Posts Tagged ‘blood pressure’


    Tips On How To Choose A Home Blood Pressure Monitor

    By on Saturday, December 5th, 2009 | 1 Comment

    There are many varieties and types of home blood pressure monitors (HBPM). Investing in a blood pressure monitor is a great way to keep track of your blood pressure; then again, selecting one can be confusing. The selection is individual and generally based on::Accuracy, Ease of use, Cost, Type of cuff, Memory and printing options.  [...]

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    Understand Aneurysms

    By on Monday, June 1st, 2009 | 3 Comments

       What Exactly Is An Aneurysm? Your arteries perform a critical job: they transport blood from your heart to all other areas throughout your body. Under normal circumstances, the arterial wall is strong enough to support the corresponding blood pressure. However, if those walls weaken, a rupture or dissection can occur. These are called aneurysms. [...]

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    Eating Your Way To Reduced Blood Pressure

    By on Friday, April 24th, 2009 | 30 Comments

    In the United States today high blood pressure has reached epidemic levels with more than 65 million people suffering from high blood pressure and another 45 million having a condition referred to as pre-hypertension. High blood pressure is a symptomless disease which raises your risk of heart attack and stroke and you could quite easily [...]

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    Measuring Your Blood Pressure

    By on Monday, March 30th, 2009 | 7 Comments

    What exactly Is Blood Pressure? Of all the organs of our body the heart is without doubt the most critical and rightly so as, if it stops pumping blood around the body and delivering vital oxygen to the other organs, including the brain, death will occur very quickly. Despite its importance however many of us [...]

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    Early Signs Of Diabetes

    By on Sunday, March 15th, 2009 | 21 Comments

    Diabetes is a major health problem here in the U.S. It can be controlled or managed with lifestyle and diatary changes. In fact, it can actually be reversed. But it will require a major effort to do so. But it’s worth it. Diabetes most certainly will shorten your life, and if it is not controlled, [...]

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