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  Hypertension is the technical term for high blood pressure. To have true high blood pressure, your readings must be at 140/90 mmHg or higher, whereas normal blood pressure is 120/80 ...

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  Are You Pre-Hypertensive?

  By Dr. Carrie Jones Expert HERWriter on October 3, 2011 - 3:48pm
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  Generally people are familiar with common vitamins and minerals such as calcium and vitamin C or Vitamin D, but what about potassium?

  Do You Need More Potassium?

  Impacted 2 Lives By Dr. Carrie Jones Expert HERWriter on August 17, 2011 - 10:49am
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  For many, summer is upon us and that means more sun exposure to soak up vitamin D.

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  How Much Vitamin D Do You Need?

  Impacted 1 Lives By Dr. Carrie Jones Expert HERWriter on June 9, 2011 - 10:29pm
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  Ahhh, spring! The weather is temperate, the flowers are in bloom, the birds are singing, the sun is shining, and the breeze is blowing. In other words, it just doesn’t get much better ...

  High Blood Pressure Death Rates Declining

  By Mary Kyle HERWriter on April 25, 2011 - 6:07pm
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  For women, the root of half our problems – cravings for chocolate, mood swings, weight gain, ability to cope with stress – seem to be driven by our wonderful female sex hormone, estrogen.

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  High Blood Pressure: Chromosomes or Hormones?

  By Mary Kyle HERWriter on April 20, 2011 - 7:01pm
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  Otherwise known as vitamin P, bioflavonoids are an important part of health and healing. Research has determined their importance in everything from allergies to heart disease.

  5 Reasons to Take Bioflavonoids

  By Dr. Carrie Jones Expert HERWriter on April 14, 2011 - 8:45pm
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  It’s long been accepted that obesity is one of the risk factors for developing heart disease.

  Bariatric Surgery: Long-Term Benefits to Heart Health

  By Mary Kyle HERWriter on February 11, 2011 - 9:24am
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  When you think about it, including teenagers, hypertension (high blood pressure), and heart disease all in the same thought really makes quite a bit of sense.

  Teenagers, Hypertension, and Heart Disease: The Dangers of Hidden Salt

  By Mary Kyle HERWriter on November 15, 2010 - 12:58pm
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  I don’t know about you, but I love food. Unfortunately food, or the excess thereof, along with eating the wrong kind of food, seems to have some pretty negative consequences to our ...

  On the Trail of Heart Healthy Recipes

  By Mary Kyle HERWriter on April 12, 2010 - 5:41am
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  Take note. The alarm bells are ringing. An important medical panel says that doctors and patients aren’t doing near enough to control high blood pressure.

  Emergency: High blood pressure kills 1 in 6, panel calls it “neglected disease”

  By Diane Porter on February 23, 2010 - 7:43am