If you have high blood pressure you are at risk for a heart attack or stroke. The amount of risk depends on how high your pressure is and how long it has been this way. Here is a range of pressures readings and how they rate: Normal 120/80 Border 120/90 to 160/94 Mild 140/95 to […]
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You Are What You Eat! – P.1 – Symptoms of Parasites –
Its really true, You Are What You Eat! in this series of clips Paul Chek dives in to the dark and dirty world of soil, pollution, genetic modification and ultra processing to show that we have become as healthy as the food we consume. Visit www.chekinstitute.com forPaul’s speaking schedule, to browse his accredited home study […]
New Hope For People With Kidney Disease and on Dialysis
For more info visit www.newsinfusion.com March 11, 2010 – As the US population ages and the incidence of diabetes and high blood pressure rises, the number of end-stage renal (kidney) disease patients receiving dialysis is expected to increase dramatically in coming years. Kidney dialysis is a life-saving treatment, with one major problem: it requires repeated […]
Can You Cure Diabetes Naturally Without Medicine?
It is a sorrowful thing that blood sugar is a life threatening disease which is fast growing. Nowadays, adult onset diabetes is very common as the disease seems to affect people even by early age of 30 to 40. It is really challenging the medical experts who are committed to research on diabetes. Though some […]
Seeking the Cure For Diabetes
With adult onset diabetes running rampant many clamor for more diabetes research to find a cure of diabetes. Already as much as 20% of the population show signs diagnostic of the disease and many more are silently developing it. With the dollars poured out for diabetic problems, 12 billion dollars per year on diabetes research […]
Malignant Hypertension – The Uncommon Silent Killer
Many Americans live with high blood pressure everyday, yet they continue to practice unhealthy lifestyles. Because the signs and symptoms of the cardiovascular disease go undetected for so long, other cardiovascular complications develop unexpectedly. Once detected by medical professionals, they are obligated to treat the condition with medications to control its progression and lower the […]
Hawthorne Berry – Its Benefits As a Heart Herb
Hawthorn herbs come from the Hawthorne Berry, which is a small red berry that looks like a miniature apple as it too grows on a tree. This thorny tree grows 30 feet tall and has beautiful pink or white flowers during the spring. The tree is known by several names, including the how, may bush […]
Is Fish Oil a Blood Thinner?
Fish oil is a blood thinner so always talk to your doctor before taking it if you are on any other kind of medication or are taking anticoagulants such as Warfarin (Coumadin) or have any reason to believe you may have a blood coagulation disorder of any kind. On the other hand, Omega 3 fatty […]
People consuming the most potassium were 35% less liikely to die from coronary heart disease
fatnews.com Hi, this is Larry Hobbs @ FatNews.com. The one-fifth of people consuming the most potassium were 35% less likely to die from coronary heart disease than the one-fifth of people consuming the least. The top one-fifth consumed an average of 3363 mg of potassium per day versus 1720 mg per day for the bottom […]
Your Child Has Diabetes
Diabetes in your child affects the entire family. It can change your life and your child’s life for the worst. But that doesn’t mean that diabetes should prevent your child from enjoying a fulfilling life full of health, joy and happiness. Knowing what to do, doing research on the disease and working closely with your […]
Use Effective Herbs for Diabetes Natural Treatment
Use Effective Herbs for Diabetes Natural Treatment Article by Dr Andrew Napier Diabetes mellitus or simply diabetes is a metabolic disorder. It is one of the most common non-infectious disease and frequent cause of the death in developed countries. Diabetes happens because a patient has a very high blood sugar. Usually there are two types […]
Blood Pressure Lowering Foods
So you now have now that you have high blood pressure. What will you do now? Certainly you will want to take your doctor prescribed medications to keep your pressure under control. Next, you will want to modify your diet so that what you eats, doesn’t raise your pressure. By managing your diet, you will […]
Nutrients – Healthy Breakfast – What Our Body Needs (2)
In a previous article (The Food Pyramid — Healthy Breakfast: What Our Body Needs (1)), we saw what our body needs and, broadly speaking, where we can find it: balanced nutrition, water and exercise. Here, we have a more detailed look at the nutrients we need and what their best sources are. Macro-, Micro-, and […]