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High Blood Pressure and Dehydration
When you think about water and blood pressure the link between dehydration and low blood pressure probably comes to mind. Dehydration is a potential cause of low blood pressure due to resulting...
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What May Cause High Blood Pressure?
There are times it is normally for the heart to beat harder, such as if you are out hiking and encounter a bear. Your blood pressure will jump so larger levels of oxygenated, nutrient rich blood is...
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Treat Sleep Apnea to Reduce Heart Disease Risk
Sleep apnea is a sleep disorder where there are abnormal stops (interruptions) in breathing or abnormally low breathing during sleep. Each stop (or pause) in breathing is called an apnea. This apnea...
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Weight Loss Pills: Do they work?
I’ve been asked many times about the safety of taking a weight loss supplement (i.e. diet pill) when living with high blood pressure or taking blood pressure medication. My answer doesn’t vary: “I do...
View ArticleBetter than Takeout: Frugal Asian Feasts for Vegans to Cook
This is a guest post provided by Elizabeth Baker. Elizabeth is on FrugalDad team, providing insights on frugality and savings. Her area of focus and interest deals with the intersection of food and...
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Lower Blood Pressure by Trimming Your Waistline
Waist circumference has a direct relationship to high blood pressure and lipid (cholesterol) levels. A study published in the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine found the greater the...
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Decrease Hypertension Risk by Increasing Folic Acid
According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), one in every three adults in the United States have hypertension (high blood pressure), but only about 50% of those with hypertension have it under...
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Do you need to cut back on salt to lower blood pressure?
Do you need to worry about how much salt you consume in your diet? It has been argued that only those who are “salt sensitive” need to be concerned about decreasing sodium/salt intake to lower blood...
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How to Find the Right Blood Pressure Monitor
Blood pressure should be checked every two years after the age of 21, annual checks after age 50, more frequent checks if you have risk factors. It is easiest to treat high blood pressure if you catch...
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High Blood Pressure: What You Need to Know
Blood pressure is the force exerted against your artery walls. A blood pressure reading is comprised of two numbers. The top number is the systolic pressure, which represents the force against artery...
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Dining Out and High Blood Pressure
Did you know dining out increases your risk for high blood pressure? Why? Restaurant foods, whether it be a sit down meal or drive-thru, are typically high in both salt and fat. A study published in...
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Farmers Markets to Lower Blood Pressure with the DASH Diet
This Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet is recommend to manage high blood pressure. This diet is rich in fruits and vegetables. You need to consume between three to five servings of...
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What May Cause High Blood Pressure?
There are times it is normally for the heart to beat harder, such as if you are out hiking and encounter a bear. Your blood pressure will jump so larger levels of oxygenated, nutrient rich blood is...
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Dining Out and High Blood Pressure
Did you know dining out increases your risk for high blood pressure? Why? Restaurant foods, whether it be a sit down meal or drive-thru, are typically high in both salt and fat. A study published in...
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Aggressively lower blood pressure to reduce heart disease risk 33%
One out of three U.S. adults, 33 percent, have high blood pressure. This equals around 70 million Americans. About 65 percent over the age of 60 have high blood pressure. High blood pressure increases...
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Heart Health: Demystifying Blood Pressure
Infographic courtesy of Arxan Technologies. The post Heart Health: Demystifying Blood Pressure appeared first on Lower Cholesterol and Blood Pressure with Lisa Nelson RD.
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How to Reduce Stress When You Don’t Have Time for Activity
When you are stressed your body releases stress hormones to prepare the body for “fight of flight”. This hormone release causes heart rate to increase and blood vessels to constrict. The combination...
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Types of Blood Pressure Medications
Many high blood pressure medications are available. Most options fall within these eight categories. Diuretics You may also hear diuretics called “water pills”. They increase the elimination of sodium...
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How to Monitor Blood Pressure at Home
High blood pressure is diagnosed when blood pressure is consistently equal to or greater than 140 mm Hg/90 mm Hg. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention about 70 million adults are...
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10 Heart Health Facts and Myths
Much of what you think you know about high blood pressure, or hypertension, may be based on outdated information. “You may think, for example, that being diagnosed with prehypertension isn’t a big...
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