What’s neither plant nor animal, but still one of the healthiest foods in the world? Give up?… It’s kelp — the marine “vegetable” with over 70 essential nutrients plus fiber, protein, and lignans — a phytochemical being studied for it’s anti-cancer properties.
Kelp is seaweed, algae really, that’s found in both salt and fresh water. It’s [...]
As a risk factor for high blood pressure, low levels of potassium in the diet may be as important as high levels of sodium - especially among African Americans, according to research being presented at the American Society of Nephrology’s 41st Annual Meeting and Scientific Exposition in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
“There has been a lot of publicity [...]
HBNS.org - Daily exercise sessions and a calcium-rich diet could reduce the risk of a group of health risk factors called the metabolic syndrome, finds a new study of Illinois adults.
Metabolic syndrome is a cluster of symptoms - large abdominal girth, high blood pressure, high cholesterol level and insulin resistance - that together signal a [...]
UMich.edu - Could eating grapes help fight high blood pressure related to a salty diet? And could grapes or grape extracts calm other factors that are also related to heart diseases such as heart failure? A new University of Michigan Cardiovascular Center study suggests so.
The new study, published in the October 2008 issue of the [...]
A 7-fold increase in mortality when high blood pressure develops in diabetic patients is more than enough reason for both doctors and patients to pay more attention to this high-risk combination. Updated guidance published in the current issue of the American Society of Hypertension’s (ASH) Journal of Clinical Hypertension addresses the urgent need for physicians [...]
New study suggests following current treatment guidelines by using a thiazide diuretic alone could be setting you up for cardiac death.
Vanderbilt.edu - Many thousands of patients with high blood pressure could benefit from changing their drug treatment regimen to reduce their risk of cardiac death, according to researchers from Vanderbilt Medical Center.
The current U.S. hypertension [...]
Risk linked to high uric acid even worse for women and those with high blood pressure.
Elevated uric acid levels in the blood indicate an increased risk of new-onset kidney disease, according to a study appearing in the December 2008 issue of the Journal of the American Society Nephrology (JASN). The results suggest that it may [...]
JAMA - The gout medication, allopurinol, which lowers uric acid levels, appears to reduce blood pressure in adolescents with newly diagnosed hypertension, according to a preliminary report in the August 27, 2008 issue of JAMA.
Hypertension is commonly associated with hyperuricemia (elevated blood level of uric acid, a by-product of normal chemical processes in the body [...]
Are vegetarian diets the best way to lower all disease risks and maintain a low body weight?
According to media reports they are. Vegetarian diets are also endorsed by a group called the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine; this group and many others believes that a vegetarian diet is the diet for all mankind.This is despite [...]
Jack Distribution, LLC, 1501 Green Road Unit C Pompano Beach, Florida 33064 and its wholesale distributors G & N works, Inc., and Devine Distribution, Inc., announced today that they are conducting a voluntary nationwide recall of all lot numbers of the company’s supplement products sold under the brand names Rize 2 The Occasion and Rose [...]
