About blood pressureFactors Responsible for Causing Fluctuations in Blood Pressure
The circulatory system is one of the crucial systems runs inside the body that basically helps in ensuring adequate circulation of blood to all important organs in the body. The pumping action of the heart basically results into the development of a special pressure or force towards the wall of the blood vessels, especially arteries. [...]
Hypnotension warns that ‘healthy’ fast food is often not that healthy
The Subway chain likes to promote itself as the ‘healthy’ fast food restaurant but a new study from the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) found little difference between Subway and McDonald’s, and for people with Hypertension, Subway could be worse. Hypnotension warns that healthy fast food is often not that healthy. The Subway chain [...]
Asparagus Reduces High Blood Pressure – New Discovery
New research concludes that dietary intake of asparagus lowers blood pressure. The researchers were able to isolate an active compound found in asparagus that was found to have an antihypertensive effect. An ACE inhibitor was purified and isolated from asparagus. ACE inhibitors, often concentrated into pharmaceutical medications for the treatment of hypertension, cause dilation of [...]
Want to cut your blood pressure? Sit in the sun: Exposure to rays for just 20 minutes can reduce risk of heart attacks and strokes
Sunlight could lower blood pressure and help stop heart attacks and strokes, scientists claim. They argue the health benefits of the sun’s rays outweigh the risks from skin cancer. Edinburgh University researchers found when skin is exposed to sunlight for just 20 minutes, blood vessels release an important chemical called nitric oxide. This acts to [...]
Breastfeeding cuts blood pressure risk
Breastfeeding reduces the risk of mums developing high blood pressure later in life, new research shows. The University of Western Sydney (UWS) study has found women who breastfeed are nine per cent less likely to have high blood pressure than women who have never given birth. It found mothers who breastfeed are 20 to 45 [...]
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- Factors Responsible for Causing Fluctuations in Blood Pressure
- Hypnotension warns that ‘healthy’ fast food is often not that healthy
- Asparagus Reduces High Blood Pressure – New Discovery
- Want to cut your blood pressure? Sit in the sun: Exposure to rays for just 20 minutes can reduce risk of heart attacks and strokes
- Breastfeeding cuts blood pressure risk
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