Category: Blood Pressure
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The Joy of Stress was started as an information piece for specific questions asked by my patients. In the course of a busy practice of family medicine and emergency care, I was asked by my patients to simplify the complicated steps to deal with their particular problems.
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One of the much more frequent injuries I see in my office today is the NON-sports injury, caused by the complete LACK of movement. Otherwise known as STATIC TENSION, the condition can best be illustrated by trying to freeze like a statue, with two hand-weights held out to the horizon.
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Are you under a lot of stress at work? Well, if you are not handling it well, it could be making you more at risk for heart disease.
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We always knew that economy class wasn’t the most comfortable way to travel and can be quite stressful. But now it turns out that, if you’re not careful, it can even be harmful to your health on long journeys.
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It has long been believed that medical diseases can often be a result of our western diet. Well, it turns out that we now have an even better reason to eat fiber, not just for our bowels, but for our hearts.
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Many people are over-medicated, either from over the counter products or from prescription drugs, and many of their complaints could have been better handled with grandmother’s old fashioned herbal remedies.
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One of the top ten ways that stress can influence your health is via your blood pressure.I commonly have patients present with a surprisingly elevated pressure, and suggest that we consider the context before rushing to medicate.
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Having seen thousands of new people in these past months, it is clear that Stress is still one of the major factors in our Health Care Crisis.