High blood pressure, aka hypertension, is extremely common in the United States. In fact, raw stats show that over 73.6 million Americans suffer from high blood pressure. Hypertension is known as the “silent killer” because there are no noticeable symptoms and yet is one of the greatest risk factors for both heart attacks and strokes. […]
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When Do the Kidneys Affect High Blood Pressure?
Kidneys affect high blood pressure due to certain imbalances while in the process of cleansing our body of about 50 gallons of fluid daily. Any imbalance will cause the filtering units of the kidneys called nephrons, to exert more effort than what is normally required. The nephrons will also reabsorb the filtered sodium and water […]
Minerals Can Improve Health, But Only If They Are Alive
Minerals are naturally present in the earth’s crust; they form the rocks, hills and mountains. Minerals, like vitamins, cannot be made by humans or animals, so they must come from food. In their natural form, minerals are inorganic (not alive). Limestone has a lot of calcium, but you cannot get much calcium by eating limestone. […]
Trace Minerals – What Can They Do For You?
There are two types of minerals in our body: macro mineralsand trace minerals. Macro minerals are needed in larger quantities to ensure the proper functioning of the body. Some examples of macro minerals are calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, sodium, potassium, chloride, etc. Trace minerals are essential for overall healthy functioning of the body but unlike macro […]
Sodium and Potassium Imbalance Can Cause Hypertension
People develop hypertension or high-blood pressure for several reasons. It may be in the genes or due to a kidney disorder as well as stress related factors. The most common causes however are due to dietary intakes that result to excessive salt in our body. Excessive salt intakes will result to an imbalance between sodium […]