blood pressure

Could You Have an Electrolyte Imbalance?

July 17, 2018

You may have heard about getting electrolytes from sports drinks. Well, electrolytes are actually minerals—sodium, potassium, chloride, magnesium, calcium, phosphate, [...]

Can You Lower Your Blood Pressure?

November 21, 2017

The American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology have released new treatment guidelines that sharply lower the threshold for high blood pressure, also [...]

7 Ways to Lower Your Blood Pressure Naturally

January 23, 2017

High blood pressure affects about one in three adults for all kinds of reasons, from genetics to stress. While medications can help keep it in check, there are also ways to [...]

Eat Peppers, Live Longer?

January 18, 2017

Eating hot chili peppers may help you live longer. A new analysis, in PLoS One, corroborates findings from an earlier study of spicy food that was conducted in China and [...]

The Surprising Thing Linked to High Blood Pressure

June 1, 2016

Recently the scientific community has been abuzz about blood pressure, one of the most powerful contributors to heart disease. Doctors are actively debating how low blood [...]

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