Lower Blood Pressure Naturally

It’s not a secret that what you eat has a lot of bearing on how well your body functions. In order to help reduce the risk of heart disease, changing your eating habits may greatly reduce that risk. Add more fruits, vegetables and whole grains to your daily meals. Look for foods that are low [...]

British research has found that those with extremely variable blood pressure not just high blood pressure can have an increased risk of stroke. Many patients are under-diagnosed or under-treated for hypertension and the impact is often not recognized with routine doctor visits. Many clinical guidelines encourage doctors not to note variability and occasional high readings [...]

Harvard researches have found that eating processed meats can increase the risk of heart disease and diabetes. “Processed” means any meat that has been preserved by curing, salting, smoking or by the addition of chemical preservatives. Specifically meats like hamburger, beef, pork and lamb. Examples of meats to avoid would be bacon, hot dogs,  sausage, [...]

Foods that are rich in cocoa like dark chocolate may lower blood pressure and reduce the risk of heart disease. Researches that conducted a study using cocoa found that regular chocolate eaters were much less likely to die of heart disease or stroke. Chocolate contains flavanols, catechins and erpicatechins which are also found in wine, [...]

I read about a study that was done at Queen Mary University that looked at the heart protective potential of several beverages including green tea, wine, cocoa and cranberry juice. Researchers found a group of chemicals known as oligomeric procyanidins that block the body’s production of another chemical that causes blood vessels to constrict. These [...]