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When You Stop Having Sex, This Is What Happens To Your Blood Pressure – Health Digest
According to the researchers, sex’s blood pressure-lowering effect has to do with the concoction of feel-good hormones that get released during sexual activity and orgasm, namely, oxytocin, dopamine, and serotonin, all of which can influence how relaxed, happy, and stress-free you feel, leading to the lower blood pressure readings. Oxytocin, also referred to as the “love […]
What Happens To Your Blood Pressure When You Eat Avocado Every Day – Health Digest
As we mentioned before, avocados contain a lot of fiber and healthy fats too, both of which play an indirect role when it comes to lowering blood pressure and protecting your heart. According to a registered dietitian and certified diabetes educator, Veronica Rouse (via The Heart Dietician), the soluble fiber in avocados helps you decrease blood […]
Eat This Popular Fruit To Lower High Blood Pressure – Health Digest
Salt is often to blame when it comes to high blood pressure. But maintaining a low salt intake is anything but easy when it can often be found lurking in everything from frozen foods to cereals, canned goods, cheeses, and more. This is where our good friend the banana comes in. Just one banana (126 […]
What Happens To Your Blood Pressure When You Eat Lots Of Peanut Butter – Health Digest
A tablespoon (16 grams) of reduced-sodium peanut butter has 94 calories and just under 4 grams of protein. Despite peanut butter having 8 grams of fat, 6 of those fat grams come from heart-healthy unsaturated fat. Calcium, magnesium, and potassium are three minerals that can help manage your blood pressure, and peanut butter provides 41 […]
Turns Out We Have A Button To Lower High Blood Pressure. Here’s How To Find It – Health Digest
The 2023 article in Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health pulled together nine quantitative studies that found acupressure reduces blood pressure. The researchers concluded that applying pressure at the Taichong point was best for blood pressure. They suggested pressing into the point for five seconds and releasing for one second, repeating this 30 times for a […]
The Best Foods To Eat After Having Your Blood Drawn – Health Digest
Iron is an essential mineral needed for making hemoglobin, which is a protein found in red blood cells. It’s used to carry oxygen from your lungs to all the other areas of your body, according to the National Institutes of Health Office of Dietary Supplements. When you have your blood drawn, eating foods rich in […]
This Hydrating Beverage Can Lower High Blood Pressure (And It’s Not Water) – Health Digest
Although milk is known for its calcium, it also has other electrolytes such as potassium and magnesium to regulate blood pressure (via the University of Utah). One cup of low-fat milk has 391 milligrams of potassium and 30 milligrams of magnesium. Milk might have other ingredients that can lower your blood pressure, per a 2016 article in the British Journal of […]
What It Means If Your Mouth Tastes Like Blood After Working Out – Health Digest
Do you suffer from GERD or acid reflux? Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) happens when the contents of your stomach back up into the esophagus, where they shouldn’t be. It comes with many symptoms, like burning pain in the chest (heartburn), difficulty swallowing, regurgitation, and a metallic taste in your mouth. According to the National Institute […]
5 nutritionist approved ways to manage your blood sugar levels – Healthista
Constant sugar cravings? Low energy or mood? Your blood sugar levels could be to blame. Healthista gets advice from Nutritional Therapist Cara Shaw on 5 simple ways we can manage our blood sugar Fluctuations in blood sugar levels are normal, however drastic spikes and dips can be an indicator that something isn’t quite right or signify the onset of potential […]