Tag: hypertension
If you take blood pressure medication, magnesium may lower it even more
A new meta-analysis of 38 trials points to a much larger drop in people already on treatment.
Keeping your blood pressure below 130 may cut your heart disease risk by 15%
New data from a 34,000-adult trial ties a stricter target to fewer heart events and less dementia.
A glass of beet juice may drop systolic blood pressure within three hours
Nitrate in the drink converts to nitric oxide, which relaxes and widens blood vessels.
Your sleep quality could be raising your heart disease risk
Nearly 1 in 3 adults is sleep-deprived, and now it counts as a core heart-health risk.
Your blood pressure reading at the doctor’s office may not reflect your real numbers
New US guidelines say clinic readings alone can misclassify millions of adults.
Morning or bedtime for your blood pressure pill? What the biggest trial actually found
Two Spanish studies once suggested bedtime dosing could cut heart events nearly in half. A far larger trial arrived with a different answer.