This Salty Soup Lowers Blood Pressure

by Christian Goodman | Jan 13, 2013 | 30 comments

It might seem counterintuitive to recommend foods high in salt to aid in the reduction of high blood pressure. And it’s true that many high-sodium foods are terrible for you. However, it’s not because of the salt, necessarily, that this is so. It’s all because of the...

High Blood Pressure Caused by This Simple-To-Fix Deficiency

by Christian Goodman | Dec 5, 2012 | 18 comments

A lot of physical conditions can cause stress on the body that leads to high blood pressure, and one of the easiest stressors to eliminate is that which is related to vitamin and mineral deficiency. Many people don’t take mineral deficiency seriously, though, and...

7 Unusual Plants PROVEN to Cure High Blood Pressure

by Christian Goodman | Nov 27, 2012 | 12 comments

A joint study recently published out of several departments at Ambrose Alli University in Nigeria, including the departments of Botany, Pharmacology and the Medical Laboratory, looked at more than a dozen indigenous herbs and plants that have been used for centuries...

High Blood Pressure Salt/Stress Weird Connection

by Christian Goodman | Nov 25, 2012 | 11 comments

Researchers have recently released information on what it is about sodium that complicates the problem of high blood pressure. Not everyone who has hypertension has to watch their salt intake, leading a lot of experts to question the necessity to restrict it for...

Best Diet to Lower Cholesterol

by Scott Davis | Nov 22, 2012 | 5 comments

Results from a recent mega-study that spanned decades and several continents compared low fat and low carbohydrate diets. The goal was to discover which one is better to lower cholesterol and deliver other health benefits, and the results maybe surprising. Tulane...

These Beans Lower Blood Pressure

by Christian Goodman | Nov 21, 2012 | 12 comments

Beans have been on the “must eat” list coming from most health experts for many years because of their abundant health benefits, but there are five in particular that are far and away the best because of their nutritive content. Canadian researchers recently published...