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...

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,...

Reverse Aging Using This No-Cost Exercise

by Christian Goodman | Jul 14, 2012 | 51 comments

In today’s feature article I’m going to teach you a simple 15-minute exercise you can do anywhere, without any tools or machines. And the best part is, it’s the most effective exercise I know to prevent heart disease and other age related disease. Do this exercise...

High Blood Pressure and Heart Disease – Devastating Numbers

by Christian Goodman | Jul 11, 2012 | 2 comments

For many people, high blood pressure can be present without necessarily leading to heart disease, and vice versa. However, for one group of people the same cannot be said…in fact, 9 out of 10 have both. Studies revealed recently in the Annals of Emergency Medicine...