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...

Your Medications Are Not All What They Seem

by Scott Davis | Jun 5, 2012 | 18 comments

If you’re taking any kind of prescription medications, you maybe about to learn that they’re taking the lives of thousands of people. In the last decade, at least 26 medications have been pulled off the shelf due to their serious, often fatal side effects. Sometimes...

This Shrimp May Lower Blood Pressure

by Christian Goodman | Jun 4, 2012 | 17 comments

We have heard for the past several year about the benefits of eating cold water whitefish, with its powerful antioxidant and cholesterol-lowering characteristics. But another little gem of the northern sea has a whole separate health benefit to boast. Researchers out...

Heart Palpitations Plus High Blood Pressure Equals Atrial Fibrillation

by Christian Goodman | Jun 1, 2012 | 11 comments

A study released from Norway following thousands of people revealed that those who had “benign” heart palpitations as well as high blood pressure were alarmingly at risk of developing atrial fibrillation. How worrisome were the numbers? More than 20,000 people were...

New Method to Predict High Blood Pressure and Diabetes

by Christian Goodman | May 30, 2012 | 12 comments

For years, BMI, or body mass index, was the go-to measurement to determine a person’s risk level for developing a variety of diseases, including type 2 diabetes. However, a new measurement has shown to be a lot more accurate. It turns out that waist-to-height ratio is...

Measuring Blood Pressure – The Right And Wrong Way

by Christian Goodman | May 29, 2012 | 33 comments

If you’ve been diagnosed with high blood pressure, chances are great that it’s a misdiagnosis or that your blood pressure is not as high as your doctor says. Millions of people are forced on blood pressure medications every year without even having borderline high...