Managing high blood pressure often involves monitoring your numbers and consulting with your doctor for medication. However, your habits, especially in your evening routine, are crucial in maintaining healthy blood...
There are two lists of risk factors for heart disease. One is the “traditional list” and the other is the "scientific list.” The Traditional List The traditional list [1] comes...
Rewriting the Low Salt Rules February is American Heart Month. Salt has been cited as a primary culprit in causing high blood pressure resulting in heart disease and other cardiovascular...
In 1535, two centuries before the cure for scurvy was found in England, the French explorer Jacques Cartier saved the lives of his men who had the dreaded disease by...
When was the last time you had your blood pressure checked? It was probably within the past year, and most likely you can remember if it was high or within...
The heart is just a pump, a muscle. It’s simple. It squeezes the blood inside of it and valves determine how the blood flows through it. Each time the muscle...
Key Ingredients From Nature with Healing Properties for Blood Pressure In the classic horror novel, Dracula, author Bram Stoker introduced the idea that garlic repels vampires. Thankfully, vampires only exist...
Lowering Stress to Avoid Angiotensin Receptor Blockers (ARB) Research on mice and men has indicated some amazing characteristics of the relatively new angiotensin receptor blockers (ARB). Angiotensin receptor blockers (also...
How to Detox Your Brain What goes on in your brain profoundly impacts your body. And it’s no “Jedi mind trick!” Incredibly, scientists and medical doctors explain that “75-95% of...
The Kidney Flush Diet The 2011 U.S. Renal Data Systems Report found that 15.1% of Americans over the age of 20 have chronic kidney disease (CKD) at varying levels. This...
Precision Blood Pressure Design Like the concert virtuoso who sets the tension on a violin string with precision, the Grand Maestro of the Universe determined a specific blood pressure, which...
Did you know in 2009, an estimated 785,000 Americans had their first heart attack, and of those about 470,000 will have another? That means about every 25 seconds an American...