by Christian Goodman | Oct 15, 2017 |
Did you know that given an equal dose of sodium (one of the components in salt), two people can react to it in completely different ways? While one-person experiences only a moderate rise in blood pressure, another person’s blood pressure goes off the charts! Why?...
by Christian Goodman | Oct 8, 2017 |
Question: Are you mentally 2.7 years older than most people your age? You might be. You might not. But if you have high blood pressure, there’s a high chance your brain has aged more rapidly. Which could lead to this pretty scary disease very easily and leave you...
by Scott Davis | Oct 6, 2017 |
For those of you who want to drastically drop your risk of heart disease: don’t indulge in this particular drink. I know, I know—it might be a bummer, but actually a new piece of research suggests that avoiding a certain drink will drastically lower your blood...
by Christian Goodman | Oct 4, 2017 |
If it’s dead, it’s no good. But if it’s alive, it’ll send your blood pressure racing downwards. It’s an ingredient that you can easily find in your supermarket and health food store. Eat it for more than 2 months, and you’ll have drastic reductions in blood pressure....
by Christian Goodman | Oct 2, 2017 |
Today we learned about a new, weird way blood high blood pressure hurts us. You’ve got a busy day, but it won’t take long to discover this strange impact that high blood pressure can have. A research team from Saitama Medical University in Japan, knowing that high...
by Christian Goodman | Sep 30, 2017 |
We’ve long known that high blood pressure contributes to the risk of Alzheimer’s and other types of dementia. But a new study published in the journal Circulation reveals a specific type of high blood pressure that’s more dangerous than any other. And it’s the one...