Exercise not popular to improve heart health
High blood pressure sufferers would prefer to pop a pill or sip a cup of tea than do exercise to improve their condition. Faced with a choice of four “treatments” to gain up to five...
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The health price of the energy drink buzz
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The buzz of energy drinks can come with a health price.
Drinking two cans a day, six days a week for three weeks resulted in an abnormal heart rhythm and a slight blood pressure increase for participants in a recent study.
The changes occurred while drinking the energy beverage and lasted for about two hours afterwards.
Acupuncture reduces blood pressure
Acupuncture has helped patients with high blood pressure bring the pressure down.
Patients who had the treatment found the drop in their blood pressure lasted up to six weeks.
Electroacupuncture was used in the project, which is the first to scientifically confirm that the ancient Chinese practice of acupuncture can benefit mild to moderate high blood pressure.
Vitamin C may reduce blood pressure
Taking large doses of vitamin C may slightly reduce blood pressure.
Scientists at John Hopkins University who have analysed years of research and come up with this conclusion have stopped short, however, of recommending that people take these high doses.
Seeds and oregano oil combine to benefit health
Sunflower seeds and sunflower oils have been shown to cut the risk of heart disease and benefit obesity, bone health and blood pressure.
The problem up to now however is that the seeds have a short shelf life because of their high protein and fat content and become rancid quite quickly.