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12/04/2018 / By Ellaine Castillo

Powerful compounds that naturally lower blood pressure

These days, more people are making unhealthy lifestyle choices with regards to their diet and physical activity leading to a rise in the number of people suffering from conditions like high blood pressure. Approximately 70 million Americans have already been diagnosed with this condition and there are many more who have “prehypertension,” a condition wherein blood pressure […]

11/29/2018 / By RJ Jhonson

Exercise improves BDNF expression in hypertensive patients

Exercise has been linked to improvements in the blood pressure levels of people with hypertension. A study, published in the Journal of Hypertension, investigated the effects of exercise on the expression of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) of hypertensive individuals. Spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) were made to undergo physical exercise. The researchers obtained the hippocampus of […]

11/17/2018 / By Ralph Flores

A common additive in food and drinks found to raise your blood pressure

If people can have too much of a good thing, imagine the dangers that come from of having too much of a bad thing. That’s exactly what researchers from the University of Basel found in their recent study, which appeared in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. In their study, they found that consuming […]

09/17/2018 / By Rhonda Johansson

Extreme surgery solutions: Hysterectomy for endometriosis has dangerous side effects, especially for those under 35

Endometriosis is an extremely painful reproductive disorder in women that occurs when tissue that should form in the uterus grows outside of it. These tissues act as they would inside the uterus – they thicken and shed itself off during each menstrual cycle. However, because these tissues have no way to exit the body, the tissues […]

09/05/2018 / By Michelle Simmons

Treating hypertension with black-jack extract

Research has shown that black-jack (Bidens pilosa) can help improve symptoms of hypertension. The study, published in the journal BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, looked at the effects of ethylene acetate extract of black-jack leaves on L-NAME-induced (a non-specific nitric oxide inhibitor) hypertension in mice. Researchers from the University of Yaounde I in Cameroon induced […]

08/10/2018 / By RJ Jhonson

An African ethnomedicine shows potential in treating hypertension

Hypertension is a dangerous condition that leads to a wide variety of complications. A study published in the journal BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine looked into the diuretic and antioxidant properties of Vepris heterophylla, a plant native to Africa, and its potential role as a natural treatment for high blood pressure. Despite the prevalence of […]

07/23/2018 / By Zoey Sky

Lifestyle habits and pregnancy: 25% of stillbirths are caused by a lack of oxygen for baby, which could be prevented

Stillbirth is defined as the death of an infant within a mother’s womb at least 20 weeks after pregnancy. But according to the results of a new study, at least 25 percent of the stillbirths in America “could be prevented by improving women’s healthcare before pregnancy.” The findings also revealed that thousands of stillbirths in the […]

07/01/2018 / By Michelle Simmons

Unprecedented science study proves that air pollution can negatively affect babies while in the womb

Exposure to high levels of air pollution during the third trimester of pregnancy can increase the baby’s risk of high blood pressure, according to a study published in the journal Hypertension. The study, which was carried out by a team of researchers at Johns Hopkins University in the U.S., is one of the first studies to […]

05/10/2018 / By Ralph Flores

Gut bacteria play a role on how your dietary changes affect your blood pressure

It’s already known that our diets contribute a lot to the development of diseases such as high blood pressure and that changing it is the first step toward mitigating that risk. However, according to researchers from the U.K. and the U.S., a person’s gut bacteria is also a factor in the effectiveness of his dietary change. […]

05/08/2018 / By Jessica Dolores

High blood pressure is caused more by sugar consumption than salt intake

Even scientists can bark up the wrong tree sometimes. For more than a century, they have pointed their fingers at salt as the main culprit in high blood pressure or hypertension that leads to kidney damage, stroke, and heart attack. Some have even described salt as “the single deadliest ingredient in your pantry.” And many doctors […]

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