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...healthy lifestyle with his family. Rodney went to bed a few weeks ago, feeling as if he simply had the flu. He died in his sleep. An autopsy showed no signs of long-term heart failure, no evidence of diabetes, no illegal drugs. The cause of death: hypertensive cardiovascular disease. Rodney...
...pressure is both a timely and critical message for every American [Dec. 6]. In your article, you remarked on the role that nitric oxide plays in relaxing blood vessels. When I shared the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1998 for my research on the role of nitric oxide in cardiovascular health, I knew we had only begun to understand the importance of this unique molecule. Nitric oxide is critically important in reducing blood pressure and promoting total cardiovascular health. I am convinced by my ongoing research that reduced levels of nitric oxide production in the body are directly related...
...Exercise is important, with aerobic activity--as little as 30 minutes of brisk walking--recommended for three or four days a week. Even though pressure briefly rises when you exercise, the workouts cause the heart and other muscles to become more efficient and require less oxygen. This reduces cardiovascular demands and lowers overall pressure...
Everyone knows that stress can make you age before your time--but everyone knows is folk wisdom, not science. What science has established so far is that people under chronic stress tend to have weak immune systems and run an elevated risk of cardiovascular disease. But that doesn't necessarily prove that stressed-out people are actually aging prematurely, even if they look older than their years...
...more, as users chase the caffeine buzz, their intake climbs--sometimes to 1,200 mg a day or more, leading to jitteriness and sleeplessness. Blood pressure may become elevated, and although the increase is not always dramatic, it can be dangerous for people at risk for hypertension or other cardiovascular problems...