High Blood Pressure

How tea and coffee influence your risk of high blood pressure

Scientists from Duke-NUS Medical School found that drinking tea and coffee in specific ways may affect people’s risk of high blood pressure. The research is...

Beetroot juice could help lower high blood pressure

Scientists from the Queen Mary University of London found that drinking beetroot juice daily could help lower high blood pressure. The beetroot is the taproot...

Probiotics could help reduce high blood pressure, blood sugar, cholesterol

Scientists from Griffith University in Australia found that probiotic intake is linked to lower heart disease risk. Probiotics are made up of good bacteria that...

This common plant nutrient could help reduce high blood pressure

Scientists from the Hospital of Southern Medical University found that quercetin, a plant pigment (flavonoid) that gives many fruit colors may help control high...

Long-term intake of licorice could cause these dangerous problems

Scientists from Santa Maria Della Misericordia General Hospital found that long-term intake of licorice could strongly harm one’s health. Licorice that contains glycyrrhizin is possibly...

Black licorice could cause dangerous high blood pressure

Scientists from the University of Rochester found that eating too much black licorice could lead to high blood pressure. Licorice is an herb that grows in...

Can dairy fat harm your blood pressure and metabolic health?

Scientists from the University of Washington and elsewhere found that dairy fat does not increase or decrease heart disease risk factors. Dairy products or milk...

Turmeric compound and vitamin D could improve blood pressure in people with type 2...

Scientists from Urmia University of Medical Sciences found that a turmeric compound and vitamin D supplementation may improve blood pressure health in people with...

Prunes may help control high blood pressure, study finds

Scientists from Shifa College of Medicine found that prunes may help control high blood pressure. A prune is a dried plum, with no added sugar...

Walnuts may help lower blood pressure

Scientists from Penn State found that walnuts, a diet low in saturated fats, may help lower blood pressure, especially in people with a high...