High Blood Pressure - Our Experts

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Lisa Nelson

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Dietician

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posted 11/16/2009, comments (0)

Healthy Holiday Cooking Tips

Are you the cook for your holiday festivities? If so, here are a few tips you can use to help you stick with your heart healthy goals this holiday season while making healthier options for those around you. Now, this doesn't mean you have to sacrifice the flavors you love! I'm not suggesting you tamper with your favorite family recipe... Read more Chevron

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Alvin Hopkinson

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posted 08/12/2009, comments (0)

Pulmonary Hypertension - What You Need to Know

A person suffering from a heart or lung disorder is liable to experience high blood pressure. The walls of the blood vessels and arteries located in the lung area tend to constrict due to a primary disorder, hence the patient becomes doubly afflicted as he develops hypertension. The occurrence of hypertension in these cases is known as... Read more Chevron

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Melanie Thomassian

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posted 06/08/2009, comments (2)

6 Ways to Lower Your Blood Pressure Naturally

Today roughly 65 million Americans have hypertension. As we've been discussing recently, if left untreated this can lead to a number of problems including kidney damage, stroke, heart attack, and heart failure. If you've been diagnosed with high blood pressure, thankfully you can do something about it. Here are some of the nutrients and... Read more Chevron

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Dr. Charles Whitcomb

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posted 02/11/2009, comments (0)

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 more Chevron

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Dr. William Davis

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posted 01/08/2009, comment (1)

Thiazide Diuretics: A First-line Mistake?

Thiazide diuretics, like hydrochlorothiazide and chlorthalidone, are extremely popular medications, often regarded as first-line agents in treatment of blood pressure. When someone is first diagnosed with high blood pressure (hypertension), they are often first placed on a thiazide diuretic. Alternatively, thiazide diuretics are frequently added... Read more Chevron

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