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Coenzyme Q-10 and Blood Pressure
Coenzyme Q-10 (or CoQ10) is a vitamin-like substance that participates in the production of energy in the human body. Large concentrations of CoQ10 are found in organs with high energy requirements, such as the heart. Looking to lower your blood pres...
Sleep Apnea and High Blood Pressure
Sleep apnea is a disorder where a person experiences a sequence of shallow breaths or pauses in breathing while sleeping. The duration of the pauses varies from a few seconds to minutes and they usually occur repeatedly throughout the night, often le...
Does Metabolic Syndrome Increase Your Risk of Breast Cancer?
A large study which involved data from 4,888 postmenopausal women evaluated the relationship between metabolic syndrome and breast cancer, and the results were rather alarming. Postmenopausal women who either did not have metabolic syndrome or who ha...
Does Metabolic Syndrome Increase Your Risk of Breast Cancer?
A large study which involved data from 4,888 postmenopausal women evaluated the relationship between metabolic syndrome and breast cancer, and the results were rather alarming. Postmenopausal women who either did not have metabolic syndrome or who ha...
Buckwheat May Lower Blood Pressure Naturally!
Research indicates that buckwheat may act as an ACE inhibitor and may also be a vasodilator! A study titled “Latent production of angiotensin I-converting enzyme inhibitors from buckwheat protein” published in the Journal of Peptide Science repor...
Buckwheat May Lower Blood Pressure Naturally!
Research indicates that buckwheat may act as an ACE inhibitor and may also be a vasodilator! A study titled “Latent production of angiotensin I-converting enzyme inhibitors from buckwheat protein” published in the Journal of Peptide Science repor...
5 Ways to Lower Blood Pressure Naturally
Lower Blood Pressure Naturally Tip #5: DASH Diet The Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) is endorsed by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute and can lower blood pressure naturally and dramatically in as little as 14 days. The diet...
5 Ways to Lower Blood Pressure Naturally
Lower Blood Pressure Naturally Tip #5: DASH Diet The Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) is endorsed by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute and can lower blood pressure naturally and dramatically in as little as 14 days. The diet...
Weight Loss to Lower Blood Pressure Naturally
If you are carrying a few extra pounds, weight loss may be an excellent way to lower your blood pressure naturally. According to the Surgeon General, high blood pressure is twice as common in obese individuals when compared to those at a healthy wei...
DASH Diet Lowers Blood Pressure Naturally and Reduces Women’s Risk of Heart Failure
A major study reviewed the diets of over 36,000 women for 7 years and they discovered an apparent correlation between a diet designed to lower blood pressure and heart failure. The women in the study were between 48 and 83 years old and at the begin...
Common Virus Tied to High Blood Pressure
A common virus, usually devoid of symptoms, may play a role in hypertension according to a new study published in the peer-reviewed journal PLoS Pathogens. The Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection infects between 50% and 80% of US adults by the time they...
Green and Black Tea May Reduce Stroke Risk
New research suggests that drinking at least three cups of either black or green tea made from the Camellia sinensis plant may significantly reduce the risk of ischemic stroke. Individuals with high blood pressure are prime candidates for ischemic st...
Correcting Misaligned Verebra May Lower Blood Pressure
Research shows that hypertensive individuals with misaligned C-1 vertebra can significantly lower their blood pressure through a chiropractic adjustment. Fifty stage 1 hypertension patients with misaligned C-1, or Atlas, vertebra were included in th...
Drink Sour Milk to Lower Blood Pressure Naturally?
Dairy intake has been shown to have an inverse relationship with hypertension and several studies show that fermented or sour milk may effectively lower blood pressure in humans. There is a remarkable amount of support for dietary dairy intake to r...
Grapes may lower blood pressure naturally & improve cardiac health
A study comparing the effect of regular table grapes (in powder form) to hydrazine in salt sensitive rats was led by Michigan State University in late 2008. Over an 18 week period the rats, prone to developing hypertension, were fed a high sodium die...
Hawthorn- Nature’s way of lowering blood pressure?
Hawthorn is an attractive, through thorny, shrub or small tree that is grown throughout the world. It usually has attractive small white flowers, although some varieties have more of a pink hue, and produces a small red berry that looks much like a ...
Pea Protein Shown to Lower Blood Pressure Naturally
New research sponsored by Canadian government agencies seems to indicate that a specific protein found in common yellow peas lowers blood pressure and improves kidney function in rats. Over a period of eight weeks rats with kidney disease were fed a ...
Relaxation to Lower Blood Pressure- Does it Work?
With high blood pressure estimated to reach nearly one in every three adults, and considered responsible for 13% of deaths worldwide, efforts to find effective treatments have intensified. In recent years, relaxation techniques have received attenti...
Eggs May Have ACE Inhibiting Qualities
New research suggests that eggs may have a plethora of health benefits, including the potential to lower blood pressure. Canadian researchers reported in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry that they have been able to identify peptides tha...
Lower Blood Pressure Tied to Low-Fat Dairy
A cohort of over 2290 elderly volunteers both completed a food frequency questionnaire and had their blood pressure professionally monitored for 12 months. The study found those who consumed the highest amounts low-fat dairy had statistically signifi...
Olive Leaf Extract
A recent study shows that olive leaf extract may be an effective way to lower blood pressure naturally. All the participants in the study were twins and the participants were split into two groups. The first had one sibling on a placebo and the othe...
5 FAQ’s about High Blood Pressure and Hypertension
Known as the “silent killer” high blood pressure plays a major role in overall cardiovascular health. According to the American Heart Association, people with high blood pressure die an average of 5 years earlier than those with normal blood pres...
Does CoQ10 Lower Blood Pressure?
In 1999 a 12-week randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial was conducted to see if oral coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) lowers blood pressure. Half of the approximately 80 participants with isolated systolic hypertension received 60mg of oral CoQ10 ad...
Does Fish Oil Lower Blood Pressure?
A meta study published in the Journal of Hypertension reviewed 36 randomized trials which measured fish oil intake and its effect on blood pressure. The conclusion was that with a median dose of 3.7g/day the reduction in systolic blood pressure was 2...
Grape Seed Extract May Lower Blood Pressure
Looking for a natural way to lower blood pressure? A study by UC Davis indicates that grape seed extract may be a viable way to lower blood pressure. 24 adults with metabolic syndrome (factors that increase that increase the risk of heart disease, su...
Melatonin and Hypertension
Research suggests that melatonin, traditionally treasured as a homeopathic sleep aid, may be useful for lowering high blood pressure. A study published in 2004 tested the effects of one dose as well as daily doses of melatonin on a group of 16 untrea...
Does Vitamin C Lower Blood Pressure?
Vitamin C has been traditionally used as a home remedy for lowering blood pressure, and a study by researchers at Boston University School of Medicine and the Linus Pauling Institute at Oregon State University seem to confirm that vitamin C is a usef...
Does Garlic Lower Blood Pressure?
Garlic has long been used as a home remedy to lower blood pressure; but does it work? A team of doctors recently conducted a meta-analysis of 11 scientific studies with the goal of uncovering the scientific truth about garlic’s effect on hypertensi...
Does Alcohol Affect Blood Pressure?
With people looking to lower blood pressure through diet and without medications, the question, “does alcohol affect blood pressure” begs to be answered. In an effort to do just that, a group of medical professionals in 2001 conducted an in dept...
Does Exercise Lower Blood Pressure?
Lifestyle changes, including exercise, are being promoted as a first line of defense against high blood pressure (hypertension). Several recent studies provide insight into how much exercise lowers blood pressure as well as what type of exercise lowe...
