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This Is Your Wake Up Call
October 28th, 2011Not so long ago, you either had high blood pressure or you didn’t. Your blood pressure could even flirt with the high normal range without anyone getting overly worked up about it. The same held true for elevated-but-still-normal blood sugar levels.
Precursors to hypertension, diabetes, and osteoporosis don’t have to turn into full-blown disease.A Change For Life
July 28th, 2011Is your blood pressure too high? If you are like many Americans, you may not know the answer to this question—but finding out could save your life.
Hypertension may already be stealing minutes from your life. What is it, and what can you do to reverse it?
Ask The Doctor: Dizziness and Mosquitoes
July 1st, 2011I’ve been experiencing dizziness lately. Could it be a problem with my blood pressure?
Every month we ask top practitioners to address your health concerns. This month find solutions for dizziness and mosquitoes.TV Ups Kids' BP
December 1st, 2010The school bully may not be the only reason Junior’s blood is boiling. New research from Michigan State University shows that children who watch protracted amounts of TV have higher blood pressure than those who don’t, regardless of individual body weight.
The Biofeedback Boost
June 1st, 2010Biofeedback therapy is winning as many accolades as the movie No Country for Old Men won Oscars. A watchdog group, the American Health Care Policy Review board, reviewed the many studies done on the effectiveness of biofeedback and gave the mind-body therapy a Grade A rating. How does it work?
Ask The Doctor: Dizziness
June 1st, 2009Absolutely it could. If springing to your feet causes you to feel light-headed, see black or white spots, or nearly keel over, you may have orthostatic hypotension. Put simply, orthostatic hypotension—orthostatic means “standing upright” and hypotension means “low blood pressure”—is the body’s temporary inability to adjust to changes in gravity.
My doctor told me I have low-blood pressure; could that be causing my dizziness when I stand up?Go Bananas
March 1st, 2009An apple a day might keep the doctor away, but if you want to avoid the cardiologist, reach for a banana. Research presented at the American Society of Nephrology’s 41st Annual Meeting and Scientific Exposition in November linked low dietary potassium with high blood pressure in an analysis of more than 3,300 people.
The Inside Scoop: Velvet Antler
January 1st, 2008Antlers from deer, and sometimes elk, are “often used to increase blood counts, particularly in cases of anemia induced by chemotherapy,” says TCM practitioner David Scrimgeour, LAc.
Although Rudolph’s red nose gets all the fame, his antlers deserve some attention, too. Velvet deer antlers are one of the principal ingredients used in Traditional Chinese Medicine, especially yang tonics that increase energy, warmth, and cardiovascular health
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