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What Does Flexibility Have to Do with High Blood Pressure?

Flexibility refers to the ability of your joints to move through a full range of motion. How flexible you are in a particular joint is connected to the muscle length that attaches to that joint and how far that muscle will stretch. Having flexibility in your muscles allows for greater movement around joints. The shorter and less flexible the... Read moreChevron
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Avocados to Lower Blood Pressure

I was just reading a book by cardiologist Stephen Sinatra. He mentions avocados as a useful tool when working to lower blood pressure, so I thought I'd share some of the benefits and how you can incorporate avocados into your diet.   Now, I can't say I'm an avocado lover, so this is for those of you who enjoy this supposedly "tasty"... Read moreChevron
posted 07/21/2010, comment (1)|
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Mushrooms to Lower Blood Pressure

Yea! There are health benefits linked to eating mushrooms, particularly shiitake mushrooms. Mushrooms are low in calories, low in fat, and rich in calcium and B vitamins. Shiitake Mushrooms   A shiitake mushroom provides thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, 8 amino acids, and fiber. This mushroom also contains ergosterol, lentinan, lentinula... Read moreChevron
posted 07/13/2010, comments (0)|
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Can You Use Potassium to Lower Blood Pressure?

Research has shown that if American's were to increase their intake of potassium the number of people living with high blood pressure would drop ~10%. Right now, in American, 1 in 3 adults lives with high blood pressure and the number of children diagnosed with high blood pressure is drastically on the rise.   Potassium - Sodium... Read moreChevron
posted 06/28/2010, comments (0)|
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Quinoa: Another Whole Grain to Promote a Healthy Blood Pressure

Quinoa (pronounced KEEN - wah) has become a hot commodity the past few months according to a National Restaurant Association survey.   What is quinoa?   Quinoa is not technically a grain, but the seed of a large plant called Chenoposium quinoa or Goosefoot plant. Quinoa is available in many colors (ivory, pink, red, white, brown,... Read moreChevron
posted 06/18/2010, comments (0)|
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