Tag: High Blood Pressure

  • Juxtaposed Grapefruit

    Namaste As a citrus, we are assured of our daily dose of vitamin C from grapefruit. For that matter, it is considered among the top vitamin C foods, and thanks to the role of the media, you’ll be hard-pressed to find someone who doesn’t agree that eating grapefruit is a healthy way to start the…

  • Fats in Perspective

    It is well documented that after water, fat is the most abundant substance found in the body. Thus we parade social places and spaces with bottled water implying to all and sundry that we keeping up good health by keeping our bodies hydrated. However, we do not make such frequent public displays when we fill…

  • High Blood Pressure

    Blood pressure is the force of the blood against the walls of the arteries as it passed through the blood vessel. This pressure may rise due to exercise, stress, or emotions, but its failure to return to normal after the situation has passed is what gives it its name: high blood pressure or hypertension. The…