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How to accurately take your blood pressure at home
If you are wondering just how accurate home blood pressure monitors really are, the answer is very accurate: you just have to use them correctly. T...
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Heat treatment for neck pain: benefits & precautions
With more and more younger people engaging in activities that involve bad posture, such as sitting at a computer desk at work, using a phone for mu...
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Best remedies for period cramps: 7 effective variants
Astonishingly, nearly 3 in 4 women of reproductive age experience period cramping. Painful cramps that occur during your period, also known as prim...
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Heat therapy for lower back pain
Nearly 80% of adults have or will experience lower back pain at some point in their lives. How common this issue is can be traced to how easily you...
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How to lower your body temperature and break a fever
An average adult's temperature ranges from 97.8°F to 99.0°F. Causes of fever vary greatly, stemming from infectious disease, heat stroke, hyperthyr...
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How to stop a migraine attack
Currently, no cure for migraines exist, although there are a number of treatments that help alleviate the symptoms. We'll talk more about them here...
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How does overeating affect our body?
Overeating is always accompanied by a feeling of heaviness in the upper abdomen, nausea, bloating, and difficulty breathing. But how does overeatin...
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How does sugar affect blood pressure?
Salt is known to raise blood pressure, but what about sugar? Let's find out.
Sugar contributes to high blood pressure
Fructose is a major compone...
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How to reduce cholesterol levels naturally
This time we will talk about what needs to be done to keep healthy levels of cholesterol. We will talk about natural and quick ways of lowering bad...
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Blood pressure problems in teenagers. What should you know?
Hypertension in adolescents. What should teenagers with high blood pressure do?
The normal blood pressure for 14-18 year olds is 115/70 +-5 mmHg. I...
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Should hypertensive patients avoid salt?
Our body controls the blood pressure in our arteries using a complex system of regulators, including our heart, kidneys, enzymes, hormones and nerv...
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How do I quickly get my heart rhythm back?
A heart rate above 90 beats per minute at rest may mean that your heart is working extra hard to pump blood, and this can lead to serious problems....
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