Got high blood pressure? There’s an app for that!

Got high blood pressure? There’s an app for that!

If you love the freedom of wireless technology, and you monitor your blood pressure frequently, you might want to check out one of the many blood pressure monitors coming on the market that can capture your readings easily, quickly and accurately then send the data to monitoring devices, your home computer or to your doctor [...]

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Studies Show That Managing Your Blood Pressure in Your 40s or 50s Could Add Years to Your Life

Studies Show That Managing Your Blood Pressure in Your 40s or 50s Could Add Years to Your Life

The sooner you start maintaining a healthy blood pressure, the more years you may be adding to your life. It’s especially important to maintain low blood pressure once you hit middle age. One study published in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association found that those people who are able to keep their blood pressure [...]

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Help with Overcoming White Coat Syndrome

Help with Overcoming White Coat Syndrome

If your blood pressure reading tends to spike whenever you’re at the doctor’s office, you may be suffering from White Coat Syndrome. Simply put: your blood pressure rises abnormally high because you’re nervous about where you are. Some researchers estimate that as many as 20 percent of American adults experience this phenomenon at one time [...]

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How snoring may increase your high blood pressure

How snoring may increase your high blood pressure

A sleep disorder called obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) may be an underlying reason for high blood pressure in many older and middle-aged adults. Published studies conducted by Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, the Mayo Clinic and other institutions have confirmed that those who suffer from OSA are at increased risk for hypertension. OSA is [...]

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Breastfeeding may give mom and baby healthier blood pressure

Breastfeeding may give mom and baby healthier blood pressure

Add lower blood pressure to the many health benefits attributed to breast feeding. Studies now show that babies and moms both may have healthier hearts. Children who were breastfed as infants may have lower blood pressure than those who are bottle fed, and that benefit may last well into adulthood researchers say. Moms who breastfeed [...]

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