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By Dr. Hala Yamout Many physicians will recommend to their patients that they need to be “in shape.”  What does that mean in terms of exercise?  What’s enough and how much is too much? Li...

https://nkfpressurepoint.wordpress.com/2014/07/21/exercise-and-blood-pressure-what-do-you-really-need/

Summer is here and fun in the sun means your body will produce more Vitamin D. New research says that could be good news for your blood pressure.  The study, published in Lancet Diabetes & Endoc...

https://nkfpressurepoint.wordpress.com/2014/07/11/planning-for-a-day-at-the-beach-sunshine-vitamin-may-impact-your-blood-pressure/

By Beth Piraino, MD If you were following the health news this week, you may have heard advice contrary to what we have always been told –too little salt is also no good and there’s no reason...

https://nkfpressurepoint.wordpress.com/2014/04/04/whats-the-skinny-on-salt/

By Alex Chang, MD, MS A recent article published in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that rising blood pressure over time in 18-30 year old adults was associated with increas...

https://nkfpressurepoint.wordpress.com/2014/02/28/blood-pressure-matters-even-for-young-invincibles/

High blood pressure can commonly be managed and kept under control through a combination of healthy lifestyle and medication. By losing excess weight, cutting down salt, limiting alcohol intake, ...

https://nkfpressurepoint.wordpress.com/2014/02/18/hype-or-hope-new-remedies-to-treat-high-blood-pressure/

Last month, a new set of blood pressure guidelines were released by the 8th Joint National Committee on the Management of High Blood Pressure In adults, or JNC-8. These guidelines offer doctors i...

https://nkfpressurepoint.wordpress.com/2014/01/06/new-blood-pressure-recommendations-and-kidney-patients/

By Beth Piraino, MD A few years ago, I diagnosed myself with hypertension.  I ‘inherited’ a blood pressure from my mother, who was hypertensive and religious about monitoring her own blood p...

https://nkfpressurepoint.wordpress.com/2013/09/27/defying-my-genetics/

A global study released last week in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that more than half the people all over the world who are suffering from high blood pressure don’t kno...

https://nkfpressurepoint.wordpress.com/2013/09/13/out-of-control-worldwide-blood-pressure/

You may have seen the news this week that 59% of all Americans are at risk of developing kidney disease in their lifetime. And, as you know by now if you’ve been following this blog, one of the...

https://nkfpressurepoint.wordpress.com/2013/08/08/new-blood-pressure-targets-show-lower-is-not-better/