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Is it True that Exercise Lowers Blood Pressure?

First let’s take a look at the top 11 health benefits of exercise many of these you probably haven’t heard of: 1) Exercise calms you down. When you exercise the body uses larger amino acids to build muscle. With the larger amino acids temporarily occupie... Read >

4 Ways Guided Breathing Controls Blood Pressure Naturally

So, how could something as simple as breathing control blood pressure? 1) One theory is that it’s actually not so much about relaxation and has more to do with helping the body get salt out. When people are under stress, they tend to take shallow breaths... Read >

Caffeine Causes High Blood Pressure - Right?

First, some interesting facts about caffeine... 1) It's the most widely consumed psychoactive substance in the world - an estimated 90% of adults in Western countries consume it daily. 2) Small doses of caffeine help reduce pain and speed up the effects... Read >

Seven Life or Death Things You Should Know About Stress

We all know what stress feels like – but did you know that it’s all nothing more than a bunch of chemicals in our blood? When we experience something stressful, our adrenal glands make adrenaline and glucocorticoids. These chemicals make our muscles tens... Read >

Salt Causes High Blood Pressure – Right?

“In the West, the connection between salt and hypertension has been convincing enough that many patients with high blood pressure have been forbidden to eat any but the smallest amounts of salt. This implied that salt was somehow an enemy. Now it is know... Read >

How to Lower Your Blood Pressure With Your Belly Button

Stop what you’re doing right now. Feel how much tension you have in your abdominal muscles. Chances are, you’re “sucking in your gut.” Now stop and notice how you’re breathing. Chances are, you’re taking shallow breaths, and you’re breathing with your che... Read >

3 Ways to Tell if You Have High Blood Pressure

That irritating “Type A” supervisor at work is exactly the type of person to have high blood pressure, right? Actually, not necessarily. In nearly all cases, high blood pressure has no symptoms whatsoever. So how can you tell? Have a test: Option #1) Ge... Read >