High Blood Pressure

Garlic and Blood Pressure: How This Simple Food Can Help Lower High Blood Pressure

September 30, 2011 Cardiovascular Disease

There has been a lot of talk over the years about whether there is a link between garlic and blood pressure, and whether you can actually use garlic to lower blood pressure as effectively as expensive prescription drugs. Most studies done to determine whether this is true have actually found that raw garlic does indeed [...]

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Blood Pressure Readings Explained

December 24, 2010 Cardiovascular Disease

Blood pressure readings are one of the most important indicators of good health that we have, but many people do not understand exactly what they mean. Blood pressure is necessary in order to transport oxygen-rich blood throughout the body and back to the heart again so that the process can repeat itself. That being said, [...]

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How To Take Blood Pressure Correctly At Home

June 18, 2010 Cardiovascular Disease

An important preventative step in developing a whole host of medical problems later in life is learning how to take blood pressure correctly and doing so on a regular basis. When blood pressure is elevated for a prolonged period of time, it can lead to all manner of medical issues later on, including: circulation problems, [...]

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Omron Automatic Blood Pressure Monitor with Intellisense Model HEM 711AC

May 4, 2010 Cardiovascular Disease

Blood pressure monitoring is something many of us have to endure, especially when put on medication to help regulate our blood pressure. The hardest problem is getting an accurate reading at home. If you have a person living with you who is trained, they could take your blood pressure accurately, but most of us are [...]

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High Blood Pressure and Anxiety

March 24, 2010 Anxiety

There has been a great deal of speculation over the years about whether a link between high blood pressure and anxiety exists. It is widely accepted that moments of anxiety are entirely capable of temporarily raising blood pressure, but it is less clear as to whether there is a more permanent link between sustained high [...]

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Two Ways to Lower Blood Pressure Immediately

March 24, 2010 Healthy Living

When you need to lower blood pressure immediately, there are several different options that you can take. There are, obviously, prescription medications that are used during emergency situations to bring blood pressure back to a safe level, but there are also other, more natural options that you can use on your own when it is [...]

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Natural Remedies for High Blood Pressure

February 9, 2010 Cardiovascular Disease

There are many different natural remedies for high blood pressure that will be able to help you bring your hypertension under control without having to result to expensive medications that come with an array of dangerous, sometimes deadly side effects. Luckily, there are many different steps that you can take to naturally lower blood pressure [...]

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Two Ways to Quickly Lower Blood Pressure

February 9, 2010 Cardiovascular Disease

When you need to quickly lower blood pressure, there are a number of different things that you can do. Prolonged periods of high blood pressure can be very harmful to your body, and can cause serious damage to not only your heart, but your kidneys, blood vessels, and other organs. For this reason, it is [...]

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