Two studies show that ingesting extra amounts of coenzyme Q10 can lower high blood pressure. In the first study performed in the States, 83 people with high blood pressure got 60mg of coenzyme Q10 two times per day or a placebo. After 12 weeks the median systolic blood pressure of the group who got the […]
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When you remove fat from the body through liposuction your risk of heart disease does not diminish. According to researchers at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis the risk of heart disease, high blood pressure or diabetes is not reduced after liposuction. With liposuction only local fat is removed that is located […]
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Every adult has about 250 grams of salt is his body. That’s about 3 to 4 salt shakers. Salt is necessary in the body to transfer nerve impulses, among other things. To stay healthy we need to ingest about 1 to 2 grams of salt per day. But research shows we eat a lot more, […]
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You can make your blood pressure go down, by just closing your eyes and meditate. The publication Archives of Internal Medicine recently published proof for this. In the study that they published, the systolic blood pressure of some people dropped by three mercury points through a meditation program.
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In the Middle East pomegranate juice has been drunk for decades already and the western countries are just catching on. Pomegranate juice is full of powerful antioxidants. Drinking 60ml of pomegranate juice per day for a year is enough to make your systolic blood pressure drop by 21% and improve the blood flow in the […]
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Of every two smokers, one will die of the illnesses caused by this very bad habit. And smoking makes you stink as well. So stop smoking. It will immediately give you health benefits. Twenty minutes after your last cigarette your blood pressure and heart beat are back to normal and within a few months the […]
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Waking up early in the morning increases the risk of heart disease. This is the conclusion of a research done by several Japanese universities. For generations it was said that it was good for a person to get up early, but this study on 3000 Japanese test subjects showed that getting up early increases the […]
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German research shows two pieces of dark chocolate help to lower bloodpressure without weightgain.
Earlier research already showed that consumption of cacao helped to lower bloodpressure, but scientists where concerned that the added sugar, fat and calories in chocolate would negate the positive effects of cacao. The medical science wasn’t familiar yet with the effects of […]
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