High Blood Pressure – 9 Things You Didn’t Know about Hypertension
1. High Blood Pressure for No Reason High blood pressure could have no identifiable reason. This kind of high blood pressure is called primary or essential hypertension and is …
Know the Basics
Kidney Disease and High Blood Pressure – Kidneys Regulate your Blood Pressure
Kidney disease could be the result of uncontrolled hypertension. Kidneys are bean-shaped organs, located just below the rib cage, one on each side of the lumbar spine. The normal urinary …
Traveling with High Blood Pressure: The Right Way
Most people think that their blood pressure won’t affect their limited time of peace that we call a holiday. They plan their trips unaffected by the risks and think …
Are you at Risk?
Quit Smoking for Healthy Blood Pressure
Life style changes like smoking cessation constitute the mainstay of prevention and treatment of high blood pressure. Tobacco use, either as cigarettes or chewing tobacco is considered as …
Alcohol Consumption and High Blood Pressure – How alcohol affects your blood presure
Alcohol Drinking too much could increase your blood pressure. The opposite is true, when you drink occasionally and small quantities of certain drinks. Research evidence supports that moderate wine consumption …
Age and High Blood Pressure – Causes of Hypertension at Young Age
Age and blood pressure are closely related. Young people are not supposed to have hypertension. At least not as a consequence of aging, which is the most common cause …
Nutrition
Diet and Genes – It Is Simple to Eat According to Your Genetic Predisposition
Nutritional genomics studies the relationship between diet, lifestyle and genes. Two children of the same age and height begin their meal together. One finishes their meal and needs no …
Alcohol Consumption and High Blood Pressure – How alcohol affects your blood presure
Alcohol Drinking too much could increase your blood pressure. The opposite is true, when you drink occasionally and small quantities of certain drinks. Research evidence supports that moderate wine consumption …
Food Coma – What causes Postprandial Somnolence?
So here we are again! A late Sunday brunch started with an innocent cup of coffee or your favorite tea flavors, some juice and pancakes, followed by an array …
First Aid & Emergencies
Beta Blockers – Medications for High Blood Pressure
Beta blockers are commonly used medications for the treatment of high blood pressure. They are called so simply because they act on the beta receptors found on blood vessel …
Bleeding from minor Cuts – Home Remedies to Use
Bleeding from superficial injuries like shaving nicks and cuts is usually minor and it could be safely treated at home. It is advised that a well-equipped first aid kit is always …
Hearing Loss due to Medications – Which Medications are Ototoxic
Certain medications could lead to temporary or permanent hearing loss an adverse effect designated as ototoxicity. Symptoms caused by ototoxic medications Ototoxicity refers to the damage of the inner …
Associated Diseases
High Blood Pressure and Stroke
High blood pressure is reciprocally related to stroke. Its occurrence increases the risk for stroke and certain types of strokes may end up with high blood pressure due to …
Kidney Disease and High Blood Pressure – Kidneys Regulate your Blood Pressure
Kidney disease could be the result of uncontrolled hypertension. Kidneys are bean-shaped organs, located just below the rib cage, one on each side of the lumbar spine. The normal urinary …
Hypothyroidism and Blood Pressure – Hypertension and Thyroid Disease
Thyroid Disease Hypothyroidism may have strong impact on your blood pressure. High blood pressure may occur either alone (as a primary disease) or as complication of other diseases. When …
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High Blood Pressure Frequently Asked Questions
High Blood Pressure – 9 Things You Didn’t Know about Hypertension
1. High Blood Pressure for No Reason High blood pressure could have no identifiable reason. This kind of high blood pressure is called primary or essential hypertension and is …
Diet and Genes – It Is Simple to Eat According to Your Genetic Predisposition
Nutritional genomics studies the relationship between diet, lifestyle and genes. Two children of the same age and height begin their meal together. One finishes their meal and needs no …
High Blood Pressure and Stroke
High blood pressure is reciprocally related to stroke. Its occurrence increases the risk for stroke and certain types of strokes may end up with high blood pressure due to …
Quit Smoking for Healthy Blood Pressure
Life style changes like smoking cessation constitute the mainstay of prevention and treatment of high blood pressure. Tobacco use, either as cigarettes or chewing tobacco is considered as …
Kidney Disease and High Blood Pressure – Kidneys Regulate your Blood Pressure
Kidney disease could be the result of uncontrolled hypertension. Kidneys are bean-shaped organs, located just below the rib cage, one on each side of the lumbar spine. The normal urinary …
Traveling with High Blood Pressure: The Right Way
Most people think that their blood pressure won’t affect their limited time of peace that we call a holiday. They plan their trips unaffected by the risks and think …
Beta Blockers – Medications for High Blood Pressure
Beta blockers are commonly used medications for the treatment of high blood pressure. They are called so simply because they act on the beta receptors found on blood vessel …
Alcohol Consumption and High Blood Pressure – How alcohol affects your blood presure
Alcohol Drinking too much could increase your blood pressure. The opposite is true, when you drink occasionally and small quantities of certain drinks. Research evidence supports that moderate wine consumption …
Food Coma – What causes Postprandial Somnolence?
So here we are again! A late Sunday brunch started with an innocent cup of coffee or your favorite tea flavors, some juice and pancakes, followed by an array …
Hypothyroidism and Blood Pressure – Hypertension and Thyroid Disease
Thyroid Disease Hypothyroidism may have strong impact on your blood pressure. High blood pressure may occur either alone (as a primary disease) or as complication of other diseases. When …
Natural Remedies for High Blood Pressure – Herbal Remedies for High Blood Pressure
Complementary and alternative medicines mostly natural remedies, are used in more than 80% of the world’s population and are becoming an increasing component of the US health care system, …