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Friday, October, 30, 2009

Can Coffee Cause High Blood Pressure

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Don't deny your high blood pressure: Manage it!

By Dr. William Davis Health Expert

For some strange reason, people will vigorously deny having high blood pressure. "I'm nervous." "I fought traffic to get here!" "You wouldn't believe the stress I'm under!" or "Wait until I relax a little while and it'll come down." All are common reactions of those advised their pressures are high.

Yet high blood pressure, even by relatively lax definitions, is destined to affect the majority of Americans. Succumb to popular food and exercise patterns, and high blood pressure is as inevitable a...

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Health Guide

High Blood Pressure: Causes
...pressure that persists in some older women who have been off the pill for years.Alcohol, Cigarettes, and CoffeeAn estimated 10% of hypertension cases are caused by alcohol abuse (three or... Read more »
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...the spine Calling your health care provider Call your health care provider if you notice coffee-with-milk colored spots on your child's skin or any of the signs listed here. Also call... Read more »
Kidney Stones: Highlights
...prevention. Drinking 8 to 10 glasses of water a day is the best way to keep new stones from forming.Limit coffee, tea, and sodas with caffeine. Caffeine may cause dehydration.Avoid or limit red... Read more »
High Blood Pressure: Diagnosis
...from:An arm cuff that is too smallTalking during the testRecently consuming foods or beverages (such as coffee) that raise blood pressureOffice blood pressure readings taken by a doctorare more... Read more »
Salt and High Blood Pressure
In one word, potassium. Nearly 95% of the high blood pressure in the world is known as primary, essential, or idiopathic hypertension. It is called this because no clear underlying cause can be... Read more »

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