What Foods to Eat for High Blood Pressure

by Christian Goodman | May 29, 2011 | 0 comments

Those with high blood pressure that can’t live without their morning cup of Joe can drink up without worsening their hypertension, a research study involving more than 170,000 people found. While many public health officials warn those with high blood pressure to...

Reduce Blood Sugar By Lowering Cholesterol

by Jodi Knapp | May 28, 2011 | 0 comments

Reducing high cholesterol levels may do more than protect your heart –it can also make blood sugar easier to manage—reports a research team from the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine. In their study, a group of diabetic mice were given a compound...

Is Guilt Interrupting Your Sleep?

by Christian Goodman | May 27, 2011 | 2 comments

I was looking over a news story (really it was more of an editorial blog posting) that was blasting a drug and technique for treating Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome. While the focus of my article today isn’t on PTSS, it does touch on this controversial treatment. The...

Cut Down On This To Reduce Vertigo

by Christian Goodman | May 27, 2011 | 1 comment

Vertigo can be a frustrating condition that requires dozens of tests and doctors’ appointments. However, a pair of research studies note the importance of reducing sodium intake to reduce one of the leading causes of vertigo, Meniere’s disease. The first study,...

Natural Way to Reduce High Blood Pressure

by Christian Goodman | May 25, 2011 | 5 comments

Those wondering what they should eat to lower their blood pressure may be surprised that the answer may be “nothing,” according to a research team from the Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute. In a new study, they found that periodically fasting boosts...

Why Obesity Strikes Arthritis Patients in Greater Numbers

by Christian Goodman | May 25, 2011 | 0 comments

It turns out that people with arthritis aren’t immune to the obesity epidemic, reports a new study commissioned by the CDC involving 400,000 research subjects. The CDC research, published in this week’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, found that the prevalence...

Acid Reflux Guide

by Christian Goodman | May 24, 2011

Discover How, Five Minutes from NOW, Your Acid Reflux Can Be Totally Gone and You’ll Feel Great Night and Day… Completely Guaranteed! The remedy you’re about to discover is so simple my seven-year-old daughter makes it for me – in under five minutes!...

What is Nitroglycerin?

by Christian Goodman | May 23, 2011 | 1 comment

We get this question a lot.  Usually, the people asking are those that are either newly diagnosed with a heart condition or have a loved one who just did. The condition it is used primarily for is Coronary Artery Disease, or CAD. This is when the blood vessels...

This Is Crucial For Diabetes Management

by Christian Goodman | May 23, 2011 | 0 comments

According to a large-scale research study published this week in Diabetes Care, poor sleep is closely linked to insulin resistance and poor blood glucose management in type 2 diabetics. As lead author of the study Kristen Knutson, PhD states, diabetics that don’t...

The Symptoms of High Blood Pressure – Part 2

by Christian Goodman | May 22, 2011 | 0 comments

Those looking for motivation for managing their hypertension may find fuel for their efforts based on the results out of the Chinese Third Military Medical University in Chongqing. These researchers discovered that aggressively treating high blood pressure reduced...