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Blood pressure gone hypertensive
Quick refresher: the basics of our circulatory system Our circulatory system consists of several components that act in harmony to transport nutrients and oxygen to our tissues and remove waste products. Let’s quickly ...read more
Cardiovascular Disease and Physical Activity
What is physical activity? Physical activity is big muscle movement produced by the contraction of skeletal muscle; such movement substantially increases energy expenditure. Physical activit...read more
Cocoa powder for high blood pressure
Dark chocolate is good for you According to a study published in Hypertension, eating approximately 3 ounces of dark chocolate (which contains flavonols) on a daily basis helps in a small but significant degree to comb...read more
CVD: how and what
The term cardiovascular disease refers to diseases of the heart and blood vessels and includes angina, heart attack, diseases of the heart valves or heart muscle, heart failure, stroke and pain from poor bloo...read more
How to control hypertension
Why me, why now? There are a number of reasons why people have hypertension. In the majority of cases, hypertension is caused by a combination of inherited and environmental factors. Certainly, a family hist...read more
Hypertension aka high blood pressure
It's important to always monitor your blood pressure. High Blood Pressure can be extremely dangerous if uncontrolled. It can lead to heart and/or kidney disease, as well as a stroke.Anyone ca...read more
Steps to reduce your risk
Get your blood pressure checked High blood pressure causes the arteries to fur up (atherosclerosis) and puts extra strain on the blood vessels. You may not know if you have high blood pressure, so you should have it checked ...read more
Stress: we all know what it can feel like
In 2005, close to a quarter of British Columbians indicated that they had "quite a lot" of life stress; around two-thirds had "some stress." It's an everyday part of life and part of what ...read more
What hypertension means to you
The trouble with high blood pressure today is it is so common and talked about so often that many people don't seem to treat it with the respect it merits. High blood pressure or hypertension...read more
When blood pressure reaches a high
What is high blood pressure? High blood pressure is a blood pressure reading of 140/90 mmHg or higher. Both numbers are important.Nearly 1 in 3 American adults has high blood pressure. Once ...read more
