Why Your High Blood Pressure May Not Be Too High

by Christian Goodman | Jan 19, 2014 | 6 comments

It would seem that the only thing that stays the same in life is knowing that things will always change. And so it is with recent expert opinions about blood pressure numbers, and what is considered healthy. For more than 3 decades, the pharmaceutical giants have...

Why Women Need to Worry About High Blood Pressure More Than Men

by Christian Goodman | Jan 18, 2014 | 0 comments

Till recently, much fewer women than men had high blood pressure and suffered heart attack and stroke. Nowadays, there is almost no gender difference. But whereas women have gained an equal right to develop high blood pressure, alarming research from Wake Forest...

Can You Stop Aging?

by Julissa Clay | Jan 17, 2014 | 2 comments

Is it possible to use mathematics to stop father time from wrinkling your face? Apparently, according to researchers in Tel Aviv, it may actually be. It has been known for many years that calorie restriction in everything from humans to tsetse flies has an effect to...

These Beans Lower Blood Pressure and Improve Health

by admin | Jan 14, 2014 | 3 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...

Dangerous Herbal Remedies to Avoid

by Jodi Knapp | Jan 12, 2014 | 11 comments

Most of us are under the impression that herbal remedies are quite safe. We prefer them because they cause little or no side effects, right? If however, you have been forced to take high blood pressure medications, cholesterol medications, blood thinning medications...

High Blood Pressure – Did We Get It All Wrong?

by Christian Goodman | Jan 11, 2014 | 12 comments

More evidence is emerging that highlights a common but critical mistake people make when tracking their blood pressure. The mistake even causes patients and their doctors to miss a key indicator for stroke risk. Because it’s not the high blood pressure that is the...

Heart Attack Risk Drastically Cut Using This After Meal Approach

by Scott Davis | Jan 10, 2014 | 3 comments

Having a high-fat meal once in a while…even fairly frequently…isn’t as bad as you might think, as long as you follow the meal up with this one simple approach. Researchers in Japan found that people who are sedentary after having a high-fat meal will have triglyceride...

Surprising Way to Cure High Blood Pressure

by Christian Goodman | Jan 9, 2014 | 5 comments

When we talk about natural, drug-free ways to cure high blood pressure, we generally talk about diet or exercise changes. It’s something we have to deny ourselves of or push ourselves to do. However, there is one change that people should consider that isn’t diet or...

Weird Test Predicts Longevity

by Julissa Clay | Jan 8, 2014 | 0 comments

Forget needles, x-rays and treadmills. A new “test” that seems completely bizarre in its simplicity is all the rage now in determining how long you have to live. Not sure if you did this test the last time you applied to an increase your life insurance? Researchers in...

3 Mistakes When Measuring Blood Pressure

by Christian Goodman | Jan 7, 2014 | 2 comments

Practice doesn’t necessarily make perfect, and this is especially true when taking blood pressure. Many people don’t realize that WHEN and WHERE you take your blood pressure is as important as HOW. This can lead to misdiagnosis where people who don’t actually have...