High Blood Pressure

Garlic could help lower high blood pressure, protect artery health

Scientists from the National Institute of Integrative Medicine in Australia found that garlic could help lower blood pressure, improve gut health, and reduce artery...

Cinnamon could help lower high blood pressure, study finds

Scientists from the Mashhad University of Medical Sciences found that cinnamon may help lower blood pressure in people with stage 1 high blood pressure. High...

Eating whole grains may help control blood pressure, blood sugar

Scientists from Tufts University found that people who ate at least three servings of whole grains daily had smaller increases in waist size, blood...

Chinese heart-healthy diet could lower blood pressure, study finds

Scientists from Peking University found that eating a modified version of traditional Chinese food containing half the amount of sodium may strongly lower blood...

DASH diet for high blood pressure may reduce gout symptoms

Scientists from Johns Hopkins University found that a healthy diet can effectively lower blood levels of uric acid, a known trigger of gout. Gout is...

Unsalted tomato juice could reduce blood pressure, improve blood cholesterol

Scientists from Tokyo Medical and Dental University found that drinking unsalted tomato juice could help reduce blood pressure and ‘bad’ cholesterol in Japanese adults...

Drinking alcohol could increase high blood pressure in people with type 2 diabetes

Scientists from the Wake Forest School of Medicine found that drinking alcohol could increase high blood pressure in people with type 2 diabetes. The research...

Coffee is not linked to high blood pressure risk in older women

Scientists from Stanford and elsewhere found that drinking coffee is not linked to high blood pressure risk in older women. Coffee is a very popular...

Beetroot juice could help reduce blood pressure, study finds

Scientists from the Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences found drinking beetroot juice could help reduce blood pressure. Blood pressure is measured using two numbers:...

Grapefruit juice and beetroot juice together can lower blood pressure more effectively

Scientists from King's College London found that grapefruit juice could enhance the blood pressure lowering effect of beetroot juice. Beets are rich in folate (vitamin B9)...