Blood vessel torture can save hearts and lives
Remote ischemic preconditioning, uses a blood pressure cuff, to deliberately cut off the blood supply – it’s cruel,…
Baroreceptor sensitivity in the insulin resistant
We look at how agile your baroreceptors are, or should I say, aren’t and why this matters, in…
Dipping into high blood pressure – are you solving the problem ?
The time you want your blood pressure to be LOW, is not when you’ve visiting your doctor, you…
The “safe” way to eat salty foods
A bowl of salty soup, will send your blood pressure up. If you’re salt sensitive, this is a…
Aldosterone in insulin resistance
We look at aldosterone, a hormone associated with high blood pressure, in this week's episode of the UPS…
Could a little bump on a blood vessel be the reason you’re insulin resistant ?
Insulin needs wide blood vessels to work, but widening blood vessels causes blood pressure to drop – the…
If your cholesterol number is a little high – DON’T WORRY
Your cholesterol number needs to be just right and the just right number, if you don’t have high…
Eat salt, your tongue and your heart, will like it
A low salt diet causes insulin resistance in everyone. Granted in salt sensitive’s, it lowers blood pressure, but…
Suffering from high blood pressure – you need a vampire ?
If you’re suffering from metabolic syndrome – maybe it is time to let the iron out and bring…
Stress really is the reason you ate the whole packet of …
The ability to taste sugar is seriously compromised following a stress full moment. Could this lack of sweet…