The Journal of Nutrition, 02/05/2016 Minihane AM, et al. – The objective was to examine, by using a retrospective analysis from a multicenter RCT, the impact of recommended EPA+DHA intakes achievable through diet on systolic and diastolic BPs and microvascular function in adults in the United Kingdom. The findings indicate that in adults with isolated […]
Current Hypertension Reports, 02/05/2016 Gee LC, et al. With dietary nitrate found in abundance in vegetables this review discusses epidemiological, pre–clinical and clinical data supporting the idea that dietary nitrate could represent a cheap and effective dietary intervention capable of reducing blood pressure and thereby improving cardiovascular health. Nitric oxide (NO), a potent vasodilator critical […]
The Journal of Nutrition, 01/29/2016 Varshney R, et al. Researchers sought to assess the effects of garlic supplements on hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, C–reactive protein (CRP), pulse wave velocity (PWV), and coronary artery calcium (CAC), as well as available data on adverse reactions. They found that garlic supplementation may offer cardiovascular protection. Methods Researchers searched PubMed for […]
Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials Hawkins C. Gay, Shreya G. Rao, Viola Vaccarino, Mohammed K. Ali Abstract Previous studies have shown beneficial effects of individual dietary approaches for blood pressure (BP) control, but their relative effectiveness is not well established. We performed a systematic review of published dietary pattern interventions and estimated […]
Marlene Busko November 04, 2015 LOS ANGELES — Most doctors and many laypersons are aware that eating a diet high in sugar and/or fat is unhealthy, but now a new study connects a couple more dots, revealing that such diets are associated with a greater likelihood of having high insulin levels, which in turn seems […]
Diet has already impacted guidelines in Canada and Europe Date: November 7, 2015 Source: St. Michael’s Hospital Summary: A diet developed for reducing cholesterol also lowers blood pressure, a new study has found. The portfolio diet lowered blood pressure by an average two per cent, when compared with another diet recommended to reduce hypertension. A […]
But does not help with metabolic syndrome levels, dyslipidemia, hyperglycemia WEDNESDAY, Sept. 16, 2015 (HealthDay News) — Tai chi is effective in managing several hypertension-related risk factors in older adults, according to a study published in the October issue of The American Journal of Cardiology. Jing Sun, Ph.D., and Nicholas Buys, Ph.D., from Griffith University […]
Megan Brooks September 01, 2015 Nine potentially modifiable risk factors may explain two thirds of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) cases globally, according to a comprehensive meta-analysis of published studies. Risk factors include obesity, carotid artery narrowing, low educational achievement, hyperhomocysteine, depression, hypertension, frailty, current smoking, and type 2 diabetes (diabetes only in Asian populations). According to […]
Journal of the American Society of Hypertension, 08/26/2015 Chen S, et al. Essential hypertension (EH) results when the balance between vasoconstriction and vasodilation is shifted in favor of vasoconstriction. The authors find that vitamin D repletion exerts a clinically significant antihypertensive effect in vitamin D–deficient EH patients. Of note, a few trials reported no antihypertensive […]
Quality of Life and Hypertension After Hormone Therapy Withdrawal in New York City Michelle P. Warren, MD, Olivia Richardson, BA, Sonal Chaudhry, MD, Aimee D. Shu, MD, Yael Swica, MD, Valerie R. Sims, BA, and Nancy L. Sloan, DrPH Disclosures Menopause. 2013;20(12):1255-1263. Abstract Objective: Many women stopped hormone therapy (HT) or estrogen therapy (ET) after […]
Long-Lasting Reduction of Blood Pressure by Electroacupuncture in Patients with Hypertension: Randomized Controlled Trial Peng Li, MD MEDICAL ACUPUNCTURE Volume 27, Number 4, 2015 DOI: 10.1089/acu.2015.1106 ABSTRACT Background: Acupuncture at specific acupoints has experimentally been found to reduce chronically elevated blood pressure. Objective: To examine effectiveness of electroacupuncture (EA) at select acupoints to reduce systolic […]
Asian Journal of Multidiciplinary Studies Vol 3, No 6 (2015) Steven David Roffers, J. Michael Menke, David Houston Morris Abstract OBJECTIVE: A randomized controlled trial (RCT) was designed to test effects of specific thoracic (T1 to T5) manipulations using an Activator instrument for changes in diastolic and systolic blood pressure, blood pressure classification, and pulse […]
May 27, 2015 TAKE-HOME MESSAGE The investigators of this study of 26,875 individuals, aged ≥45 years and either black or white, assessed incident stroke events and their association with systolic blood pressure. Patients were categorized by systolic blood pressure (SBP) and number of antihypertensive medications. There were 4 classes of blood pressure: normal (<120 mm Hg), […]
Enzyme responsible for obesity-related high blood pressure identified — ScienceDaily site-iconsciencedaily.com/releases/2015/05/150505121422.htm In a study funded by the National Institutes of Health and the American Heart Association, William Durante, Ph.D., led a team of MU researchers that identified an enzyme linked to obesity-related high blood pressure. Credit: Jeffrey Hoelscher Obesity is a serious health problem affecting […]
Last week, we presented a case of a 54-year-old hypertensive patient and asked for your CulinaryRx. Now, Mike Roizen, MD, of the Cleveland Clinic, and Robert Lustig, MD, of the University of California San Francisco (UCSF), discuss their optimal eating plans for the patient with John La Puma, MD. A lightly edited transcript of the Google Hangout […]
03.18.2015 Vitamin D is everyone’s favorite supplement, but it’s getting no love from the authors of a recent analysis. No association was found between vitamin D and a lowered blood pressure, found a large meta-analysis, led by Miles Witham, PhD, from the University of Dundee in Scotland. The findings received widespread media coverage, and some […]
Effects of Upper and Lower Cervical Spinal Manipulative Therapy on Blood Pressure and Heart Rate Variability in Volunteers and Patients With Neck Pain: A Randomized Controlled, Cross-Over, Preliminary Study Ni Ni Win, MBBS, PhD Journal of Chiropractic Medicine Volume 14, Issue 1, March 2015, Pages 1–9 Abstract Objective The aims of this study were to […]
Deborah Brauser March 16, 2015 SAN DIEGO, CA — After years of negative trials from Western researchers examining folic-acid supplementation for prevention of cardiovascular events, researchers from China are reporting significantly positive results from use of the substance[1]. As part of the Joint Symposium of the Chinese Society of Cardiology and the American College of Cardiology (ACC) […]
The idea that dietary sugars increase the risk for such things as hypertension and the development of health threatening changes in lipid profiles is not new. But a commonly held perception has been that these health risks represented a direct consequence of the fact that increased dietary sugar consumption caused weight gain, and it was […]