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Studies Show Acupuncture Helps Reduce High Blood Pressure

By admin | Published November 8, 2021

Those suffering from hypertension, or high blood pressure, are at risk for a host of other health issues including suffering a stroke or heart attack. And for some people, the prescription drugs used to treat high blood pressure either aren’t effective enough or bring on undesirable side effects. In recent years, studies have shown that acupuncture can be an

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Nutrition for Heart Health OM Nutrition & Hypertension

By admin | Published September 19, 2016

Oriental medicine (OM) nutrition combines ancient wisdom with modern science. OM nutrition is a holistic approach, which aims to balance all five flavors within most meals with one or two flavors being emphasized for therapeutic purposes. OM nutrition for a hypertension emphasizes bitter flavors, sour flavors and energetically-cooling foods.

OM theory states the bitter flavor benefits the heart in moderation

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Cinnamon Combined With Magnesium Decreases Blood Pressure, aids Diabetes

By lynn | Published September 3, 2013

Cinnamon Combined With Magnesium Decreases Blood Pressure More Than Any Hypertension Medication In The World
August 23, 2013 by MAE CHAN

Supplementation with cinnamon has been found to lower blood pressure in pre-diabetic and diabetic people. Cinnamon combined with magnesium, diet and lifestyle changes may lead to overall reductions in blood pressure up to 25mm Hg, a reduction lower

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The Truth About Salt

By lynn | Published July 31, 2013

By Marlene Merritt, DOM, LAc, ACN

What’s the deal with salt? You know you need some of it, but everywhere you see advertising and headlines telling you to eat less of it. You might have salt cravings but you feel guilty indulging in them because you’ve heard from everyone, the government to personal trainers to your mother-in-law, that salt is

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