Purple Potatoes Fight Blood Pressure

by Christian Goodman | Mar 7, 2012 | 36 comments

Although regularly demonized by low-carb gurus, potatoes are a healthy source of many important nutrients, such as potassium, vitamin C and dietary fiber. It’s these nutrients that are thought to be responsible for the blood pressure lowering effects of purple...

Your Personalized Blood Pressure Study (and other diseases)

by Christian Goodman | Mar 6, 2012 | 14 comments

If you’ve been following our writing on Blue Heron Health News for awhile, you’ve seen us quote study after study about natural solutions to tackle numerous conditions. Sometimes you may have wondered if the results are real or if they’d really work for you. After...

Vegan Diet KOs Type 2 Diabetes

by Jodi Knapp | Mar 5, 2012 | 16 comments

Eating a diet free of meat and all animal products helps diabetics lose weight and control their blood sugar, according to a review published in Nutrition Reviews. In this review paper, scientists poured over 12 previously published studies investigating the influence...

Black Tea Combats Hypertension

by admin | Mar 4, 2012 | 41 comments

We recently wrote about a study regarding black tea combating type 2 diabetes. A new Archives of Internal Medicine study has found that drinking 3-cups of black tea per day is also effective at lowering blood pressure in adults with hypertension. In this study, a...

The Most Important Supplement You’re Lacking

by Christian Goodman | Mar 3, 2012 | 28 comments

Hopefully by now, your doctor has recommended some kind of lifestyle changes. He/she may have suggested improving diet, working out a little (more) and even trying to reduce stress. For most anyone over 30 years old, this is needed. But no matter what disease you may...

Devastating Effects of Migraine and Headaches

by Christian Goodman | Feb 28, 2012 | 29 comments

Most people consider headaches an annoying and painful- but pretty harmless health hazard. Repeated studies, however, have revealed a connection between serious headaches like migraine and an increased frequency of serious conditions such as Alzheimer’s, stroke and...

New Study Supports New Type of Acupuncture as Arthritis Treatment

by ShellyManning | Feb 27, 2012 | 12 comments

Acupuncture, the ancient treatment used to remedy a laundry list of conditions, was recently put to the test in 63 patients with Rheumatoid arthritis. In this study of 63 subjects, the volunteers were split into 2 groups. One received traditional acupuncture while the...

High Cholesterol Linked to Psoriasis

by Scott Davis | Feb 26, 2012 | 6 comments

84% of people with the inflammatory skin condition known as psoriasis have advanced heart disease –significantly higher than those without psoriasis, according to a study published in the American Journal of Cardiology. In this study, researchers investigated markers...

Scientific Studies on Mind/Body Exercises

by Christian Goodman | Feb 25, 2012 | 52 comments

In this article, you’ll learn about scientific studies on mind-body exercises lowering blood pressure. Many of these studies are conducted at the most respectful Universities and by the top medical professions in the world. Mind body exercises have been used for...

Processed Meats Contribute to Diabetes

by Jodi Knapp | Feb 24, 2012 | 24 comments

A diet loaded with hot dogs, lunch meat and Spam can significantly increase your risk of diabetes, according to research conducted by University of Washington scientists. In this study, scientists investigated the diets of rural-dwelling Native Americans and compared...