Lower Blood Pressure Naturally

Dr Luciano Bernardi and colleagues, from Italy’s Pavia University, conducted a study on 24 healthy people asking them to listen to five random songs of classical music. They monitored how their bodies responded. Some tracks included Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, an aria from Puccini’s Turandot, and Bach’s cantata No 169. The researchers found that the songs [...]

I recently read an article about a study done on mice that showed the herpes virus as a contributing factor to high blood pressure. This virus affects about 60-90% of adults worldwide and appears to increase the inflammation in blood vessels which causes high blood pressure. In conjunction with a fatty diet the risk of [...]

According to two studies that were published in the British Journal Nature Genetics, eight genes were found to be related to systolic and diastolic blood pressure and hypertension. Some genes show to affect the transport of calcium in the body and other were shown to influence the relaxing of blood vessels. This new information may [...]

Researchers have found a link between psoriasis and high blood pressure in women because of the inflammation that causes the skin condition. It also showed a link to diabetes. Those that had psoriasis were 63% more likely to develop diabetes and 17% more likely to develop hypertension that those who do not have the skin [...]

A new study released their results of the biggest causes of death in the U.S. The top 3 causes are completely preventable; smoking, high blood pressure and obesity. The rest on the list included, lack of physical activity, cholesterol, and high sodium. People have control of their lifestyle and can keep themselves healthy. Just avoiding [...]

Some over the counter cold remedies can be fairly dangerous for those who have high blood pressure. Decongestants do their job by constricting blood vessels which can result in higher blood pressure. When buying a decongestant make sure it does not have the following ingredients; pseudoemphedrine, ephedrine, phenylephrine, naphazoline, and oxymetazoline. Try using a saline [...]

A study found in the European Heart Journal shows that noises happening at night during sleep can increase blood pressure. Sounds like airplanes overhead, a passing car or someone snoring next to you can be culprits. If you find that these sounds happen where you are when sleeping at night, try using earplugs to drowned [...]

Researchers in Canada have found that the protein that is found in garden peas can be a natural remedy for reducing blood pressure as well as chronic kidney disease. They did a study in rats, putting them on an 8=week diet of yellow garden peas. Those that had the peas had a 20 percent reduction [...]

There are several things that contribute to hypertension smoking, fatty foods, and being overweight. Tension and stress as well as a lack of exercise can cause hypertension. Symptoms include like sleeping disorders, smoking or headaches can be signs of hypertension. Some things that you can do to rid yourself of hypertension is to exercise regularly, [...]

Panasonic has announced their blood pressure device for home use.  It’s portable enough to take anywhere and has an SD slot of saving your data. This can be really helpful for bringing to your doctor’s appointments and for tracking your progress. No word on how much the device will be but it could be a [...]