This diet is originally conceived in 1992 as a way to find the right diet to combat rising cases of morbid hypertension among Americans. Today, after years of exhaustive studies by different health institutions, DASH diet promoted by the United States Government not only for people with hypertension but also as a healthy model diet […]
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Hypertension and High Cholesterol
High cholesterol and hypertension are two different things, but they often come together with disastrous consequences. Stroke, heart attack and an assortment of other coronary heart and artery diseases can be caused by high blood pressure resulting from high cholesterol levels. Unfortunately, the most common diet and exercise life style maintained by people in the […]
Natural Blood Pressure Remedies – Home Blood Pressure Reduction Strategies
Do you have high blood pressure otherwise known as hypertension? If you do know you have this condition you are not alone and are luckier than the one-third of people who do not and are therefore putting their health at risk. Expressed as two figures given in millimeters of mercury (mmHg). The natural pressure of […]
How to Get Rid of Hypertension
Since blood pressure tends to be affected by factors like age, there is debate as to what is considered “normal” blood pressure. However, the Mayo Clinic specifies that blood pressure that is 120/80 mmHG is normal. Blood pressure between 120/80 to 139/89 mmHG is classified as prehypertension, while anyone who has blood pressure of 140/90 […]
Alternative Health – 10 Reasons Why It’s Important to Lose Weight in Type 2 Diabetes!
Weight loss is difficult, but it pays tremendous dividends in controlling type 2 diabetes. Here are ten reasons type 2 diabetics should make an effort to lose weight: 1. Losing a little weight actually helps you lose a lot more. Excessive body fat interferes with the production of adiponectin, an appetite control hormone. When you […]
Diabetes and High Blood Pressure
Did you know that people with diabetes are more likely to be overweight and have high blood pressure and high cholesterol. A good percentage of overweight people are likely to have a few metabolic problems at once, this in turn can lead to other problems like heart disease. The term Cardiometabolic Risk means that if […]
Kidney Disease and Hypertension, Dr. MFaulkner3
Comments With Dr. James Haney Presents*Kidney Disease and Hypertension, with Dr. MFaulkner, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, Tennessee, Part 3 of 3
Reduce Hypertension Naturally
Hypertension, also referred to as high blood pressure, is a medical condition in which the blood pressure is chronically elevated. There are basically two classes of hypertension: – Essential or primary is high pressure with no specific medical cause that can be found. – Elevated pressure that results from some disease or abnormal condition in […]
Pregnancy Hypertension – Dangerous and Relatively Unknown
Pregnancy hypertension is called preeclampsia or toxemia. It is common in women during a first pregnancy and in young women. It is common in women with multiple fetuses, women who have a history of pregnancy hypertension, chronic hypertension and preexisting diabetes. Pregnancy hypertension includes three characteristics. They are protein in the urine, high blood pressure […]
How To Get Rid Of Hypertension
High blood pressure or hypertension is known as the silent killer because most people don’t know they have it and they can die without warning. It was listed as a primary or contributing cause of deaths in the United States. One in five Americans has hypertension or high blood pressure. This is very alarming as […]
Blood Sugar Levels Too High?
The question of keeping blood sugar levels in the near normal range has been a controversial one. There have been studies suggesting tight control of these levels protected the diabetic from many diabetic complications, while others hinted at the opposite. But it has now been demonstrated over and over, that keeping blood sugars in the […]
Common Factors Affecting Blood Pressure
High blood pressure can quietly do a lot of damage to the human body. It affects every organ, and unless you have it checked regularly, the first sign of trouble could be life altering or life ending. Knowing your numbers and the things that cause the pressure to rise could save your life. The Usual […]
Natural Home Remedies for High Blood Pressure
Causes and Symptoms: High blood pressure, or hypertension to give it its proper medical name, is the most common form of high blood pressure. Its causes include kidney disease, disorders, of the endocrine glands and malfunctioning or disorders of the arteries. A congenital abnormality of the aorta is one of the most serious forms of […]