Tag: hypertension
Eating fake/vegan “meat” ups depression risk, inflammation, and blood pressure
Hardly a surprise to anybody, but that study finding probably won’t stop the likes of WEF and…
Vitamin D lowers blood pressure in older people with obesity
Years ago, I posted about a study which concluded that vitamin D is as effective as pharma…
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…