Archive for the ‘Blood Pressure’ Category
Wednesday, January 2nd, 2008
The temptation with herbal medicines is to think that because they are natural substances they must therefore be safe. It is easy to forget that plants can do harm. Some herbal remedies may raise blood pressure or may interfere with the effect of conventional drugs. Liquorice and other herbal remedies ...
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Friday, December 21st, 2007
Cold weather can make hypertension worse. TCM diet, herbs and accupressure can help over time - but if your blood pressure is high, do not stop taking your Western meds.
Solids expand in the heat and contract in the cold. The same applies to veins and arteries. The heart pumps harder ...
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Friday, December 21st, 2007
American Ginseng, worm grass (dong chong xia cao, also known as cordyceps and pinkroot), and lily roots can help.
Yet, Dr He cautions that Chinese medicine, including herbs, teas, and foods, take time to work.
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Thursday, November 22nd, 2007
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A specialized acupuncture treatment that uses low levels of electrical stimulation can lower blood pressure dramatically in rats, U.S. researchers reported on Monday.
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Monday, July 16th, 2007
When the sphygmomanometer (the device used to measure blood pressure) shows 140/90 mmHg or above, your blood pressure is high. If it shows a high number on at least two more occasions, you are diagnosed as having high blood pressure, or hypertension. High blood pressure affects about 50 million people ...
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