This Drink Increases Stroke Risk While That One Decreases It

by Scott Davis | May 6, 2012 | 32 comments

We all know water is the healthiest beverage to drink, but a recent study found that one type of drink actually increases risk for stroke while a dessert liquid cuts risk. In a study published in May’s issue of the Journal of Clinical Nutrition, researchers found that...

Are Blood Pressure Medications Useless?

by Christian Goodman | May 5, 2012 | 42 comments

Way back when I was fighting my high blood pressure, my doctor, my wife, my friends and even the next door neighbor sang me the same tune on having to go on blood pressure medications. They wanted me well. They didn’t want to lose me. But as a natural health...

FDA Warning About Blood Pressure Medications

by Christian Goodman | May 4, 2012 | 32 comments

Another new drug controversy is just released from the FDA concerning medicines commonly prescribed for high blood pressure. The problem arises when the patient also has diabetes and is suffering from renal impairment. The FDA recently released findings on dangerous...

New Trigger of High Blood Pressure Discovered

by Christian Goodman | May 2, 2012 | 38 comments

One organ turns up again as the location for a blood pressure trigger, according to new research out of London. A study funded by the British Heart Foundation and published in the journal Hypertension revealed that the kidneys are again at the center of high blood...

Vertigo and High Blood Pressure Connection

by Christian Goodman | Apr 24, 2012 | 24 comments

Even if you suffer from both vertigo and high blood pressure, you may not be aware there is a connection between the two. You might write each one off as separate conditions that need to be treated separately. But as with so many other conditions, a high percentage of...

Lower Blood Pressure Using This Common Vitamin

by Christian Goodman | Apr 22, 2012 | 25 comments

Taking 500mg (five times the recommended daily dose) of Vitamin C daily lowers high blood pressure 5 points according to a new study by Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. The study is pretty...