Lower Blood Pressure Naturally

Did you know that 3 out of 4 women have high blood pressure?  Less that one in three of those women are controlling it. Women should take notice of these conditions that can increase their blood pressure. Being pregnant can raise blood pressure, harm internal organs and cause a low birth weight and early delivery. [...]

Cortisol is are produced by the adrenal glands. Normally, this hormone helps to balance your body systems after a bout of stress. But if the stress is unrelenting and seems unsolvable it makes cortisol toxic. It can affect your blood pressure and your blood sugar levels and it can lower you ability to fight infections.

A recent research study published in Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC)  in January 2008 points to a link between anxiety and heart damage, particularly in older men. The author’s research would seem to indicate that older men with chronic and persistent anxiety are at increased risk for heart attack after other factors [...]

It is worth remembering that many aspects of lifestyle have an impact on managing blood pressure for anyone showing even mild blood pressure. Hypertension is multi-determined and should be dealt with by modifying several aspects of lifestyle. The factors that help reduce blood pressure are diet (reducing salt, fat, caffeine), exercise (regular aerobic exercise keeps [...]

We have all heard of the ‘White Coat Syndrome’ where we go see the doctor, have our blood pressure taken by the doctor and the doctor discovers elevated blood pressure. This is extremely common and can be due simply to anxiety. There is often not a lot of time to relax before the doctor takes [...]

Now it looks like we can add energy drinks to the list of agents that increase blood pressure. We ran across an interesting article on Science Daily that reported higher blood pressure with regular consumption of energy drinks. The essence is that Wayne State University researchers in Detroit gave two cans of energy drinks containing [...]

One of the simplest and easiest ways to lower your blood pressure naturally is to take your blood pressure frequently. Studies have shown that when a person takes their blood pressure often they have lower blood pressure when compared with others who don’t take their own blood pressure frequently. This is a simple and inexpensive [...]

There are many avenues to explore to learn how to lower your blood pressure naturally. Some you are probably aware of. Eating healthy, exercising, not smoking, and very important, reducing your reaction to stress. Stress can contribute to many chronic disorders like insomnia, headaches and irritable bowel syndrome to name a few. Learning to therapeutically [...]

In today’s world keeping your blood pressure low can be a constant struggle. Stress is a part of life and dealing with it effectively is a must in any program that involves lowering your blood pressure. There is now an FDA cleared device available for home use that can help by teaching you how to [...]

It is important to remember that blood pressure is affected by many aspects of our physiology and blood pressure can be lowered by a combination of losing weight, getting into a regular exercise program, getting into a regular relaxation program, reducing salt in the our diet and reducing our intake of caffeine. Any one of [...]