High-Protein Diet Increases Insulin Resistance

by | Oct 20, 2011 | 2 comments

Eating too much protein – especially in the form of processed meat—can make your body less sensitive to the effects of the hormone insulin, a study presented at a meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes notes. In this study of more than 27,000...

What to do about high blood pressure?

by | Oct 19, 2011 | 2 comments

Including a special breed of purple potatoes in your diet is an effective way to naturally turn down the dial on blood pressure, according to a new study presented at the National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society. In this study, a group of 18...

Drug Shortages-Are You at Risk?

by | Oct 17, 2011 | 1 comment

Recently, AARP published a report on their online news magazine regarding the impending drug shortage that hospitals, clinics and pharmacies are beginning to face. It caught my attention because we discuss pharmaceuticals at length in many of our articles, and the...

How to reduce blood pressure naturally

by | Oct 10, 2011 | 4 comments

A dynamic duo of natural treatments for high blood pressure –the DASH Diet and the supplement CoQ10 are more effective than any blood pressure lowering medication on the market, reports a team of docs from the University of Rochester Medical Center. In their paper,...

What is the Treatment for High Blood Pressure?

by | Oct 7, 2011 | 3 comments

Simply replacing salt –scientifically known as sodium chloride—with a magnesium or potassium-rich version is enough to dramatically lower blood pressure, a team of scientists report in this week’s “Nutrition Journal.” In this study, a group of adults with high blood...

High Blood Pressure Caused by Menopause

by | Oct 3, 2011 | 3 comments

Over the next few articles, we will be looking at symptoms and complications associated with peri-menopause and menopause. We’ll start with one of the less well known problems that women face, which is an increase in blood pressure. The reason this symptom isn’t...