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Cranberry Juice to Lower Blood Pressure

Typically cranberry juice is thought of as a home health remedy to treat urinary tract infections (UTI’s). Some recent research indicates cranberry juice may also promote lower blood pressure levels.   Let me begin by stating these study results are preliminary. More research needs to be conducted. The study, funded by Ocean Spray... Read moreChevron
posted 11/28/2012, comments (0)|
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Understanding High Blood Pressure Medication

Hi Everyone,We are design students from the University of Pennsylvania and are trying to improve Medication Adherence as part of our thesis. We'd love to talk to people taking medication for high blood pressure and learn the problems they encounter and how the manage these.Would you like to help us out?It would be great if we can hear from both... Read moreChevron
posted 11/14/2012, comments (0)|
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Lisa Nelson, RD, LN

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Increase Folic Acid to Decrease Hypertension Risk

According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), one in every three adults in the United States have hypertension (high blood pressure), but only about 50% of those with hypertension have it under control.   A study published April 2012 in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found folic acid intake to impact the development of... Read moreChevron
posted 10/28/2012, comments (0)|
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Trim Your Waistline to Lower Blood Pressure

Waist circumference has a direct relationship to high blood pressure and lipid (cholesterol) levels.   A study published in the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine found the greater the Waist-to-Height Ratio the worse the lipid profile and hypertension in adolescents.   This particular study evaluated 4,104 ninth-grade... Read moreChevron
posted 06/29/2012, comments (0)|
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Do You Stock a Heart Healthy Kitchen?

If you keep heart healthy foods on hand and easily accessible you will be much more likely to see success in your efforts to lower cholesterol and blood pressure. If you keep unhealthy foods within reach you will make it much harder to achieve your heart health goals. Don’t rely on will power! Stock you kitchen for success. Here are some... Read moreChevron
posted 06/19/2012, comments (0)|
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