These Sugars Don’t Raise Blood Pressure

by Christian Goodman | Jun 19, 2012 | 20 comments

Mayor Michael Bloomberg has been under fire recently for proposing a ban on large-sized sugary drinks in New York. But is it a case of throwing the baby out with the bathwater or does research support the efforts? The news out of New York is unrelated to a recent...

Doctors Over-Treat Blood Pressure in Diabetes Patients– Study Finds

by Jodi Knapp | Jun 17, 2012 | 6 comments

A mega-study following over a million patients at VA hospitals across the nation found that doctors were doing an A+ job of screening diabetic patients for blood pressure problems. However, going overboard seems to be getting unfortunately high marks as well and...

10 Things That Lower Your Blood Pressure Today

by Christian Goodman | Jun 16, 2012 | 34 comments

In the last couple of months we’ve published a lot of short articles about reliable studies testing natural ingredients and their effects to lower blood pressure. In today’s feature articles, we’re going to revisit some of the most powerful and simple methods we’ve...

Giving Blood to Improve High Blood Pressure Diabetes and Obesity

by Jodi Knapp | Jun 15, 2012 | 12 comments

A study following people who are diagnosed with metabolic syndrome recently revealed that donating blood can actually improve blood pressure and other health markers. Higher than normal levels of iron, high blood pressure, insulin resistance, and high cholesterol are...

Can Calcium Raise Heart Attack Risk?

by Christian Goodman | Jun 13, 2012 | 14 comments

In a controversy-filled release of an 11-year study published in the journal Heart, Scientists are asking doctors to re-think the philosophy of advising seniors and post-menopausal women to take a calcium supplement. The study implied those who took a calcium-only...

Your Eyes Predict High Blood Pressure

by Christian Goodman | Jun 10, 2012 | 8 comments

Spotting developing heart problems just got more reliable in those with diabetes, reports a group from New Jersey Medical School and published in the American Journal of Opthalmology. What were the researchers looking at? A narrowing in the arteries surrounding the...