Tag: blood pressure
member name: Julie K. Silver, M.D., Harvard Medical School
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October 29, 2007 01:11 PM EDT --
If you love chocolate, here’s more good news about why it’s okay to indulge a bit. It's hard to believe that just a small amount of dark chocolate daily, 30 calories' worth, . . .
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August 04, 2008 10:18 AM EDT --
New recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force say that everyone with high blood pressure, also known as hypertension, should be tested for diabetes. The U.S. Preventive Services Task . . .
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November 05, 2007 10:42 AM EST --
I admit that I like salty food. The more salt I put on my food, the more I want—which is not a good thing! You probably already know that if you’re concerned about your blood pressure, . . .
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November 19, 2007 10:48 AM EST --
We hear a lot about different diets from the media. The information is often contradictory and confusing. What really works? Let’s go back to the basics. Eating more fruits, vegetables, good fats, . . .
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October 09, 2007 01:35 PM EDT --
I often recommend acupuncture for my patients—whether it’s for treating pain, stopping smoking or other reasons. What I tell them is that acupuncture is considered quite safe, definitely causes . . .
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October 01, 2007 03:46 PM EDT --
As I promised last week, here is more information on the DASH diet. It’s great to know about this whether or not you have high blood pressure. Here’s why:
An eating pattern popularly . . .
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October 22, 2007 10:29 AM EDT --
People often ask me about how exercise can be good for someone with high blood pressure, if when you exercise your blood pressure goes up! Your blood pressure should rise with exercise, but this . . .
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December 03, 2007 05:28 PM EST --
I love telling people about things that are simple, effective, and that they can do at home. Here’s one of those kinds of tips—I hope you like it! A hand grip designed to keep . . .
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December 10, 2007 05:30 PM EST --
With more than a hundred blood pressure medicines already on the market, the FDA’s approval of yet another one earlier this year might seem like ho-hum news. It’s actually more exciting than . . .
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December 18, 2007 09:28 AM EST --
I just got a new coffee machine, and I love it! But, should I be using it? Coffee has been part of the human diet for about 1,000 years. During much of that time, it has stimulated controversy - and in . . .
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October 15, 2007 01:34 PM EDT --
We all have stress every single day. Little things like a traffic jam that makes you late to work are commonplace. Major stress, including illness, divorce, loss of a job or the death of a loved one is . . .
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November 12, 2007 11:17 AM EST --
Have you ever heard of peripheral arterial disease or PAD? When I was in medical school, I quickly learned what PAD is, but the majority of Americans have not heard of it, according to a study from the . . .
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November 26, 2007 04:27 PM EST --
One of my Harvard colleagues, Robert Putnam, wrote a book called Bowling Alone , about how people are becoming less connected to others. The example he uses to illustrate his point has to do with the . . .
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April 07, 2008 01:21 PM EDT --
When I see a patient with diabetes, we talk about the possible complications of the disease, including heart problems, eye disease, and foot problems. Kidney disease is also on this list-diabetes accounts . . .
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