Lansing, MI--A new study found that Montmorency tart cherry juice can help lower systolic blood pressure and LDL “bad” cholesterol in older adults. According to the press release, it reduces certain biomarkers of oxidative stress and inflammation. The study, titled "Effects of Tart Cherry Juice on Biomarkers of Inflammation and...
New research from the American Chemical Society (ACS) has shown that dry-cured ham bones contain peptides--mostly derived from collagen and hemoglobin proteins--that may benefit cardiovascular health, according to a report on ScienceDaily. During the experiment, the researchers ground up ham bones, then simulated cooking and human digestion to see...
Click Here to Listen. In this interview Dr. Jaffe stresses the importance on nutrition, diet and lifestyles for healthy blood pressure. He discusses some of the deficiencies in the medical approach of controlling blood pressure with pharmaceutical drugs and the failure of many doctors to consider the lifestyle factors.
An aqueous leaf and stem extract of Cissus quandrangularis (CQR) has been shown to reduce body fat and improve components of metabolic syndrome in overweight individuals. The research, published in the Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, was a double-blind, placebo-controlled pilot trial on 67 subjects. Subjects were divided into two groups.
A new study, titled "The Effect of Kyolic Aged Garlic Extract on Gut Microbiota, Inflammation, and Cardiovascular Markers in Hypertensives: The GarGIC Trial," by Karin Ried et al, found that Kyolic Aged Garlic Extract (AGE) is effective at reducing blood pressure in patients with uncontrolled hypertension. The double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled...
This past November, 46% of American adults awoke one morning to find they had high blood pressure (aka hypertension). In men under age 45, the increase was most startling—hypertension prevalence tripled! What caused this tremendous jump in blood pressure issues? Hint: It wasn't some catastrophic and widespread public health event.
Under new guidelines instituted by the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology, high blood pressure, which was once defined as 140/90 millimeters of mercury or greater, is now 130/80. The new recommendation stems from the results of a federally-funded study, called “Sprint,” published in The New England...
Q: What is high blood pressure? A: Blood pressure (BP) is defined as the pressure of the blood in the circulatory system; it closely relates to the force and rate of the heartbeat and the diameter and elasticity of the arterial walls. BP rises with each heartbeat and falls when...
A meta-analysis published in Hypertension found that supplementation with magnesium may lower blood pressure. The analysis included 34 randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trials composed of 2,028 normotensive or hypertensive subjects. The subjects, of which 55% were men and 45% were women, ranged in age between 18 and 84 years; with 1,010 participants receiving...
