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How Beets Support Heart Health And Blood Pressure, Per New Study

How Beets Support Heart Health And Blood Pressure, Per New Study

A new study examines the way a common vegetable may be able to help lower blood pressure in adults. As older participants drank beet juice, their oral bacteria changed, and their blood pressure dropped. Here’s what you need to know about this new research. There are a lot of things in life that can influence your blood pressure, including how …

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Scientists reveal breakthrough blood pressure treatment that works when others fail

Scientists reveal breakthrough blood pressure treatment that works when others fail

A new treatment has been shown to significantly lower blood pressure in people whose levels stay dangerously high, despite taking several existing medicines, according to the results of a Phase III clinical trial led by a UCL Professor. Globally around 1.3 billion people have high blood pressure (hypertension), and in around half of cases the condition is uncontrolled or treatment …

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Beet Juice Lowers Blood Pressure in Older People by Changing Their Oral Microbiome

Beet Juice Lowers Blood Pressure in Older People by Changing Their Oral Microbiome

Photo by Alex Lvrs (cropped) The blood pressure lowering effect of nitrate-rich beetroot juice in older people may be due to specific changes in their oral microbiome, according to the largest study of its kind. Researchers at the University of Exeter in England conducted the study which was published in the journal Free Radical Biology and Medicine. It followed previous …

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The Best Nut to Eat for Better Blood Sugar Control

The Best Nut to Eat for Better Blood Sugar Control

Pecans are the top nut for lowering blood sugar, thanks to their fiber, protein, and healthy fats. Wondering what other nuts lower blood sugar? Almonds, macadamia nuts and Brazil nuts are great options. These nuts also provide heart-healthy fats and key nutrients that support overall health. Foods that contain fiber, protein and healthy fat are known to be a nutrient …

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Man found dead in pool of blood at Burning Man festival, authorities say

Man found dead in pool of blood at Burning Man festival, authorities say

RENO, Nevada (AP) — A man found dead in a pool of blood is being investigated as a homicide at the annual Burning Man art and music festival in the northwestern Nevada desert, authorities say. Authorities were alerted about the man Saturday at the gathering in the Black Rock Desert about 110 miles (175 kilometers) north of Reno. Deputies along …

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There may soon be a new approach to treat hard-to-control high blood pressure

There may soon be a new approach to treat hard-to-control high blood pressure

Doctors may soon have a new way to treat high blood pressure, even among people for whom medicines haven’t worked well in the past. Baxdrostat, an experimental medicine made by AstraZeneca, showed promise in treating people with uncontrolled or resistant high blood pressure in a recent trial. If the medicine gets approved by regulatory authorities, it will be one of …

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AstraZeneca to seek approval for blood pressure drug by year-end – Reuters

AstraZeneca to seek approval for blood pressure drug by year-end  Reuters There may soon be a new approach to treat hard-to-control high blood pressure  CNN New drug hailed as ‘gamechanger’ in tackling stubbornly high blood pressure  The Guardian Astra Pill Cuts Hard-to-Treat Blood Pressure in Late-Stage Trial  Bloomberg.com BaxHTN: Baxdrostat Lowers BP in Uncontrolled and Resistant Hypertension  TCTMD.com Source link

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Beet juice secretly helps older adults lower blood pressure in just two weeks

Beet juice secretly helps older adults lower blood pressure in just two weeks

The blood pressure lowering effect of nitrate-rich beetroot juice in older people may be due to specific changes in their oral microbiome, according to the largest study of its kind. Researchers at the University of Exeter conducted the study, published in the journal Free Radical Biology and Medicine, comparing responses between a group of older adults to that of younger …

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