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Blood Pressure Statistics
A reader asks Joe and Teresa Graedon of The People's Pharmacy about dark chocolate's ability to lower blood pressure. The reader wonders if chocolate lowers pressure enough that it could replace hypertension meds. Though the Graedons don't recommend patients replace their meds with chocolate, they do give some surprising statistics about how much each option lowers blood pressure.
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62% Success Rate Lowering Blood Pressure with Combo Approach
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Does Garlic Really Lower Blood Pressure?
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Rising Blood Pressure at Younger Age
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Blood Pressure Throws a Curve: Lower May Not Be Better!
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Low Carb Diets May Lower Blood Pressure
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High Blood Pressure and Dementia
(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Doctors know lowering blood pressure can help prevent cardiovascular diseases like heart attack and stroke, but now they have... Read more »
Kidney ailments may rise along with blood pressure
The higher your blood pressure, the greater your risk of kidney problems, according to a new report published in the American Journal of Kidney... Read more »
PCBs Linked to High Blood Pressure
A study of more than 700 residents of Anniston, Alabama has found that people with higher levels of chemicals known as polychlorinated biphenyls... Read more »
Prison time boosts blood pressure risk: study
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Salt boosts blood pressure in high-risk patients
Salt intake has more of an effect on blood pressure in people with metabolic syndrome than in others, experts say, suggesting that cutting down on... Read more »
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