Blood Pressure Direct

by Stephen Morgan

Alcohol and High Blood Pressure, wow, this is a good one (he says putting down his pint, only joking). Consuming Alcohol and High Blood Pressure as an issue is a real conundrum.

One the one had, the odd wee drink now and then (he says picking his pint glass up again) is actually quite beneficial and can act as an aid and part treatment for cardiovascular purposes but it is like everything, taken to excess, therein lies the downfall.

The relationship between Alcohol and High Blood Pressure (Hypertension) has been recognised for nearly a century and especially the link between Read the rest of this entry »

by David Cowley

If you're someone who has gotten a blood pressure reading that has made you and your doctor both frown, you may have already been warned about the connection between sodium and blood pressure problems. Just how does this tasty little additive affect your blood pressure this way, and why is it important to avoid it when trying to correct your situation? This article will take a quick look at this issue, and hopefully convince you of the connection between sodium and blood pressure so that you'll be more prepared to watch your diet for the sake of your health.

Arterial Pressure and Fluid Read the rest of this entry »

by Alisha Dhamani

Low blood pressure is a difficult clinical finding for a healthcare provider to address. While high blood pressure is known as the "silent killer," because it is associated with few acute symptoms, hypotension (hypo=low + tension=pressure) may be normal for a patient if it is without symptoms, but can be of great importance if it is associated with abnormal body function.

Sometimes low is good, a goal to be achieved in keeping blood pressure under control. Sometimes low is bad because there is not enough pressure to provide blood flow to the organs of the body.

For low Read the rest of this entry »

by Gordon Cameron

Trying to choose a blood pressure monitor for use at home can seem bewildering. There is a wide range of blood pressure monitor machines available – all of them claiming to have advantages over each other. So – how do you choose a blood pressure monitor?

Do you need to monitor blood pressure at home?

This is really the first question that you need to ask yourself. Do you really need to check your blood pressure at home on a regular basis or is it enough to have your doctor check it every once in a while? The evidence is now pretty convincing that if your doctor checks your blood pressure Read the rest of this entry »

by Gregg Hall

Good news for dark chocolate lovers. Eating dark chocolate can now help lower blood pressure. A recent study was done by specialists in the US that says, dark chocolate will actually help in lowering your blood pressure. This could be just the boost you need help you in your battle with hypertension, and it's natural.

Flavinoids, or antioxidants, as many people know them, are the ingredient that is found in food that help lower blood pressure. Tea and red wine are a couple of foods that we already knew could help in lowering blood pressure due to these natural antioxidants. Know we can Read the rest of this entry »

by Javier Fuller

Even the blood pressure of a normal person will increase, when he gets to know that high blood pressure is one of the leading causes of heart attack and stroke in USA. Hence it is not surprising for why it is labeled as the 'silent killer'!

But, what are the causes that the related statistics as for the number of patients is growing so fast? Let's try to find a probable reason here.

First things first, there are two types of high blood pressures– Primary hypertension and secondary hypertension. Of the two, the former accounts for 95% of the cases. The causes of primary hypertension are many. Read the rest of this entry »

by Shawn Hickman

For people with high blood pressure, medication sometimes is not sufficient to lower it to healthy levels. Consequently, they have to find additional ways help lower their blood pressure.

Uncontrolled and prolonged high blood pressure can lead to serious complications; including, kidney failure, heart attack, and stroke. That is why you need to do every little bit you can to bring it under control. Here are some natural ways to lower your blood pressure that are easy to incorporate into your daily routine.

1. A Piece Of Dark Chocolate Will Keep The Doctor Away.

According Read the rest of this entry »

by Verlyn Ross

This article is about mechanisms to assist you in achieving lower blood pressure. These are largely available to all of us.

The heart is a muscle that is approximately the size of a fist. The heart is one of the busiest and most strenuously worked of all of the organs in the human body. It is estimated that over the span of an average persons life, the heart beats approximately two and a half billion times without requiring the need for a rest

How healthy our heart remains throughout our lifetime has a lot to do with the type of lifestyle we subscribe to. In order to keep Read the rest of this entry »

by Verlyn Ross

This article is a quick review of the effective role played by herbs for high blood pressure treatment.

Although no scientific studies have actually conclusively proven that herbs for high blood pressure have a direct role in lowering hypertension, they are showing some true promise. The two herbs used to remedy this condition that are coming out in front include garlic and hawthorn. Both of these types of blood pressure herbal have been successfully prescribed by herbal specialists and alternative practitioners to their patients for many years. It is believed that they encourage the proper Read the rest of this entry »

by Stephen Morgan

2005, the year the worlds fascination with taking Multivitamins died? Sounds controversial I know and may be a slight exaggeration but actually it is not too far from the truth. 2005 and latterly 2006 have not been good years if you happened to be in the Multivitamin Business as not one but a whole series of reports emerged from one Scientific Research Establishment after another about the apparent uselessness of taking mass amounts of Multivitamins as forms of dietary supplements to aid and support a poor dietary regime.

When you look at it objectively, the daily vitamin pill is no substitute Read the rest of this entry »