There is a lot of buzz these days concerning the health benefits of dark chocolate. Dark chocolate contains flavonoids which are antioxidants. These nutrients have been shown through research to lower blood pressure when it is elevated above normal levels. The more commonly encountered lighter chocolate, or milk chocolate, does not contain flavonoids in any [...]

You may be heading for disaster. Diabetes and high blood pressure are by-products of bad eating habits. About 75% of diabetics have type 2 diabetes, and 50% of them will go on to develop high blood pressure and the implications are far reaching. Symptoms to Watch Out For Other symptoms that may occur before diabetes [...]

Researchers affiliated with the School of Nursing at the University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in the United States have made significant progress in the war against Type 2 diabetes. Yoga, the researchers have found, may stop the progression of metabolic syndrome to full-blown Type 2 diabetes, and the disease may be turned around in as little [...]

High Blood Pressure Explained Our arteries carry blood from our heart to the rest of our body. When our blood flows through our arteries at a higher pressure than normal, it results in a condition called ‘High Blood Pressure’ (also named ‘Hypertension’).According to medical standards a normal blood pressure stands at a reading of about [...]