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Dark chocolate not enough to lower blood pressure (The State)
While research has shown that dark chocolate can help lower blood pressure, those studies required eating a large amount of chocolate to achieve the benefits. So the calories will really add up if you use this sweet as a health aid. How does dark chocolate work its magic? The cocoa in dark chocolate contains plant chemicals known as polyphenols, which seem to relax blood vessels. A German study ...
Bags of stress: Why Christmas shopping is bad for your health (Daily Mail)
Our wallets will not be the only thing suffering as we buy presents this Christmas. A study has found festive buying increased blood pressure to dangerous levels in 50 per cent of shoppers.
Blood Pressure Help Online (KMGH 7 Denver)
Nearly one-third of all American adults suffer from high blood pressure, and most don't get the treatment they need. A recent study shows there are ways to help these patients get their blood pressure under control.
Portrait of a Healthy Family: Pass the Turkey, Hold the Diabetes (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
WALTHAM, Mass.----When Yolanda Myers was diagnosed with diabetes at age 17, she was living a lifestyle similar to many Americans – a lifestyle high in calories and low on exercise. As an African-American woman, Myers was at an increased risk for diabetes, high blood pressure and chronic kidney disease.
Lose the stress, feel the love (Tiger Weekly)
Stress may be a state of mind, but it can have severe consequences to your physical and emotional health. High blood pressure, immune related disorders and overwhelming anxiety are just a few of the problems facing individuals who live under constant stress.
Some Pregnancy-Related Complications Minimized For Women Who Have Had Weight-Loss Surgery (Medical News Today)
Women who undergo weight-loss surgery, known as bariatric surgery, and later become pregnant after losing weight may be at lower risk for pregnancy-related diabetes and high blood pressure-- complications that can seriously affect the mother or her baby--than pregnant women who are obese, according t
High blood pressure? Watch sodium/potassium balance (Portsmouth Herald)
The idea of limiting sodium has been in the limelight when it comes to reducing the risk of high blood pressure. Recent studies, however, suggest that there is another player in the blood pressure challenge and#8212; potassium and#8212; but this time the...
Low vitamin D linked with high blood pressure (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Lower blood levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D, a protein that provides an acquire measure of vitamin D in the blood, are independently associated with an increased risk of developing high blood pressure, according to findings published in Hypertension.
Low Potassium Linked To High Blood Pressure (Science Daily)
As a risk factor for high blood pressure, low levels of potassium in the diet may be as important as high levels of sodium -- especially among African-Americans, according to new research.
Low Potassium Levels Linked With High Blood Pressure; Blacks Have Stronger Association, Study Finds (Medical News Today)
Researchers have found that low potassium levels correlate with high blood pressure, regardless of salt intake or cardiovascular risk factors, and the association is stronger among blacks, according to a study presented this week at the American Society of Nephrology's annual meeting in Philadelphia, Reuters Health reports.