Heart Disease :: Try transcendental meditation
Performing transcendental meditation, a relaxation technique derived from the ancient Vedic tradition in India, may improve cardiac risk factor in people with coronary heart disease, says a study.
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Meditation :: Meditation can also heal your heart
Meditation has always shown to have calming effect on the body and the soul, but the researchers now have uncovered yet another benefit of transcendental meditation, that it may reduce cardiac risk factors in patients with coronary heart disease.
High Blood Pressure :: Over half of people have high BP, high sugar, pot belly
With rising stress levels and erratic lifestyle playing havoc with health, a new study has found that more than half of the population over the age of 40 suffers from metabloic syndrome, a condition which predisposes people to heart attack and stroke.
High Blood Pressure :: Early treatment could benefit teens with prehypertension
A study has found that, teenagers diagnosed with prehypertension can be prevented from developing hypertension and related complications later in life if they start treatment early on.
Serotonin Syndrome :: Serotonin syndrome Symptoms
Symptoms may be classed into three groups:
Stress :: How to reduce STRESS?
We live in times when stress has become part of our physical existence. Stress oriented problems like hypertension, heart disease, diabetes, various kinds of ulcers and even spondylosis are increasing by the day. Stress is normally different from what we consider as disease: for it has no biological structure as in the case germs and virus. It cannot be cultivated or observed under a microscope. Rightly so modern drugs and methods have failed in producing a cure for health problems related to stress. At the most it has been able to provide temporary relief from some symptoms.
Hypertension :: Lifestyle Changes Beneficial in Lowering High Blood Pressure
Men and women with elevated blood pressure who make healthy lifestyle changes and sustain them for up to a year and a half can substantially reduce their rates of high blood pressure and potentially decrease their heart disease risk. With behavioral counseling, increases in physical activity, and adoption of a healthy eating plan called DASH, rates of high blood pressure dropped from 37 to 22 percent among participants in a study conducted by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health.
Diabetes :: Too much sleep may cause type 2 diabetes
Men who sleep too much or too little are at an increased risk of developing Type 2 diabetes, according to a study by the New England Research Institutes in collaboration with Yale School of Medicine researchers.
Hypertension :: Gastric surgery reduces blood pressure in obese
Gastric surgery to treat obese patients is associated with long-term reductions in blood pressure, which are most pronounced in patients who have untreated high blood pressure before surgery.
Hypertension :: Older Hispanics Can Prevent High Blood Pressure
Almost half of Hispanics over age 65 have high blood pressure, but many don?t know they have it because they feel just fine. Even though high blood pressure doesn?t cause symptoms, it is a major health risk, and if it isn?t treated, it can lead to stroke, heart disease, kidney failure, and other serious health problems. The good news is that there are ways to prevent high blood pressure and the trouble it can cause. If you already have high blood pressure, there are ways to prevent or treat its complications.