Organic Food: Exceptional or Just Expensive?

by | May 13, 2011 | 8 comments

Almost a thousand readers responded to the poll in the margin regarding whether or not they prefer organic foods versus those that are enhanced or otherwise tinkered with. Of the respondents, 62% answered yes, that they do prefer organic food and drinks. The other 38%...

Foods to Eat for High Blood Pressure

by | May 12, 2011 | 0 comments

Move over LDL, there’s a new cholesterol-class in town that should appear on every health conscious person’s radar screen. The AHA recently released the fruits of a massive research review involving 500 heart-health studies from the last 3 decades. The bottom line?...

Shut Eyes Shuts Down Hypertension

by | May 9, 2011 | 0 comments

If your out of control hypertension keeps you up at night, you may be making things worse, a study published in the May 20011 issue of Repertory Medicine found. The link between lack of quality sleep and high blood pressure is well known. However, the results of this...

Symptoms of Hypertension and Other Diseases

by | May 6, 2011 | 0 comments

Stress can take many forms. The image that is conjured for most people when they hear the word “stress” is someone with ragged facial expression as a screaming boss or broken down vehicle lurks in the background.  Or, it might be a harried parent trying to keep the...