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Salt affects blood pressure. If you are deficient in sodium, your blood pressure can drop too low! However, if you regularly consumed salty and sodium-rich processed foods, you can increase your risk for five other medical conditions besides hypertension! Find out...
High blood pressure substantially increases the risk for serious complications from COVID 19 as well as for heart disease, chronic kidney disease, and stroke. This blog looks at the rationales and effectiveness of hydrotherapy for treating high blood pressure. Blood...
High blood pressure damages the brain by adversely affecting the following: ((American Heart Association. “New imaging technique detects early brain damage from hypertension.” ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 17 September 2015....
1. Skip the canned foods and drinks and eat fresh produce. As far as possible, avoid canned food or microwaveable foods wrapped in plastic. Why? BPA, a chemical used as an epoxy lining for cans and plastic bottles, has been linked to high blood pressure. BPA can leach...
Nearly fifty percent of Americans have hypertension. Worldwide, statistics are not much better. Thirty-one percent of the world’s population has high blood pressure. Hypertension (HPT or HBP) is called the silent killer because often there is no sign or symptom until...
To defeat high blood pressure or at least prevent its serious complication, we need more than the DASH diet and exercise. In this second article on hypertension, we address the role the nervous system plays in hypertension. To defeat hypertension or at the very...
Evidence is mounting that the microorganisms residing in your gut could help determine whether or not you develop hypertension.((Adnan S. Alterations in the gut microbiota can elicit hypertension in rats. Physiological Genomics>, 2016; physiolgenomics.00081.2016...