t fit it into our schedule. Maybe you even have time to do this essential thing to lower your blood pressure but you just didn’t quite prioritize it. It...

This Vitamin Lowers Blood Pressure

by Christian Goodman | Sep 2, 2012 | 30 comments

Researchers at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in Baltimore, MD, recently released findings that indicate that a specific vitamin can be an important factor in dropping high blood pressure. There were some important caveats, though. Researchers looking at almost...

Is Your Blood Pressure Measured Accurately?

by Christian Goodman | Aug 31, 2012 | 9 comments

Frequently we receive comments about differences in blood pressure readings as they pertain to what type of cuff is used and other variables. Today’s article looks over some of those pitfalls and offers some options for making sure you are getting the right reading....