Deep breathing (also known as diaphragmatic breathing, abdominal breathing, belly breathing, or costal breathing) is very beneficial to everyone. It fills up the lungs with air and therefore properly oxygenates the body, even at the cellular level.
Experts suggest normal breathing on average only fills up one third of the lungs with air, and therefore the [...]
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Deep breathing
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Asthma Scoop
Asthma is not a disease, it is a condition. It is more of a respiratory problem, than an ailment. It is a chronic condition that causes difficulty in breathing, usually triggered by identifiable stressors or agents.
Asthma sufferers experience constriction of the airways (the bronchial tubes leading to the lungs), which reduces airflow in and out [...]
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Hypertension: The Heart Of The Matter
Our hearts beat throughout our lives, an estimated three billion beats per lifetime on average. It never stops as long as we are alive, that is! When we worry about a deadline, run to catch a bus, read a book or email, cheer for our favorite team, and even when we are asleep, it keeps [...]
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Exercises that arrest blood pressure
High blood pressure increases the risk of heart disease and stroke. So many people today have a problem controlling their blood pressure. In America alone one in three adults have high blood pressure. The numbers are rising rapidly in women, and men are not getting it under control either.
Any blood pressure control program you go [...]
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Hawthorn: Blood-Control HQ
Botanical name:
Crataegus oxycantha
Description:
Thorny bush or tree of the rose family standing up to 15 feet tall. Blooms in the spring, mostly in the month of May with clusters of white, cream, or pink or red flowers which the ship Mayflower was named after. Leaves are alternate, lobed or toothed. Fruits are blood-red spherical berries.
Properties:
Alterative, Anti-Spasmodic, [...]
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Tips On Controlling Blood Pressure
Hypertension is so prevalent that it is almost a fashion fad. Despite advances in detection techniques, measuring devices, and medical advances a vast majority of adults are still naïve as far as blood pressure control is concerned.
Is it because they are unwilling to change? Or because high blood pressure show little or no symptoms? Or [...]
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High BP: Understanding the numbers
When it comes to heart rate and blood pressure, numbers matter. Both blood pressure and heart rate are reported in numbers. Except you have dealt with them, you may not really know what those numbers mean. Even people who have had their blood pressure checked do not really understand the numbers. Most doctors tell their [...]
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BP/heart rate Check
Superstar rap artists, Daz EFX once said “Check yourself before you wreck yourself”. They were not talking about your heart rate nor your blood pressure! But I think its good advice when it comes to heart rate and blood pressure: checking it frequently is a good idea.
Many factors come to play in elevating blood pressure levels: [...]
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Quiz: answers
1. Erratic heartbeats always mean heart attacks.
False. Erratic heartbeats almost never mean a heart attack. They very common, almost everyone’s heart skips a beat now and again; heart flutters, or flip-flop are also common place. An abnormal heart rhythm without chest pain or shortness of breath is not a severe condition. However, it should be [...]
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High BP Cocktail Recipe
Ingredients
4 stalks of celery
2 cloves of Garlic
1 carrot (optional)
Dash of fennel
Dash of Parsley
1 cup pineapple juice
Combine ingredients in a blender or juicer and puree. Enjoy at room temperature.
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