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Q: Does being in a high altitude cause blood pressure elevation, such as being in Utah when I’m from Atlanta?
A: When you go from a lower altitude to a higher altitude, it takes your body a few days to adjust. The amount of oxygen in...
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Q: Can calcium deficiency have an impact on high blood pressure?
A: Diets low in calcium increase the risk of high blood pressure. Calcium supplementation does not seem to be the answer. You need to eat foods containing the recommended amount of daily calcium. For a...
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Q: I’ve heard about a pressure point on the body that when pressure is applied you can substantially lower your blood pressure immediately. Can you please comment on this.
Q: Applying pressure to the area of the carotid artery in the neck will slow the heart...
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Q: Will meditating bring down my high blood pressure?
A: Meditation on a regular basis can help lower blood pressure. Meditation helps relieve stress. Unfortunately, many people stop meditating when they need it most, when they are busy and stressed. I have heard that the Resperate...
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Q: I work at Curves and deal with a lot of women who have high blood pressure. Those who are medicated are not to work out at more than 60% maximum heart rate. What are the health issues if one was NOT to follow these...
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Q: Are there any natural diuretics?
A: Since it is spring, dandelion comes to mind. This is the time of year dandelion greens are available at the market. They are great in a salad and may act as a diuretic. Click here to learn about the...
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Q: High blood pressure is not a disease, but a symptom. Why is lowering it became the universal focus rather than curing the cause?
A: Hypertension meets the definition of a disease (http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/disease). Most people suffer from primary or essential high blood pressure. The exact cause...
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Q: Which hormones can affect one’s blood pressure?
A: When people ask about hormones, they usually are referring to the female hormones estrogen and progesterone and the male hormone testosterone. The sex hormones, both male and female, affect blood pressure.
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Q: Being a plumber I cannot help but think of the heart and cardiovascular system as a pump attached to a lot of pipes. Could you lower your B.P. simply by donating or removing blood from the system on a regular
basis or would the...
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Q: With diligence, I’ve been able to bring my blood pressure into the normal range but it spikes when I mentally exert myself and the rise is usually accompanied by a headache. Yesterday when the headache began, the monitor read a systolic pressure of 154,...
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