When it comes to high blood pressure, sodium seems to get all the attention. Cutting out salt is likely the first advice your doctor will offer if your numbers are high.
Sodium raises your blood pressure by pulling water into your blood vessels. This raises your total blood volume which, in turn, increases your blood pressure. Reduce your sodium and you lower your blood pressure.… Read More
A new study finds that 20% of patients who’ve been diagnosed with high blood pressure actually don’t have it.
This means more than 10 million Americans are taking hypertension medications for no reason.
How can this be?
… Read MoreHabitually eating a late dinner can triple your risk of a deadly heart attack if you have high blood pressure, a new study finds.1
Normally, your blood pressure goes down by about 10% at night. But eating within two hours of bedtime releases a rush of stress hormones that stops your blood pressure from dropping.2 It keeps your body on “high alert” and maintains your blood pressure at daytime levels when you are sleeping.… Read More
Can a simple natural remedy really cut your risk of stroke by 34 percent?
A Cambridge-trained scientist says it can. His findings have been reviewed by Harvard Medical School. And they’ve given them the thumbs up.
As we explained on Tuesday, high blood pressure (HBP) is a life-threatening condition for millions of Americans. And the drugs that combat it pose serious side effects of their own.… Read More
Can high blood pressure be lowered using a simple, safe herbal remedy?
Dr. Ann Walker believes it can. As we explained in Tuesday’s message, she’s a Senior Lecturer with Reading University in the UK. She also runs a successful alternative health clinic.
And she’s published a study that shows hawthorn extract can lower blood pressure. Even in people with diabetes.
The extract comes from the hawthorn tree, found in Europe, North America, and Asia.… Read More
High blood pressure alone was a contributing—or primary—factor in nearly 350,000 deaths in the U.S. in 2009 alone.1 It’s a problem most people living with struggle to keep under control.
That’s because they’re likely going about it all wrong.
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