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Tipsheet: Help Your Clients Change Their Eating Patterns for the Better
Clinicians can help their clients with stage 1 hypertension adopt the DASH diet in the following ways...
Changes in Diet Offer Best Defense in Hypertensive Patients
For young and middle-aged individuals with high blood pressure, tweaking the diet may be the most effective way to cut the risk of cardiovascular disease...
Hypertension Raises the Risk for COVID-19 Hospitalization
In COVID-19 patients diagnosed with hypertension, the risk for hospitalization was still very high...
A New Health Claim for Magnesium
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved a new health claim for magnesium and its role in reducing the risk of high blood pressure...
Get Cultured! Adding Yogurt to Your Eating Pattern Lowers Blood Pressure
Dealing with high blood pressure? Adding a little yogurt to your diet may help reduce it, based on a recent study from the University of South Australia...
Women Have Lower Blood Pressure
Up until now, men’s and women’s blood pressure guidelines were matched. But new research suggests that normal blood pressure is not the same between the sexes...
Diet and the Risk of Dementia
5 Diet Hacks for Healthy Blood Pressure
High blood pressure contributes to about 1,100 deaths each day. For that reason, and because high blood pressure is often without symptoms, it’s been dubbed the “silent killer.”
Biometric Makeover- high blood pressure treatment and prevention
Lifestyle Change Cuts Need for Blood Pressure Medications
The results of the recent twin study showing the strong association between high sodium intake and elevated BP that is independent of central adiposity coupled with Dr. Hinderliter’s study of the DASH diet and exercise program described here confirm research conducted at the Pritikin Center 35+ years ago. Overall, it seems clear that most patients diagnosed with elevated BP could lower their BP sufficiently to avoid the need for BP-drugs.
Potassium and Your Blood Pressure
Most people know that consuming less sodium helps lower blood pressure, but the important role of potassium is often overlooked...
AHA and ACC Update Blood Pressure Categories
The American Heart Association and American College of Cardiologists have announced new blood pressure categories, changing what defines high blood pressure from 140/90 mmHg to 130/80 mmHg.
Take Control of Your Blood Pressure
The DASH diet lowers blood pressure by including higher amounts of potassium, magnesium and calcium, even without reducing sodium...
4 Key Facts About Salt
Thanks to research from the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, the CDC, and the USDA, we now know that most Americans are consuming way too much salt...
Fact Sheet: Heart Disease Prevention
Today I want to talk about preventing heart disease...
Sodium Savvy
Check out this free preview of one of our most popular PowerPoint shows: Sodium Savvy! It features the latest information about sodium from the Dietary Guidelines for Americans...
Sodium Savvy: Why Worry About Sodium Intake?
Take a closer look at the impact of sodium on health...
Fill Half Your Plate with Fruits and Vegetables at Each Meal
Fruits and vegetables are nutrition powerhouses, yet most people don't eat nearly enough of them each day! Let's take a look at the science behind MyPlate's recommendation to "fill half your plate with fruits and vegetables at each meal."
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