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NatureMed Pulse

The Institute for Natural Medicine

Vol. 3, Issue 20

Reading Between the Readings

Although high blood pressure is generally associated with heart attacks and stroke, hypertension is also a leading risk factor for conditions like chronic kidney disease and dementia.

But hypertension’s root drivers are highly treatable. Broken sleep and insulin resistance, for example, can be corrected with consistent lifestyle improvements. Knowing your BP numbers is crucial. When to test, where, and exactly how many high readings are cause for concern are just as important.

Blood Pressure Levers: What Spikes, What Settles

Infamously known as the “silent killer,” hypertension affects about 1.4 billion adults worldwide. It’s not always addressed in the early stages, and warning signs are sometimes subtle.

First-line DIY methods to lower blood pressure are the same strategies that can prevent or delay its onset: a lower-sodium meal plan, stress control, not smoking, and going easy on adult beverages. Last but never least is regular exercise, which strengthens your heart so it pumps blood with less strain.

healthy arteries

chest pain: when to worry

The Heart of a Whole Health Checkup

“Leaky gut” syndrome and constipation aren’t well-known cardiovascular complicators, yet research links both to heart disease. A heart-health screening that focuses only on blood pressure, blood glucose, and cholesterol doesn’t always capture the full picture. Inflammation may be lurking elsewhere in the body, and it could be the first sign of clogged arteries.

sleeping off heart disease

ED & CVD

Reversing the Insulin Resistance Pattern

High blood pressure is a marker of metabolic syndrome, a cluster of conditions that raises the risk of heart disease and type 2 diabetes. For many people, insulin resistance goes undetected for years, quietly wreaking havoc through inflammation, weight gain, and hypertension.

What are the telltale signs? Afternoon slumps, round-the-clock hunger, and slow-healing wounds are a few, too easily chalked up to sleep trouble or stress. But metabolic syndrome can be undone (and might seaweed help?).

sugar, gut health, & weight

pre is key in prediabetes

The NatureMed Pulse Team

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