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How sniffing salt could LOWER blood pressure

04.10.11

Although there are effective treatments already available for high blood pressure, researchers have become increasingly interested in the role of nitric oxide.

The compound is made naturally by the cells that line blood vessels, and plays an important role in keeping them open and preventing damage from substances such as cholesterol.

There are now a number of clinical trials looking at the role of nitric oxide in cardiovascular conditions, including high blood pressure, heart disease and peripheral artery disease (when blood vessels in the legs become furred up with cholesterol).

Nitric oxide has also been investigated and developed as a treatment for impotence. Normally, sexual stimulation causes nitric oxide to be released in the erectile tissue, resulting in increased blood flow to key areas.

A breakthrough came when scientists discovered that nitrites and nitrates — different forms of salt found naturally in some vegetables — were converted

Source: Daily Mail

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The Blood Pressure Cure, 8 Weeks to Lower Blood Pressure Without Prescription Drugs
320 pages 		The Blood Pressure Cure, 8 Weeks to Lower Blood Pressure Without Prescription Drugs

Creator: Robert E. Kowalski | Health & Fitness - 2011-01-06
This book presents simple answers to the questions that arise when people take charge of their own health in partnership with their physician.
Publisher: Wiley
Blood pressure, all you need to know
136 pages 		Blood pressure, all you need to know

Creator: Hugh Coni, Nicholas Coni | Health & Fitness - 2003-06-15
Publisher: RSM Press
Blood-pressure
448 pages 		Blood-pressure

Creator: George William Norris | Medical - 1917
High blood pressure, the 'at your fingertips' guide
209 pages 		High blood pressure, the 'at your fingertips' guide

Creator: Tom Fahey, Deirdre Murphy, Julian Tudor Hart | Medical - 2004-01-31
... 1 1 questions What is high blood pressure (BP)? High BP is not an illness or disease - rather it is a risk marker for illnesses that you wish to avoid. ...
Publisher: Class Publishing Ltd
Blood Pressure
128 pages 		Blood Pressure

Creator: Dr.G.D.Thapar | Medical - 2004-12-15
This book, produced in simple language for the layman, presents accurate information about the basic facts of the disease.

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Overweight Kids Risk High Blood Pressure

SOURCES:

Tu, W. Hypertension, November 2011.

Falkner, B. Hypertension, November 2011.

Wanzhu Tu, PhD, research scientist, Regenstrief Institute; professor of biostatistics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis.

Stephen R. Daniels, MD, PhD, chairman, department of pediatrics, University of Colorado School of Medicine; pediatrician-in-chief, Colorado Children’s Hospital, Denver.

Bonita Falkner, MD, professor of medicine and pediatrics, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia.

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Overweight Kids Risk High Blood Pressure
WebMD - Oct 04, 2011
Oct. 3, 2011 -- Children who are overweight compared to their peers are nearly three times more likely to have high blood pressure, a new study shows. The study, published in the journal Hypertension, followed 1111 school-aged

A Small Fix for Hypertension: Readers Weigh In
New York Times - Oct 04, 2011
Online, at nytimes.com/smallfixes, readers were invited to come up with a small fix of their own: a device for detecting high blood pressure, which, left untreated, can raise the risk of coronary artery disease, stroke, kidney damage and heart attack.

How sniffing salt could LOWER blood pressure
Daily Mail - Oct 04, 2011
How sniffing salt could LOWER blood pressure Salts used as meat preservatives could be a new way to tackle high blood pressure. Once inhaled or ingested, the natural salts (known as nitrites and nitrates) convert into nitric oxide in the blood, which, in turn, widens blood vessels

Slightly higher blood pressure also ups risk of stroke
Times of Malta - Oct 04, 2011
Even people with blood pressure slightly higher than normal may have an increased risk of stroke, research suggests. Scientists in the US came to the conclusion after analysing data on 518520 adults from 12 studies looking at blood pressure and stroke

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Freeport Journal-Standard - Oct 03, 2011
2- To monitor perceived exertion, heart rate and blood pressure responses during each upright and recumbent cycling session. 3- To compare perceived exertion heart rate and blood pressure during identical work levels on upright and recumbent cycles.