Think salt is the only blood pressure danger lurking in the food you eat? Think again! This common, everyday ingredient, often hidden, is not only a triple threat to your blood pressure health; combining it with salt can accelerate your numbers…

Acid reflux is more than annoying. If not managed, it can develop into even more serious conditions. But if you’re treating it with the popularly prescribed and OTC acid busters, you may notice your blood pressure start to rise…

Drugs work, but I also like to look beyond pharmacologic solutions to underlying causes. That’s why I’m sharing data on a traditional Chinese mind-body exercise found to lower blood pressure as effectively as a drug…

Say it with me, food is medicine. Aside from the benefits of just eating healthily, there are times when food can produce results we might normally attribute only to medication. Take oats, for example…

Since the little blue pill’s debut, it’s been full of surprises, especially considering its special bedroom effects were not why it was originally developed. Now it’s getting some attention for what it can do above the belt, and how it could make Alzheimer’s less likely…

If I had a dollar for every time a doctor told me to cut down my salt intake… But what if something could counter salt’s bad effects? Sort of a “kryptonite” that weakened its impact on blood pressure? Sound too good to be true? This time it’s not…

If you’re health-conscious, you may already take a multivitamin every day. If you don’t, here’s a compelling reason to start: you could avoid a factor for stroke and heart trouble that already affects nearly half of all American adults.

Hypertension is a significant risk factor for cardiovascular disease and the second greatest health threat. Getting an accurate measurement of blood pressure is critical. But are we? Some experts say change is needed…

It’s become increasingly clear that the health of your heart can affect the health of your brain. In fact, studies have found a link between high blood pressure and dementia. How much can you lower it to reduce your risk?

The doctor says to cut back on salt if your blood pressure is high. But that’s only half the story. If you’re not getting more of a nutrient essential to healthy blood pressure, even the most common BP medications won’t help much.

Doctors use tools to assess the risk of heart attack and stroke based on our arteries. But they’ve just been deemed “not optimal” at preventing half of heart attacks. While the medical community grapples with how to enhance early detection, there are a few things you can do at home to help…

Evidence is stacking up that napping is connected to heart trouble. If you’re around the age of 60, you’re most affected and need to take a serious look at your blood pressure, how long you sleep at night and how frequent those naps have become…