Catherine UlbrichtThe objective of this study was to evaluate the scientific evidence on stevia, including expert opinion, folkloric precedent, history, pharmacology, kinetics/dynamics, interactions, adverse effects, toxicology, and dosing. This review serves as a...
Stevia, a plant native to South America, is up to 300 times sweeter than sugar in its extract form. With a low glycemic and added benefits in potentially helping to control obesity, enhance glucose tolerance, and reduce blood pressure, one would...
What Doctors Don't Tell YouAfter using beta-blockers as the drug of choice to treat hypertension (high blood pressure) for 30 years, doctors have finally been warned that the drugs are ineffective and dangerous.
Australian researchers have shown that individuals with hypertension can substantially decrease their blood pressure by increasing dietary fibre and protein.
Individuals who have systolic hypertension and high levels of blood cholesterol in midlife appear to have a significantly increased risk of developing Alzheimer's disease in later life, report Fin ...
One fifth of well controlled hypertensives in the UK could have their medication withdrawn without serious side effects, according to new data. ...
The high incidence of hypertension high blood pressure in the West and its virtual absence in many developing countries has been attributed to a number of bad Western dietary habits. As soon as th ...
Nifedipine is a heart drug, marketed as Adalat by Bayer in the UK (Miles in the US), and as Procardia and XL by Pfizer in the US. It is used to treat relatively mild heart conditions, such as hig ...
Drugs for high blood pressure may be overprescribed, if the results of a review of the latest way of measuring hypertension are anything to go by. ...
