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...

Exercises Reverse Blood Pressure Gene

by Christian Goodman | May 27, 2012 | 18 comments

Can you “undo” the high blood pressure gene without medication? The answer in today’s article. It turns out that even for people with a genetic predisposition for high blood pressure there is a natural way to undo the damage of genetics. What is the key? Exercise! A...

This Fruit Help Lower Blood Pressure and Prevent Heart Attack

by Christian Goodman | May 21, 2012 | 51 comments

There is one easy-to-find fruit that helps to eliminate high blood pressure, cites research findings released at a conference in San Diego earlier this month. Scientists with Department of Nutritional Sciences of the University of Connecticut presented research at the...

Exercises Prevent High Blood Pressure Deaths

by Christian Goodman | May 18, 2012 | 17 comments

Inactivity was recently shown to increase the risk of death at the same linear upward trend as increases in high blood pressure, meaning as the time spent sedentary goes up, so does risk of death. An increase in blood pressure and risk of death shows the same exact...