Sweet News: Chocolate Lowers Blood Pressure

Sweet News: Chocolate Lowers Blood Pressure

by | Mar 22, 2012 | 22 comments

Eating moderate amounts of dark chocolate can help reduce blood pressure, reports a large study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. In this study, scientists at the UK’s Norwich Medical School investigated the results of 42 studies that tested the...
One Food to Eat with High Blood Pressure

One Food to Eat with High Blood Pressure

by | Mar 16, 2012 | 35 comments

More high blood pressure patients are using natural remedies to control high blood pressure. This behavior is not surprising. One natural way of controlling high blood pressure is by consuming beet. How Beet helps in controlling high blood pressure A study published...
Vegan Diet Boosts Mood

Vegan Diet Boosts Mood

by | Mar 12, 2012 | 18 comments

Adopting a vegan diet that restricts the amount of meat, fish and poultry in the diet can lift one’s mood, reports a new study published in this week’s Nutrition Journal. The study asked a group of omnivores that ate meat to adopt a range of vegetarian diets,...
The Complicated Issue of Fats

The Complicated Issue of Fats

by | Mar 10, 2012 | 21 comments

Few types of nutrition have had as much controversy around them as dietary fat- cursed by some as the source of all evil while praised by others as a healthy and necessary substance. What makes this issue so complicated is how many TYPES of fat are out there. Some of...
Purple Potatoes Fight Blood Pressure

Purple Potatoes Fight Blood Pressure

by | Mar 7, 2012 | 36 comments

Although regularly demonized by low-carb gurus, potatoes are a healthy source of many important nutrients, such as potassium, vitamin C and dietary fiber. It’s these nutrients that are thought to be responsible for the blood pressure lowering effects of purple...