Blood pressure is the pressure of the blood in the arteries. When the heart muscle contracts, it creates the blood pressure. Measuring the blood pressure makes use of its systolic and diastolic pressures. Calculation of the systolic pressure refers heart’s contraction at its highest. While diastolic pressure refers heart’s contraction at its lowest. You would […]
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Easier Than What You Think: Ways To Lower Blood Pressure Naturally
Hypertension is sometimes called the “silent killer”. People who have it are often symptom-free. Because it is considered to be a LIFELONG condition, elevated blood pressure levels should be monitored at regular intervals. According to statistics, between 28% and 31% of the adults in United States have hypertension (Fields, Burt, Cutler, et.al. 2004). A number […]
Blood Pressure and Heart Size in Athletes
In 1976, 413 high school runners in Finland competed in a 2000-meter race. At the time of the race and in a follow-up study twenty-five years later, the faster runners had much lower blood pressures than the slower ones (International Journal of Sports Medicine, July-August 2005.) The researchers wanted to know whether a maximal endurance […]
Can Cayenne Pepper Promote Weight Loss?
Is it possible to shed unwanted pounds on the scale by taking cayenne pepper? Perhaps yes. Perhaps no. There are several health benefits regarding cayenne pepper that you should know. First of all, taking cayenne pepper to help you lose weight is one of them although that is not the only factor. Cayenne pepper can […]