If you have been diagnosed with diabetes, or you fear developing diabetes, you may want to know what causes it. At one time, nobody knew what caused diabetes, but after years of research, we do now know what causes diabetes, and in many cases, how to prevent it. The leading cause of diabetes was once […]
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Hypertension Diets – Easy Ways to Eat High Blood Pressure Away
Hypertension diets are commonly used to lower high blood pressure. Foods enriched in nutrients, mainly calcium, potassium, magnesium, protein and fiber are recommended to lower blood pressure. Decreasing salt and sodium enhanced foods are typically included in all hypertension diets. The key to hypertension diets are foods low fat foods and lean meats, to stop […]
The Vitamin D Cure
The Vitamin D Cure is a breakthrough way to increase your energy, decrease your pain and slim down, using the latest scientific research. We’ve long known that healthy Vitamin D levels are related to strong bones, but several recent peer-reviewed scientific studies have clearly shown that Vitamin D also decreases our risk of getting overweight […]
The Heart Truth: Heart disease is the #1 killer of women.
The Heart Truth is that heart disease is the #1 killer of women, and most fail to make the connection between risk factors—such as high blood pressure and high cholesterol—and their personal risk of developing heart disease. But, heres the good news: women have tremendous power to prevent heart disease and live longer, healthier lives. […]
Hypertension – A Major Health Problem
High blood pressure or hypertension is a silent killer that threatens millions of people worldwide. Yet many are unaware they have the disease and are at risk of developing stroke, heart disease, blindness and kidney failure. In American alone, 50 million people age 6 and older – or one in four adults – have hypertension […]
CORONARY ARTERY CALCIUM SCORE AIDS PHYSICIANS IN BETTER CLASSIFYING HEART DISEASE RISKS
Blood pressure and cholesterol levels along with age and family history can help physicians predict a healthy persons lower or higher risk for developing heart disease. For those in between the low and high risk groups, these tests alone may not be enough. A new study shows adding an x-ray test detecting calcium levels in […]
High Blood Pressure and Macular Degeneration
Often health problems can be prevented when an early eye problem has been identified. Conditions such as diabetes or hypertension are often first discovered during an eye exam. Macular degeneration occurs when the vascular system that feeds the macula is not working properly. Not enough nutrients and oxygen are getting to the macula and likewise, […]
Hypertension, High Blood Pressure, and Why You Need to Check Your Blood Pressure
Studies have shown that one in every three Americans with high blood pressure is unaware of their condition. In fact, high blood pressure is such a widespread problem that doctors now have a way to classify patients on the verge of developing it—they’re now considered prehypertensive. Video Rating: 0 / 5
Obesity Health Risk – Heart Disease, Diabetes and High Blood Pressure
Obesity is a worrisome epidemic, that’s spreading like wildfire in the industrialized world today. The more obese or overweight a person becomes, the more he or she is likely to develop a wide array of associated health problems. According to health experts, mild obesity involves having a body mass index or BMI of 30+, while […]
Prevent Hypertension – Three Foods You Need to Include in Your Diet
This article will present three important tips you need to consider on your diet to reduce your risk of developing hypertension. Here are the three must-haves in your anti-hypertension diet: garlic, fish, and magnesium-rich snacks like almonds and pumpkin seeds. Garlic Eating a clove or two of garlic each day is one of the easiest […]
Hypertension Self-Management Holds Promise
Home BP monitoring has long been thought to be very useful to hypertension patients who are prone to the infamous white coat syndrome. Home monitoring is also key to detecting elusive blood pressure conditions such as morning hypertension which occurs too early in the morning for doctors to easily detect it. The success of home […]
Do You Know Causes of Hypertension?
The sustained elevation in your blood pressure can be caused by many factors these factors will be discussed in pharmacy online. These causes c may be, psychological or environmental factors. According to the factors that cause elevation in blood pressures, hypertension may be of the following types. ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION Most of the hypertensive population seems […]
Preventing Hypertension
Hypertension is also known as highblood pressure or the “silent killer”. The disease has been known at one point as an age related disease, but it can affect younger children as well. Hypertension can strike anyone at any age. To avoid developing highblood pressure as you get older, you will need to make adjustments in […]