You’ve seen those “stress balls” – the ones that stockbrokers always seem to have on their desks? Interestingly, there are actually a number of clinical studies that show that those squishy “stress balls” aren’t just good for stress – they can also help you permanently lower your blood pressure. It’s a type of exercise known […]
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"Magic Herb" From India Helps Type 2 Diabetics Lose Weight
For thousands of years, a yellowish “magic herb” found in Southern India has been used to suppress hunger and stay lean. Now, Type 2 diabetics are finding that it works well to lose fatty diabetic weight, lower cholesterol and normalize blood pressure. Called garcinia cambogia, its dried rind has been known, through the centuries, to […]
Three Foods That Lower High Blood Pressure
High blood pressure has been nicknamed the silent epidemic because of its far-reaching consequences. Today, nearly one of every three adults has hypertension. It is the 13th largest cause of death in the United States. Amazingly, studies based on the well-known Framingham Heart Study have estimated that a 55-year-old person has a 90-percent lifetime […]
Vitamins Bad – Minerals Good
I grew up thinking that science was perfect and we knew about all of the vitamins we needed to survive. We would one day make a pill that gave us all of those vitamins and then we could eat whatever we wanted and still be healthy. Vitamin research was very important earlier in the century. […]
High Blood Pressure vs. Garlic
Milk protein may be the answer to lowering high blood pressure in some people; however, it isn’t the only alternative. In fact, did you know that making something as natural as eating garlic apart of your regular diet can actually reduce blood pressure and help you manage your hypertension? Garlic is a vegetable that is […]
Cures Hypertension? How Natural Remedies Can Actually Cure High Blood Pressure
So what cures hypertension? Most high blood pressure sufferers would say their medication. Unfortunately, those people will be taking meds the rest of their lives. And pharmaceutical companies have millions of patients right in the palm of their hand with customer-for-life medications. Maybe you are one of them? But thousands are now finding a much […]
A summary of research on the Transcendental Meditation technique
For more information visit – www.TM.org The wide-ranging benefits of the Transcendental Meditation technique have been verified by more than 600 scientific studies conducted at 250 independent universities, research institutions and medical schools in 33 countries during the past 40 years. Research studies have described specific physiological effects that occur during the practice of the […]
Insulin therapy in type 1 diabetes mellitus
Insulin therapy in type 1 diabetes mellitus Article by Richard Graydon, M.D, PhD INTRODUCTION — The Diabetes Control and Complications Trial (DCCT) and other smaller studies demonstrated that improved glycemic control with intensive insulin therapy in patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus led to graded reductions in retinopathy, nephropathy, and neuropathy. The Epidemiology of Diabetes […]
Does Hypertension Cause a Giddy Feeling?
When we were standing in a line a few days back, my friend felt giddy. My friend said that he stood up suddenly and it had made him feel giddy. But the fact is we did not stand for a long time. This occurrence is related to some health issue and recent studies have come […]
What’s the Difference Between Rocks, Crystals, and Minerals?
Is a mineral a crystal or is a crystal a mineral? Rocks, crystals, and minerals. What’s the difference? Before explaining the differences between minerals, crystals, and rocks, you need to know the difference between an element and a compound. What is an element? A group of atoms of the same kind form an element. The […]
Most Complete Minerals
Minerals are extremely vital for our good health and well being. It is important to take a mineral supplement because you do not get all of your needed minerals through diet alone. Mineral deficiencies are a partial cause of many, many diseases and health conditions. It is essential that everyone get the needed minerals and […]
Foods To Be Avoided For High Blood Pressure
High blood pressure if left unchecked results in increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality and leads to target organ damage such as LVH, retinal changes and vascular changes. The main objective in the management of hypertension is prevention of target organ damage and reduction of cardiovascular risk. The management requires a multi-prolonged approach. Although it is […]
Does Coffee Cause High Blood Pressure?
The relationship between high blood pressure and coffee is a very controversial and a debated issue. Some studies suggest that coffee is responsible for high blood pressure, whereas another school of thought holds opposite views. Medical research shows inconsistent results in this regard and this may be one of the reasons that the debate behind […]