32 h. ago Cutting two things from diet could lower blood pressure and slash dementia risk

A major study has revealed that lowering blood pressure could significantly slash your risk of dementia

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49 h. ago I cured my depression, eczema and asthma by cutting out food chemicals... how you can detox yourself too

After an appendectomy left her hospitalized, Vani Hari had an epiphany: food could heal or harm. This, she told the Daily Mail, was her rock bottom, and she needed to change.

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51 h. ago Axing two foods found to lower dementia risk in 'landmark' study

Changing your lifestyle can have an effect on your blood pressure which can impact brain health

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3 d. ago Common fruit scientists say you should eat more of to lower blood pressure

A new study has suggested that increasing the ratio of dietary potassium to sodium intake could be effective in lowering blood pressure

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4 d. ago Simple tweak can cut dementia risk by 15 per cent and prevent mental decline, experts discover

Nearly 34,000 individuals aged 40 and over were studied to see if treating high blood pressure with pills and lifestyle changes had an impact on cognitive impairment over four years.

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4 d. ago Help to reduce high blood pressure lowers dementia risk, study finds

Lifestyle changes and medications found to reduce risk of cognitive disease by about 15%People given intensive help to reduce their high blood pressure such as medication and coaching have a lower risk of dementia, researchers have found.According to the World Health Organization, 57 million people around the world had dementia in 2021. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Landmark study reveals controlling high blood pressure slashes risk of dementia

Experts hail findings as a 'wake-up call' to seize on the vital treatment in the more than 14 million Brits with hypertension who are at greater dementia risk

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5 d. ago Bananas could be key to solving high blood pressure, not salt, study finds

Cutting out salt might not actually be the most effective diet change to lower your blood pressure

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7 d. ago Drinking a purple juice may slash the 'force of blood in the arteries' and heart risks

People who drank a 250ml glass of one beverage per day saw an average blood pressure decrease of around 8/4 mmHg during a past experiment

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8 d. ago Urgent warning issued as common blood pressure drug recalled due to labelling mistake

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has issued an urgent warning to thousands of patients taking a common high blood pressure drug

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8 d. ago Warning issued over common blood pressure drug after labelling error

The medicine carries a stronger dosage than it says, posing a risk to patients

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8 d. ago Urgent warning issued to patients taking common blood pressure drug amid labelling error

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has urged patients who have been prescribed the drug to check

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8 d. ago Patients on common blood pressure drug urged to check pack amid labelling error

More than 7,700 packs are affected by the recall, according to the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency.

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8 d. ago Urgent 'check now' warning to anyone who takes common blood pressure medicine

Anyone with this batch number should contact their pharmacist or GP immediately

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9 d. ago Four types of cheese you should eat to help manage high blood pressure, according to dieticians

High blood pressure does not mean you have to cut out certain foods altogether as some may even be surprisingly beneficial for your health.

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9 d. ago One fruit is 'greater' at lowering blood pressure than cutting salt from your diet

A new study shines a light on preventing the condition that can lead to a series of health complications, including heart failure and stroke.

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1 week ago The fruit that’s better at lowering blood pressure than cutting salt

Nearly a third of adults worldwide are affected by high blood pressure and its complications

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1 week ago Why having untreated high blood pressure could be a RISK FACTOR FOR dementia

For years we've known high blood pressure is bad for your health. It raises your risk of heart attacks, strokes and kidney failure. Now it's clear high blood pressure is also a major cause of dementia.

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1 week ago Why having 'normal' blood pressure could be a sign of dementia

For years we've known high blood pressure is bad for your health. It raises your risk of heart attacks, strokes and kidney failure. Now it's clear high blood pressure is also a major cause of dementia.

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1 week ago Good news at last: just a little exercise can reduce the risk of dementia | Devi Sridhar

A recent study shows the benefit of being a middle-aged ‘weekend warrior’ who only exercises once or twice a weekIn these bleak times, glimmers of hope often seem to come out of the pages of scientific research. Take what we know about exercise. Just in the past few months, we’ve learned that moderate exercise may almost halve the risk of postpartum depression for new mothers, and that even five minutes of exercise a day could help lower blood pressure.But what really caught my eye recently was a study from Latin America that included roughly 10,000 people who were assessed over two decades using the Mexico City prospective study. The research, published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, examined cognitive function with the aim of understanding the impact of exercise on mental ability, including mild dementia. The researchers took account of confounding variables such as age, diet, smoking and alcohol intake, nightly sleep and educational attainment, which have all been sho...

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