Scientists have found that a low-carbohydrate diet may be the best choice for helping people lower their blood pressure. In a recent study, researchers say a low-carbohydrate diet was as effective at helping people lose weight as a combination of a low-fat diet and the weight loss medication orlistat (Alli, Xenical). Though both diets helped study participants lose about 10 percent of their body weight, people who were on the low-carb diet were more successful at lowering their blood pressure...
Read moreA new study published in the January 2010 Archives of Internal Medicine journal compared two diets and evaluated the effects on blood... Read more »
A single issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine (http://www.archinternmed.com/) in December 2007 contained the following information on... Read more »
I love to cook, but unfortunately I don't always have the time when I'm working. However, now that I'm on maternity leave, I have been... Read more »
Here's an experiment: Eliminate any food made with or containing wheat for the next four weeks and see what happens. This means no... Read more »
Hypertension diets are commonly used to lower high blood pressure. Foods enriched in nutrients, mainly calcium, potassium, magnesium,... Read more »
A head-to-head study on low-carb diets and the weight-loss drug orlistat (Xenical, Alli) found that both led to weight loss, but the diet was... Read more »
In one word, potassium. Nearly 95% of the high blood pressure in the world is known as primary, essential, or idiopathic hypertension. It is called... Read more »
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Your blood pressure is the force of your blood against the walls of your arteries as your heart pumps. Every time your heart beats (this is the heart... Read more »
Let’s first take a look at what drives your blood pressure.Unlike a river, which flows continuously downstream, blood flow is pulsatile, with ebb... Read more »
(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Getting enough potassium may be even more important than lowering sodium for maintaining a healthy blood pressure -- especially... Read more »