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Tips to Reduce Blood Pressure

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Blood pressure medications Medications used in lowering blood pressure fast are diuretics, beta-blockers, angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors, calcium channel blockers, angiotensin antagonists, alpha-blockers, alpha-beta blockers, nervous system inhibitors, and vasodilators. Diuretics help prevent retention of water by flushing out excess water and sodium from the body. Proper excretion of these elements in the urine helps alleviate congestion in the organs of the body such as the heart. Beta-blockers decrease nerve signals to the heart and blood vessels, thus reducing the number of heartbeats and lessening the force of contraction of the cardiac muscle. As the heart works less hard, the blood pressure drops. ACE inhibitors thwart the formation of angiotensin II, a hormone that narrows blood vessels. Drugs from this group relax the arteries and cause the blood pressure to go down. Angiotensin antagonists protect the blood vessels from angiotensin II. Calcium chann...
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Beets Health Benefits

Beets are a unique source of phytonutrients called betalains. Betanin and vulgaxanthin are the two best-studied betalains from beets, and both have been shown to provide antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and detoxification support. The detox support provided by betalains includes support of some especially important Phase 2 detox steps involving glutathione. Although you can see these betalain pigments in other foods (like the stems of chard or rhubarb), the concentration of betalains in the peel and flesh of beets gives you an unexpectedly great opportunity for these health benefits. Unlike some other food pigments, betalains undergo very steady loss from food as the length of cooking time is increased. For example, one recent study has shown the red betalain pigments in beets to be far less heat stable than red anthocyanin pigments in red cabbage. The difference between 15 minutes of steaming versus 25 minutes of steaming, or 60 minutes of roasting versus 90 minutes of roasting can b...
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Are Canned Beets Good for High Blood Pressure ?

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Are Canned Beets Good for High Blood Pressure?      In studies, it has been shown that drinking beet juice can lower high blood pressure . Lowering high blood pressure can reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease. February is Heart Month awareness month and I will be focusing on prevention of heart diseases.       High Blood Pressure Statistics Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States.High blood pressure puts you at risk for heart disease.  80 million Americans have high blood pressure 33% of Americans have pre-hypertension Only 50% of Americans have their blood pressure under control Over 400,000 Americans die from high blood pressure per year High blood pressure costs around 50 billion dollars per year A study was done that included 15 women and 15 men. The subjects were given 500mg of beet juice and 500g of random other juice. All of the subjects had a baseline blood pressur...
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Preventive Blood Pressure is Associated with Reduced Risk of Death

Primary preventive blood pressure (BP) lowering is associated with reduced risk of death and cardiovascular disease (CVD) if the baseline systolic blood pressure (SBP) is 140 mm Hg or higher, according to a study published in JAMA Internal Medicine . High BP is the most important risk factor for mortality and CVD worldwide. Existing guidelines recommend treating high BP to a SBP goal below 140 mm Hg. “We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to estimate the treatment effect of BP lowering on death and CVD across SBP levels,” wrote the authors of the study. “We aimed to achieve a more comprehensive study inclusion than previous meta-analyses, and we used nonstandardized methods, with risk ratios and SEs derived from raw data.” The authors included trials with at least 1000 patient-years of follow-up that compared drugs with placebo or different BP targets against each other. Previous systematic reviews were assessed from PubMed, the Cochrane Database of Systematic Revi...
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Does High Blood Pressure Run in Your Family

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The study, led by researchers at the University of South Carolina’s Arnold School of Public Health, found that those who had a parent with high blood pressure but were highly fit had a 34 percent lower risk of developing high blood pressure themselves, compared to those with a low-fitness level who had the same parental history. The study involved more than 6,000 people. “Understanding the roles that family history and fitness play in chronic diseases is critically important,” said Robin P. Shook, the study’s lead author and an Arnold School doctoral student. “The results of this study send a very practical message, which is that even a very realistic, moderate amount of exercise — which we define as brisk walking for 150 minutes per week — can provide a huge health benefit, particularly to people predisposed to hypertension because of their family history,” he said. Previous research indicates that parental history accounts for about 35 percent to 65 percent of the variability in...
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Women Tips For High Blood Pressure

One in three American adults have high blood pressure. Talking about your blood pressure might just save your life. According to the American Heart Association, high blood pressure is the single greatest risk factor for stroke. Other complications from high blood pressure include heart disease, kidney disease and peripheral vascular disease (known as clogging of the arteries or atherosclerosis in the legs and neck arteries). Blood pressure screening is done at almost every visit to your health care professional’s office. Yet, many people don’t ask about their blood pressure numbers when the blood pressure cuff comes off. And sometimes health care professionals don’t explain your results. Understanding your health risks starts with knowing your blood pressure numbers. So, let’s get started working as a team. Here’s what you need to know about high blood pressure and what YOU can do to help keep your blood pressure under control. Know Your Numbers Blood pressure is the amount of force th...
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Cutting Wine Could Save Lives

 Researchers have suggested that Britons should not consume more than three glasses of wine a week. They also believe that more than 4,500 lives could be saved per year by changing official advice on 'safe' levels of alcohol intake. The study suggests that it would mean recommended consumption - for men and women - would be cut to half a unit a day, the equivalent of just a couple of gulps of beer. Experts claim that 'safe' drinking levels are three to four units a day for men or two to three for women, the Daily Mail reported. However, the new advice is contrary to the previous studies, which have shown that drinking alcohol in moderation reduces the risk of dying from heart disease. But the researchers, from Oxford University, claim that this benefit is far outweighed by the harm to health caused by regular drinking.lashing the consumption could stem the epidemic of alcohol-related chronic diseases set to cause 210,000 deaths during the next 20 years. Present...
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