Purple Potatoes Fight Blood Pressure

by Christian Goodman | 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...

Your Personalized Blood Pressure Study (and other diseases)

by Christian Goodman | Mar 6, 2012 | 14 comments

If you’ve been following our writing on Blue Heron Health News for awhile, you’ve seen us quote study after study about natural solutions to tackle numerous conditions. Sometimes you may have wondered if the results are real or if they’d really work for you. After...

Black Tea Combats Hypertension

by admin | Mar 4, 2012 | 41 comments

We recently wrote about a study regarding black tea combating type 2 diabetes. A new Archives of Internal Medicine study has found that drinking 3-cups of black tea per day is also effective at lowering blood pressure in adults with hypertension. In this study, a...

Scientific Studies on Mind/Body Exercises

by Christian Goodman | Feb 25, 2012 | 52 comments

In this article, you’ll learn about scientific studies on mind-body exercises lowering blood pressure. Many of these studies are conducted at the most respectful Universities and by the top medical professions in the world. Mind body exercises have been used for...

Fit Friends Make You Healthier

by Christian Goodman | Feb 23, 2012 | 10 comments

When it comes to weight control, cutting out junk food-eating friends may be just as important as cutting out fatty foods, according to a study out of the Netherlands. In this study, we make food choices partly based on what the people around us are eating. The...

Raw Food Diet Combats Cholesterol and Hypertension

by Scott Davis | Feb 19, 2012 | 14 comments

Eating a diet primarily composed of raw food is an effective way to keep “bad” LDL cholesterol in check, according to research from the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. In this study of 200 adults, researchers found that adoption of a raw food diet dramatically...