Foods that Reduce High Blood Pressure

by | Apr 3, 2011 | 0 comments

According to a new study, presented at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions in Atlanta, people who enjoy a fiber-rich diet, especially at a younger age, had lifelong a significantly lower risk of cardiovascular disease. The study author, Donald...

Foods to Eat with High Blood Pressure

by | Apr 1, 2011 | 4 comments

While dining out the other night, I overheard a woman at another table explaining why she was removing her rings from her fingers before dinner. This festive group had salt rimmed margaritas and bowls of salty tortilla chips generously spread before them. This woman...

What is High Blood Pressure Caused by?

by | Mar 20, 2011 | 2 comments

People on beta-blockers have slower metabolism and are 11 to 37 pounds heavier on the average than people similar age with high blood pressure that do not use beta-blockers. This is the result of a study based on data from 11,438 adults, led by Dr. Paul Lee of St....

Sea Salt and High Blood Pressure

by | Mar 18, 2011 | 17 comments

This blog entry again focuses on reader-requested commentary. There were a lot of requests to discuss salt in the diet and how that actually affects blood pressure, but one in particular asked specifically about differences in sea salt and table salt. There has been a...

Grieving and Blood Pressure

by | Mar 14, 2011 | 18 comments

Recently a staff member has been going through a very rough time. She asked me to share her experience because she knows as well as I do how grief can affect health and wanted our readers to know that you are not alone. Her mother passed away after a brief but...