Alvin Hopkinson

A vegetarian’s diet usually has plenty of vitamins A and C, magnesium, calcium, fiber polyunsaturated fat, complex carbohydrates and potassium. The presence of all of these may be the key why vegetarians have lower incidence of hypertension and cardi...

No amount of medicines can cure high blood pressure but it can get rid of the symptoms as well as restore the normal blood pressure level. This is the same with herbs when taken as a medication especially when treating high blood pressure. One of the ...

People under emotional stress especially during physical injury are required to take vitamin B-complex to feel more relaxed. Experts often relate the B-complex vitamins as the stress relievers and doctors prescribed them particularly for patients who ...

When you take a multivitamin and mineral supplement, your are already supplying your body with nineteen vitamins and minerals. However, living in a stressful condition and environment will require additional vitamin intakes such as B-complex, C and E...

One of the common causes of high blood pressure not at all related to diet, is the stress factor. Understanding stress and how it affects us is a way of controlling high blood pressure. While other people resort to tranquilizers, smoking, and excessi...

When high blood pressure has afflicted us, we carry it along like a cross wherever we go, including the restaurants. Dining out with high blood pressure is a test us of our will power to avoid sumptuous meals laden with sodium and potassium rich food...

High blood pressure is commonly referred to as a ‘silent killer’ because many people overlook the warning signs and symptoms. It is important that you are aware of some of the less than common symptoms that should be recognised. High blood pressure u...

Understanding what causes low blood pressure is important knowledge that all adults should have. There are several different causes for low blood pressure and throughout this article we will get into more detail with the top seven causes. Understandi...

Each year millions of individuals are diagnosed with hypertension and many die from it. This is among the diseases that is not simple to detect. Many people do not suffer symptoms or the symptoms go unnoticed until it is too late for treatment to wor...

High blood pressure or hypertension is a serious medical condition that has the potential of causing other life-threatening diseases. Generally, the disease has no symptoms; therefore many people have it for years without knowing it. Within the Unite...