High Blood Pressure and Diabetes Bankrupting This ONE State

by Jodi Knapp | Aug 24, 2012 | 10 comments

Typically, the states that have mountains, lakes, and abundant state parks are the ones with the best overall health of residents, but not in this one western US state. And the cost of “treating” only two of the myriad of diseases is running in the hundreds of...

Is Your Waist Causing High Blood Pressure?

by Christian Goodman | Aug 23, 2012 | 4 comments

A high waist circumference causes more problems than just feeling sluggish. The cascade of negative health consequences continues to grow, with new entries on the list of problems recently being added. Just how much of an increase in risk for things like high blood...

Is High Blood Pressure Contagious?

by Christian Goodman | Aug 21, 2012 | 11 comments

A while back, in a natural health-focused conference, I was once asked the question if we could catch high blood pressure from someone or if someone who had high blood pressure could infect others. In that moment I kind of brushed it off as ridiculous. I made some...

Could You Actually Benefit from High Blood Pressure?

by Christian Goodman | Aug 20, 2012 | 8 comments

Can high blood pressure extend your life? Most doctors and experts would tell you no. A surprising new study, however, suggests that in a few specific occasions hypertension might actually be beneficial. Researchers at Oregon State University looked at data collected...

Garlic Good for High Blood Pressure Patients

by Christian Goodman | Aug 18, 2012 | 35 comments

Eat garlic to lower blood pressure. Is this just a home-grown remedy or a fact? Well… studies show that garlic helps high blood pressure patients to lower blood pressure naturally. Research from University of Alabama shows that garlic contains a high amount of...

Blood Pressure Lowered By This Soulful Trait

by Christian Goodman | Aug 13, 2012 | 20 comments

Reading hundreds, sometimes thousands of studies per month, once in a blue moon I find one that I really cherish. Today’s short article explains one of these. In a world that so often seems dominated with competition, resentment and envy, this study reveals a nice...