Measuring your blood pressure can help you and your doctor prevent or control hypertension and its many complications. Blood pressure readings in the doctor’s office may be higher than at other times. The use of home blood pressure monitors can more accurately measure one’s overall, or average, blood pressure level. The Blood Pressure Tracker simplifies blood pressure and heart rate data logging. The software automatically saves systolic and diastolic blood pressure, heart rate, and time of meas

S.Q. Mehdi posted today's Botany Photos of the Day in our Flickr Pool . Thanks once again to S.Q. for a set of wonderful images. ( Original Images ) Crassulaceae is the fourth largest family of succulent (water-retaining) plants. Structurally, the family is the simplest among succulents, consisting of plants that, in general, vary quite little in quantity of sepals, petals, stamens, and carpels. Interestingly, Crassulaceae is, in spite of this structural simplicity, the most diverse succ

For gobs there are no signs and symptoms of Coronary Artery Disease until one day you have a heart attack. If you think you are at risk the best thing to do is see your doctor. The high jeopardy factors for Coronary Artery Disease are: 1) Overweight: those who carry their weight in their mid-section are at an even higher risk of heart disease. 2) Lack of Exercise overweight 3) Smoking tobacco products 4) High levels of continuous stress 5) Diabetes 6) Hypertension 7) High lipid pro

Have you ever eaten a casserole made completely with canned ingredients and a potato chip crust? It’s similar to if you’ve ever eaten wet cat food on a dare. It’s terrible. Nevertheless, for many of us, these casseroles are as much a part of childhoods as Halloween and jump rope. While we can certainly eat casserole calamities and remember our youth fondly, it’s probably time we contributed some new recipes to the family cookbook - ones that don’t give everyone sodium-induced hypertension. Below

Many people know that heart disease is the number one killer today, with stroke being number three—but did you know that metabolic syndrome is one of the leading causes of heart disease and heart attacks? Together, the two blood vessel diseases of strokes and heart attacks are the primary cause of societal morbidity by a considerable margin. Interestingly, they are both associated with poor lifestyle choices, which means that in most cases, heart attacks and strokes are preventable . T