For more information about high blood pressure and how you can help lower it visit this healthcare information site.
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GOING BANANAS
The UK is Going Bananas claims Oxfam’s latest press release
The timing of this is no coincidence. Today is day two of “Fairtrade Fortnight”.
Bananas are one of our best sources of potassium, an essential mineral for maintaining normal blood pressure and heart function
You’ve got two weeks to join the UK in celebrating and supporting the important Fair Trade movement.
(But of course you needn’t – and shouldn’t – stop after two weeks!)
Go Bananas!
Reblogged for Top Banana
Are blood pressure readings juggling with your health?
A letter to the Times in response to the announcment that blood presure measurements need to be performed differently to get more accurate readings.
Sir, when my doctor identified my hypertension, he warned of white coat syndrome whereby the very visit to the doctor can cause anxiety and push up blood pressure. He provided me with a device to be worn under my shirt for 24 hours, which automatically took and recorded blood pressure readings at random intervals. It is surprising that it has taken National Institure for Clinacal Excellence so long to catch up.
