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Many people do not know a lot about salt -

Many people do not seem to know how much salt is put in different foods and what health hazards they could form.
Of the 2000 parents who were questioned only a small part of them knew that sweet products often contain a lot more salt than savory foods. Some brands that make blueberry muffins contain more […]

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Melon helps to lower blood pressure -

People that suffer from high blood pressure would do well to eat fruits and vegetables which are rich in potassium.
This is said by food experts at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. Especially melons, such as a cantaloupe or a watermelon contain lots of potassium. A quarter of a melon contains 800 to 900 […]

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Soy sauce good alternative for salt -

Soy sauce can be a good alternative for salt. This way the rising problems of overconsumption of salt through our food can be reduced.
The research of the University of Wageningen in collaboration with the scientists at Kikkoman Europe shows that adding naturally brewed soy sauce can be a good salt replacement in food.
By using soy […]

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Chicken soup can lower blood pressure -

Do you suffer from high blood pressure? Then put some chicken soup on your menu. It was already known that the meat of the breast of the chicken contains a protein called collagen. Collagen can lower the blood pressure. A chicken breast contains too little collagen though to have a significant effect.
Now researchers at […]

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Loneliness makes sick -

Loneliness doesn’t only cause psychiatric problems like depression. It can also cause physical problems:

Loneliness is a good indicator for predicting if people are likely to visit the emergency room in the hospital. This is the result of a study done among 164 visitors of the emergency room of the Lawrence General Hospital, Lawrence, Massachusetts […]

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Eating insects prevents high blood pressure -

The eating of insects helps against high blood pressure. This is the result of a research done at the University of Gent. The insects contain a protein with the exact same effects as medication against hypertension.
Consuming insects as food is a tradition that is found in Asia, Middle and South America and in Africa. […]

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The power and benefits of green tea -

In China and Japan green tea has been used for centuries, because it is a tasty and healthy drink. Here are six reasons to drink green tea:
Health
Green tea is healthy. This is because the tea leaves are not fermented like with black tea. In this manner all the the good, natural substances are optimally saved. […]

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Too much salt is unhealthy - the function of salt -

Most people know salt only as an additive to food and that eating too much salt is not healthy. But salt also performs beneficial functions in the body. Here you will read what role salt plays in the body and what the consequences are of eating too much salt.
The functions of salt
Salt is important for […]

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Happy marriage means lower bloodpressure -

Happily married? Keep it that way! Because a happy marriage is therapeutic for your blood pressure according to Julianne Holt-Lunstad at the Brigham Young University at Utah. At her request 204 married people and 99 single people put a blood pressure meter on their bodies for 24 hours. The married couples judged the quality of […]

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Beet juice can lower blood pressure -

Get your juicer ready, because in less than four hours beet juice can lower your blood pressure by as much as ten point. This is the result of a British study. In this study the scientists gave 450ml of beet juice to the test subjects and their measurements showed the decrease in blood pressure. The […]

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