Blood Pressure Support

Joyce Hollman

The medication that trades acid reflux for hypertension

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…

Dr. Elizabeth Klodas MD, FACC

Why avocados and mangoes are a heart-healthy combination

How well your blood vessels function affects your blood pressure and ultimately, your heart. But just adding two foods to your routine can supercharge your heart health, especially if your blood sugar isn’t top-notch…

Dr. Elizabeth Klodas MD, FACC

The 15-minute exercise that lowered blood pressure like a drug

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…

Carolyn Gretton

Do this 3 hours before bed for better blood pressure and blood sugar

Poor cardiometabolic health raises the risk of chronic conditions, including heart disease, type 2 diabetes and non-alcoholic fatty liver. A simple habit, starting 3 hours before bed, may be the easiest way to avoid them all…

Dr. Adria Schmedthorst

Women urged to eat this blood pressure ‘kryptonite’

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…

Joyce Hollman

A multivitamin a day could keep hypertension away

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.