by Christian Goodman | Jun 19, 2013 |
Research out of one of the most amazing locations for food in the world- Brazil – looked recently at what people with high blood pressure crave to eat as compared to their normal blood pressure counterparts. The study out of Sao Paulo examined food preferences and...
by Jodi Knapp | Jun 18, 2013 |
Even though people who use marijuana tend to take in more food (and consequently, calories) than non-users, research has shown that rates of obesity and diabetes are far lower in marijuana users than non-users. This contradiction was studied recently using data from...
by Christian Goodman | Jun 17, 2013 |
Many people who suffer from high blood pressure have been told by their doctors that they must change their lifestyle if they want to beat back the effects. More than 67 million Americans have high blood pressure. However, the go-to treatment in Western medicine has...
by ShellyManning | Jun 16, 2013 |
Now that we are past Memorial Day and now into the summer traveling season, we thought we would take a moment to look at some of the issues that people who have fibromyalgia, arthritis, and other pain conditions have to face. Long, road warrior trips can be an...
by Christian Goodman | Jun 15, 2013 |
Studies abound that try to pinpoint which diseases, blood components, behaviors, or other variables will have the biggest impact on causing high blood pressure. Oftentimes what was considered unhealthy yesterday becomes healthy today. Many types of foods are also...
by Christian Goodman | Jun 11, 2013 |
In an effort to address vitamin and nutrient deficiencies that contribute to disease and illness, scientists may have found a benefit of an activity that has been widely regarded as purely bad by many in the cancer prevention world. Researchers at the University of...
by Scott Davis | Jun 10, 2013 |
Many patients who suffer from Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease, or GERD, have been prescribed acid-reducing medications with mixed results. While some find a small measure of relief, they are finding increasingly that between the side effects and the limited benefits,...
by Scott Davis | Jun 9, 2013 |
A cousin to the common tea rose is being heralded as one of the most powerful and easy-to-find herbal remedies for high blood pressure, dangerous cholesterol, heart disease, and more. And it’s not even anything new; in fact, healers throughout many generations have...
by Christian Goodman | Jun 8, 2013 |
For years people have been told that the diet and lifestyle choices that are so typical in the Western world are the cause of the overwhelming problem with hypertension, or high blood pressure. However, new research out of China shows that more than one third of...
by Christian Goodman | Jun 7, 2013 |
People who suffer from TMJ or have problems with day- and nighttime clenching are often faced with limited choices for solutions to their problems. Frequently, dentists will immediately go to the mouth guard as the go-to solution to the problem. However, guards can be...