Probiotics to Decontaminate Your Gut?
21 SEP 2012 Heavy metals and other toxins frequently contaminate food and water. The culprits read like a litany of bad actors—lead, cadmium, mercury, arsenic, chromium—but their numbers run into…
Cocoa compounds may reduce blood pressure
27 AUG 2012 Compounds in cocoa may help to reduce blood pressure, according to a new systematic review in The Cochrane Library. The researchers reviewed evidence from short-term trials in…
Eating probiotics regularly may improve your blood pressure
Public Release: 21-Jul-2014 Eating probiotics regularly may improve your blood pressure American Heart Association Rapid Access Journal Report Eating probiotics regularly may modestly improve your blood pressure, according to new…
Taking large doses of vitamin C may moderately reduce blood pressure
20 Apr 2012 Taking large doses of vitamin C may moderately reduce blood pressure, according to an analysis of years of research by Johns Hopkins scientists. But the researchers stopped…
Milk and soy protein supplements were associated with lower systolic blood pressure compared to refined carbohydrate dietary supplements
Public release date: 18-Jul-2011 Soy/milk protein dietary supplements linked to lower blood pressure Milk and soy protein supplements were associated with lower systolic blood pressure compared to refined carbohydrate dietary…
Study shows pine bark naturally improves heart function
Public release date: 22-Jun-2011 (COI-ALERT) Research reveals Pycnogenol and CoQ10 taken as an adjunct to medication improves heart health: Blood volume output, physical fitness, blood pressure, as well as heart…
Physical activity decreases salt’s effect on blood pressure
Public release date: 23-Mar-2011 [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="333"] Himalayan Pink Salt (Photo credit: Wikipedia)[/caption] The more physically active you are, the less your blood pressure rises in response to a…
Drinking cup of beetroot juice daily may help lower blood pressure
Contact: Maggie Francis maggie.francis@heart.org 214-706-1382 American Heart Association A cup of beetroot juice a day may help reduce your blood pressure, according to a small study in the American Heart…
Eating Foods High in Fructose from Added Sugars Linked to Hypertension
Washington, DC (June 25, 2010) — People who eat a diet high in fructose, in the form of added sugar, are at increased risk of developing high blood pressure, or…
Eating Foods High in Fructose from Added Sugars Linked to Hypertension
Washington, DC (June 25, 2010) — People who eat a diet high in fructose, in the form of added sugar, are at increased risk of developing high…
High systolic BP in patients with chest pain linked with favorable prognosis
2010 study posted for filing Contact: Fredrik H. Nystrom fredrik.nystrom@lio.se JAMA and Archives Journals New research finds that there is an inverse association between the level of supine (lying face…
High systolic BP in patients with chest pain linked with favorable prognosis
Public release date: 23-Mar-2010 - Q1, less than 128 mm Hg; Q2, from 128 to 144 mm Hg; Q3, from 145 to 162 mm Hg; and Q4, at or above…
Seasonal variation in blood pressure
Public release date: 16-Jan-2009 - High blood pressure, defined as a systolic blood pressure of 160 mmHg or higher, or a diastolic blood pressure of 95 mmHg or higher -…
Leading worldwide cause of cardiovascular disease may be modified by diet / Potassium, other minerals shown to reduce blood pressure
Public release date: 8-Jul-2008 Potassium, other minerals shown to reduce blood pressure Nashville, Tenn. – July 7, 2008 – A new article indicates that an increased intake in minerals such…
Pycnogenol improved diabetes control and reduced antihypertensive medications / 58.3 percent of patients at the end of the 12 weeks with 50 percent reduction in prescription medications
Public release date: 28-May-2008 A new study published in the May 2008 (volume 8, issue 25) edition of the journal of Nutrition Research shows Pycnogenol (pic-noj-en-all), an antioxidant plant…
Large VA study finds seasonal differences in blood pressure
Public release date: 5-Nov-2007 ORLANDO, Nov. 5 — Fewer people treated for high blood pressure return to normal pressure levels in the winter compared to those treated in the summer,…
Consumption of small amounts of dark chocolate associated with reduction in blood pressure
Eating about 30 calories a day of dark chocolate was associated with a lowering of blood pressure, without weight gain or other adverse effects, according to a study in the…
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