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Lisa Nelson

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High Blood Pressure: Five Answers You Need to Know

High blood pressure is a serious condition that requires treatment. Here are answers to five frequently asked questions you need to know.   What is high blood pressure?   Blood pressure measures the force pushing against your artery walls when your heart beats and when it rests. The systolic pressure (top number) measures the... Read moreChevron
posted 02/18/2010, comment (1)|
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Is strength training bad for blood pressure?

Lifting weights can cause a temporary, but drastic blood pressure rise depending on the amount of weight you lift. Systolic blood pressure (top number) can increase up to 350-400 mm Hg and diastolic blood pressure (bottom number) to 150 mm Hg even if your blood pressure is typically a normal healthy level of 120/80 or less. Long term high blood... Read moreChevron
posted 10/19/2009, comments (0)|
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Dr. Charles Whitcomb

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Caloric Restrictions and Brain Function

Chronic imbalance between energy intake and energy use leads to chronic metabolic disease.  Metabolic disease is the leading cause of death in Western society.  In the heart and circulation this leads to high blood pressure, atherosclerosis and its consequences: heart attack and stroke.  In the immune system we find increased risk... Read moreChevron
posted 02/11/2009, comments (0)|
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Hypertension and Congestive Heart Failure

  Congestive heart failure (CHF) is one of the most common reasons for hospital admission in the United States and most Western European countries.  The most common cause is coronary artery disease and myocardial infarction (heart attack).  Hypertension and what is called hypertensive heart disease is next on the list. ... Read moreChevron
posted 02/02/2009, comments (2)|
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The Year of Hypertension: 2008

The past year was a big one in hypertension.  A number of trials were reported at meetings and in the medical literature with great potential for changing clinical practice.  Studies looking at treatment goals, benefits (or lack thereof) of particular antihypertensive drug classes, and new approaches to reducing cardiovascular risk were... Read moreChevron
posted 01/06/2009, comments (0)|
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