by Christian Goodman | Sep 12, 2011 |
A news story that came on while I was at an airport waiting for a flight caught my attention the other day. I normally don’t pay very close attention to the news channels while I am waiting because I am generally always working. But I heard “increases high blood...
by Christian Goodman | Sep 11, 2011 |
The blood pressure medications prescribed to you by your doctor may be doing more harm than good, a surprising study published in the American Journal of Hypertension found. The study researchers investigated approximately 1000 residents of New York City that were...
by Christian Goodman | Sep 7, 2011 |
Simply tossing out the salt shaker may not be enough for reducing high blood pressure levels, a research team from the Centers for Disease Control has found. In this study, they found that getting enough potassium –a mineral abundant in fresh fruits and vegetables—is...
by Christian Goodman | Sep 4, 2011 |
An advanced degree, a raise or a promotion fights off blood pressure better than most anti-hypertension medications, an intriguing study published in this week’s Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health has found. In this study of more than 12000 adults, a team of...
by Christian Goodman | Sep 2, 2011 |
A very special anniversary is coming up in the United States and for many, it brings with it terrible and sad memories that transport them right back to ten years ago when the worst act of terrorism on US soil in history blotted out a piece of everyone’s hearts. As I...
by Christian Goodman | Aug 26, 2011 |
Everyone with a television set has likely now seen the commercial with the fragile senior citizen lying on the floor of her garden home, just out of reach of the phone, needing help from a fall. Those little rescue buttons are a great asset and several of the older...