High blood pressure is nicknamed “the silent killer” because there are often no symptoms. While some people experience headaches or dizziness, the majority of people with high blood pressure feel just fine. These individuals will often think they have a normal blood pressure. The only way to know for sure if blood pressure is elevated […]
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Massage Therapy for High Blood Pressure
There has been a recent study by Boris Prilutsky, MA, and Victor Gura, M.D., concerning the benefits that might be derived from medical massage by those who suffer from hypertension that is caused by arterial hypertension. In the United States, it is estimated that as many as 70 million people suffer from hypertension. Of that […]
Lower Your Blood Pressure Readings Naturally to Maintain Better Diabetic Health
Many diabetics are informed they must work on lowering their blood pressure as it is one of the common signs of diabetes. Although high blood pressure is a silent disease, meaning there really is no overt symptoms most patients can explain what the problem is, a simple test at your doctor’s office can tell you […]
High Blood Pressure and Protein Needs
Hypertension, as high blood pressure is medically known as, is important because it is a major risk factor for three serious conditions: stroke, heart attack and kidney disease. In the past, the first thing that a person with continued high blood pressure was told was: to cut out salt, to lose weight, stop smoking and […]
Alcohol and Hypertension
There is now proven clinical evidence that one of the major contributors to hypertension is the consistent excess consumption of alcohol. Basically, if you drink large amounts of alcohol regularly, it’s going to make any of the other treatments you’re doing far less effective. Although there are many different drugs your doctor can prescribe to […]
Get Lower Blood Pressure Readings
I wanted to take the time to show you how you can get lower blood pressure readings. This happens to be about the biggest medical concern for all people. Our heart pushes the blood around our body through a pressure system. Obviously low blood pressure is extremely dangerous because your heart is to weak to […]