Archive forAugust, 2006

Everyday Ways To Lower Blood Pressure 

Everyday Ways To Lower Blood Pressure 
Drugs and diet aren t the only ways to treat high blood pressure. Deep breathing, meditation, exercise, and even waxing your car can work just as well. The catch? It takes a lot of effort and perseverance to get your blood pressure under control without prescription drugs.

Blood pressure

Blood pressure
Webcenter 11 - Increasingly, stress is being viewed as a possible contributor to many illnesses. When under stress, your body releases hormones like cortisol (CORE-tih-zawl) which can increase blood pressure and heart rate and impair short-term memory. Aside from …

Birth Weight’s Link to Hypertension Varies by Race 

Birth Weight’s Link to Hypertension Varies by Race 
Title: Birth Weight’s Link to Hypertension Varies by Race Category: Health News Created: 7/27/2006 1:57:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 7/27/2006 1:56:55 AM

New Studies Show Increased Prevalence of Hypertension in Abnormal …

New Studies Show Increased Prevalence of Hypertension in Abnormal …
U.S. Newswire (press release), DC - Aug 1, 2006Persons with sleep duration above or below the recommended seven-to-eight hours per night face an increased risk of hypertension, or high blood pressure. …

Living Kidney Donors Have Higher Than Expected Blood Pressure Years …

Living Kidney Donors Have Higher Than Expected Blood Pressure Years …
Medical News Today - An analysis of data from published research found that, after at least five years from donation, the blood pressure of kidney donors was 5 mm Hg higher than would be expected with normal aging (Article, p. 185). The authors note important problems …

Tyrell: The commander in chief’s blood pressure 

Tyrell: The commander in chief’s blood pressure 
The week brings some very dour news for the Hezbollah killers and their Iranian masters. No, it is not that the Lebanese government has ordered them to take their rocket launchers off the school grounds and out of the hospital parking lots. No, they remain free to use Lebanese as human shields while “world opinion” dizzily blames Israel for the civilian casualties.

High blood pressure induces low fat metabolism in heart muscle

High blood pressure induces low fat metabolism in heart muscle
RxPG - “The heart is the single most energy-consuming organ per weight in the body,” says Lisa de las Fuentes, M.D. By Washington University School of Medicine, “The heart is the single most energy-consuming organ per weight in the body,” says Lisa de las …

Lowering Blood Pressure Can Stop or Reverse Heart Disease

Lowering Blood Pressure Can Stop or Reverse Heart Disease
Forbes - Aug 7, 20067 (HealthDay News) — Aggressive reduction of blood pressure in people with coronary artery disease may stop, and even reverse, the disease, US researchers …

Breathe better for healthier blood pressure

Breathe better for healthier blood pressure
Traverse City Record-Eagle - Research suggests breathing that slowly for a few minutes a day is enough to help some people nudge down bad blood pressure. Why would that brief interlude of calm really work? A scientist at the National Institutes of Health thinks how we breathe …

Mild High Blood Pressure: Exercise OK?

Mild High Blood Pressure: Exercise OK?
WebMD - Aug 8, 2006… University shows that six months of moderate exercise didn’t strain heart health in 104 adults with mild, untreated high blood pressurehigh blood pressure. …

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