Research shows that Idaho potatoes do in fact have a good side. There are several reasons why potatoes have received a bad reputation from dietitians and doctors, but this is mostly due to the potato’s popularity in the Standard American Diet. (French fries, anyone?) Americans eat approximately 124 pounds of potato a year according to statistics, but this could be a dietary plus instead of a deficit. Let’s take a closer look at the health benefits of Idaho potatoes!

Bringing cities back to scale by building walking neighborhoods could help reduce global arterial hypertension and could serve as a natural remedy for treating high blood pressure for millions of people in the world, says a British study released earlier this month.

At 24 years old, Lauren Wasser was living her dream as a model in Los Angeles when the unthinkable happened. She tragically lost a portion of her right leg to toxic shock syndrome (TSS), and now doctors tell her she will inevitably lose a second leg.

Spontaneous coronary artery dissection — sometimes referred to as SCAD — is an uncommon emergency condition that occurs when a tear forms in one of the blood vessels in the heart. This frightening condition strikes suddenly, without warning, and is most common in young healthy women in their 30’s, 40’s, and 50’s, and you have probably never even heard of it.

The CDC estimates that about 75 million american adults have high blood pressure, which costs the nation a whopping 46 billion dollars a year. Uncontrolled blood pressure can cause a stroke via two ways: by the damaging and weakening of your brain's blood vessels, causing them to narrow, rupture or leak and also by the forming of blood clots in the arteries leading to your brain, blocking blood flow. But, there are 3 all natural approaches to lower high blood pressure.

Hypertention (abnormally high blood pressure) is usually treated with diuretics that act on your kidneys, beta-blockers that opens your blood vessels, and many other synthetic remedies. However, blood pressure medications may incur a variety of undesirable side effects, such as: weakness, drowsiness, vomiting, skin rash, diarrhea, constipation and even erection problems. But, you can avoid all of that by changing your life style and eating foods that will help lower your blood pressure.

Dandelion herb benefits are innumerable. Many see dandelions as an unsightly addition to their front lawn without ever knowing how powerfully healing they can be for the liver, which is a major cause of type 2 diabetes and other diseases. Relatively little research has been done on this bitter herb that grows liberally in your garden, and yet has the power to heal you on so many levels. The time has come to bring dandelion herb benefits to light.

Researchers say that eating foods which are rich in potassium such as bananas, spinach and beans may be a key to lowering blood pressure.

Researchers say that lifestyle intervention leads to a 10 point decrease in systolic blood pressure. Electronic counseling, or e-Counseling, offers a very good approach for this intervention.

If you are struggling to figure out which high blood pressure diet foods are safe to eat and which ones will improve your health, then you may want to pay attention to the following tips.

Holidays are a time of merry celebrations – which means more eating. Researchers found that taking a bath in the hot tub actually protects you from your holiday feasts. Here are more ways you can keep your heart healthy this December.

Hypertension (high blood pressure) can have devastating health consequences if not treated, including increasing your chances of developing dementia.

When you go to the doctor and you’re told you have high blood pressure, you probably aren’t told to go home and change your diet but indeed, that should be the first thing you do as well as addressing other aspects of lifestyle. Here are 8 classes of blood pressure drugs.

Although vitamin D has many health benefits, the "sunshine vitamin" won't help lower blood pressure, according to a new study.

Individuals who do not regularly consume caffeine experience a significant rise in resting blood pressure after consuming energy drinks, according to researchers from the Mayo Clinic.