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Ten Ways To Lower Your Blood Pressure Without Drugs Ten Ways To Lower Your Blood Pressure Without Drugs
Ten Ways To Lower Your Blood Pressure Without Drugs Blood pressure refers to the force of your blood pushing against your artery walls as it flows throughout your body. High blood pressure, or hypertension, results from too much force, which can damage your arteries and lead to life-threatening conditions such as heart disease and stroke. How blood pressure is measured Your blood pressure consists of two numbers: the systolic (top number) and diastolic (bottom number). These numbers are determined by the amount of blood your heart pumps and the amount of resistance to blood flow in your arteries. The more blood …

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What You Should Know About Colorectal Cancer What You Should Know About Colorectal Cancer
What You Should Know About Colorectal Cancer Colorectal or colon and rectal cancer, is a cancer that occurs in the colon or rectum. It affects men and women of all ethnic groups, and is most often found in people age 50 years or older. It is the third most commonly diagnosed cancer, and the second leading cause of cancer death in men and women combined in the United States, but it doesn’t have to be. Colorectal cancer screening saves lives. Screening can help detect precancerous polyps—abnormal growths in the colon or rectum—that can be removed before they turn into cancer. Screening also helps find colorectal cancer at an early stage, …

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Dog Food Recall Expanded By FDA Dog Food Recall Expanded By FDA
Dog Food Recall Expanded By FDA Pet owners should double-check their cabinets as a dog food recall as been expanded for potentially toxic amounts of Vitamin D in the product. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has expanded a recall of dry dog food products that have been making some pets sick. The recall comes following several complaints that dogs eating the food experienced vitamin D toxicity. According to the FDA, testing found that samples of the dog food contained excessive, potentially toxic amounts of vitamin D. “Vitamin D is an essential nutrient for dogs, but very high amounts can cause serious health problems…

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Avoid 'Holiday Heart Syndrome' This Winter With 4 Simple Tips Avoid 'Holiday Heart Syndrome' This Winter With 4 Simple Tips
Avoid 'Holiday Heart Syndrome' This Winter With 4 Simple Tips It may sound festive, but there is nothing cheerful about holiday heart syndrome, a very real phenomenon in which heart-related emergencies spike around the food-and-drink-centered holidays. According to Dr. Emily Gordon, an internal medicine physician with Bon Secours Medical Group, a member of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network in Warwick, “There is a higher risk of heart disease around the holidays, when all around us are parties with unhealthy food and drinks. Rich desserts, eggnog and holiday breads are everywhere, and there are no outdoor activities in sight. People also don…

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HRHCare Explains How To Keep Your Sugar Levels In Check HRHCare Explains How To Keep Your Sugar Levels In Check
Hrhcare Explains How To Keep Your Sugar Levels In Check With Halloween around the corner and holiday season close behind, it’s safe to say that many of us will consume a little more sugar than usual over the coming months. Being responsible with sugar intake is important, as many of us may be prediabetic or at risk of prediabetes without knowing. So, let’s go over the facts around preventing and managing prediabetes. What is Prediabetes? Prediabetes is a pre-diagnosis or “warning sign” of diabetes. It occurs when your blood glucose (sugar) level is higher than normal, but not high enough to be considered diabetes. Being diagnosed with prediabet…

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WMC Explains How To Keep Hearts Healthy After Failure WMC Explains How To Keep Hearts Healthy After Failure
WMC Explains How To Keep Hearts Healthy After Failure According to cardiac specialist Dr. Alan Gass, the advice he gives to patients with heart failure is designed to be simple yet effective: stop drinking alcohol, stop smoking, lose weight and start exercising.  “If you have heart failure, do all of that, plus watch your salt and water intake, and be active,” said Gass, medical director of Cardiac Transplantation and Mechanical Circulatory Support at Westchester Medical Center, the flagship of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth), who also sees patients at Good Samaritan Hospital, in Suffern. “People think that exercise an…

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