Eating almonds can help lower blood pressure, especially diastolic blood pressure, likely by providing nutrients that help relax blood vessels.

This article was reviewed by Felix Gussone, MD. Key Takeaways: Preparing properly for lab tests helps ensure your results are accurate and reliable. Some tests — … ...

Years of Winter Olympics training reshape athletes’ brains and bodies, helping them manage cold stress, fatigue, and high-speed competition.

Physical forces from gravity, muscle contraction, and more have strong impacts on how the cells in our bodies behave. For instance, weight-bearing exercise helps stave off osteoporosis because cells ...

Leafy greens like kale, spinach, collard greens, arugula, Swiss chard, beet greens, and romaine lettuce are excellent sources of potassium and magnesium. These work together to regulate blood pressure ...

A new analysis examined what the real-world impact of a hypertension alert feature might look like if deployed broadly across ...

For the millions of people living with end-stage kidney disease, hemodialysis is more than a medical procedure, it is a ...

As a preventative cardiologist at Vital Heart & Vein, Dr. Patrick Kee, MD, Ph.D has too often seen people discover that they have high blood pressure only after a crisis, like a heart attack, happens ...

A neti pot is a small teapot-like device – often made of ceramic, plastic or stainless steel – designed “as one way to introduce saline (salt water) into the nasal cavities to rinse the nasal passages ...

Winter brings more than just cold weather and holiday cheer—it increases inflammation all throughout your body. Here's what ...