by Christian Goodman | Jul 27, 2012 |
It seems like more and more there are increasing numbers of restaurants, grocery stores, and even skin care companies that are jumping on the gluten-free wagon anymore. And for good reason- the number of people diagnosed with celiac disease and gluten intolerance has...
by Christian Goodman | Jul 25, 2012 |
Who doesn’t love an easy fix for high blood pressure, especially when it makes you laugh (and we’re NOT talking about laughing therapy)? The embarrassing nature of an accidental release of gas, or “breaking wind” is what some would describe as a stressful,...
by Christian Goodman | Jul 23, 2012 |
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...
by Jodi Knapp | Jul 22, 2012 |
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...
by Christian Goodman | Jul 21, 2012 |
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...
by Christian Goodman | Jul 15, 2012 |
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,...