Apple Peels More Effective Than Superfoods At Decreasing High Blood Pressure

'Eating an apple a day without removing the peel definitely keeps disease at bay. Canadian scientists have found that the fruit is more effective than other "superfoods" including green tea and blueberries as a source of antioxidants and chemical compounds called flavonoids that combat potentially life-threatening conditions.'


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Magnesium Reduces Blood Pressure Naturally Without Side Effects

'Pharmaceutical interventions in patients with high blood pressure leads to an inevitable deterioration of health in the long-term. In addition, the side effects associated with blood pressure medications may lead to hospitalization. Supplements of magnesium may offer natural and clinically significant reductions' in blood pressure, says a new meta-analysis from the UK.'

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Taking Two Heart Drugs Triples Risk of Hospitalization from Falls in Adults Aged 25-59

'Adults in the prime of life are three times more likely to end up hospitalized or dead from accidental falls if they take two or more drugs to lower blood pressure or cholesterol. Researchers investigated potential causes of serious falls in adults aged 25-59, with the finding that taking one or more prescription drugs is a significant risk factor in serious injuries from falling.'

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High blood pressure? Maybe not

 

by Dr. Kenneth Woliner

'High blood pressure is a serious problem. It raises your risk for heart trouble… and it can raise your insurance rates, too. Once you’ve been labeled with this problem, it stays on your medical records for good. And it can haunt you like the infamous “Scarlet Letter.”
That’s why it’s so important to get an accurate blood pressure reading – and a true one. But a common problem has left untold thousands – possibly millions – thinking they have high blood pressure when they actually don’t. 

The problem is called “white coat syndrome.” '


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Blood Pressure Therapy Called Into Question

by Byron J. Richards, CCN

'The nightmare for those writing prescriptions for drugs and those taking them continues. The medication debacle in America highlights the blatant failure of Western medicine to improve the human condition and reverse disease in millions of Americans whose health is headed in the wrong direction.

'A number of recent studies on using drugs to control blood pressure are challenging the essence of Western medicine theory; i.e., the reliance on managing numbers on paper instead of the actual patient. The shaky theory is based on the idea that somehow changing numbers with drugs produces health. If true, you would think that changing them to look ideally healthy would produce the greatest benefit. Not so, doing so can actually cause worse health when it comes to blood pressure and Type 2 diabetic patients.'

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