Tag: hypertension
Intermittent fasting has no benefits, ups risk of dying from heart disease
The bad news for the intermittent fasting crowd (and by extension, for the low-carb crowd as well)…
Cortisol stimulates its own synthesis (peripherally), drives obesity/diabetes/CVD
Synthetic/bioidentical glucocorticoids (GC) are perhaps the most widely used steroids clinically. In addition, the HPA axis, culminating…
Niacinamide may lower blood pressure in humans by raising NAD+
The study actually used the now-banned NAD+ precursor known as nicotinamide mononucleotide (NMN), but, as I keep…
Vitamin K reduces vascular stiffness, blood pressure in humans
The topic of vitamin K and blood pressure has been coming up for years among followers of…
Pregnenolone (P5) blocks stress-induced anxiety, hypertension and cocaine cravings
A great new study, and with humans too! As the study aptly demonstrates, the primary driver of…
Vitamin K May Help Reduce Arterial Stiffness & Improve Blood Pressure
For those of my readers who don’t know, vitamin K is a prescription drug in many countries…
Pre-natal Viagra use causes offspring hypertension and maternal diabesity
The study looks weird at first glance – why would pregnant women take Viagra? After all, it…
Long work hours (stress) at the office cause hypertension and CVD
Many of my readers surely are familiar with the saying “work hard, play hard”. This mantra is…
Natural progesterone (but not synthetic progestins) has potent anti-hypertensive effects
As many readers already know, synthetic estrogens and progestins currently dominate the market for female reproductive health….