December 17th, 2007
Fa-la-la-la-la…la-la-la-la……. The holidays are here and with them comes stress, anxiety and overall worry. Did I get all the shopping done? Have I finished the cookies? Did I send the cards out yet? “I forgot my cousin twice removed from my step fathers side of the family- he needs a gift!!!!!!!”
Yup- that pretty much sums […]
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December 15th, 2007
I’m not gonna lie to ya! I’ve got nothing tonight. I have been searching and searching for news worthy, exciting, groundbreaking information or research and have yet to find anything so I will share a little something that I have been observing a lot of lately.
High blood pressure among our children… Working in an urgent […]
By Kendra James, RN -- 2 comments
October 19th, 2007
So, I am posing a question to you. You know how garlic is supposed to help with high blood pressure and aid in the fight against heart disease? And you know how there is research every single day that examines the same ol’ same old? Yes, this is true of the garlic myth as well.
Eating […]
By Kendra James, RN -- 3 comments
September 5th, 2007
Do you want to hear something scary? On average, doctors spot only 1 in 4 children that have high blood pressure. I would say that is a reason for concern. And when you do the math, that would mean that there are over 1.5 million kids that are “living” with undiagnosed hypertension.
What […]
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August 27th, 2007
Obesity rates in the US continue to go up, up, up! And we all know what that means. So will all the medical conditions and diseases that accompany obesity. High blood pressure, heart disease and diabetes to name a few.
So, what states topped the list? By the way, this is not […]
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