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For the strongest effects, use non-alkalized cocoa powder, which is especially high in flavonoids and has no added sugars. |
Bottom Line: Dark chocolate and cocoa powder contain plant compounds that help relax blood vessels, lowering blood pressure. |
If you're overweight, losing weight can make a big difference for your heart health. |
According to a 2016 study, losing 5% of your body mass could significantly lower high blood pressure (27). |
In previous studies, losing 17 pounds (7.7 kg) was linked to lowering systolic blood pressure by 8.5 mm Hg and diastolic blood pressure by 6.5 mm Hg (28). |
To put that in perspective, a healthy reading should be less than 120/80 mm Hg. |
The effect is even greater when weight loss is paired with exercise (28). |
Losing weight can help your blood vessels do a better job of expanding and contracting, making it easier for the left ventricle of the heart to pump blood. |
Bottom Line: Losing weight can significantly lower high blood pressure. This effect is even greater when you exercise. |
Among the many reasons to quit smoking is that the habit is a strong risk factor for heart disease. |
Every puff of cigarette smoke causes a slight, temporary increase in blood pressure. The chemicals in tobacco are also known to damage blood vessels. |
Surprisingly, studies haven't found a conclusive link between smoking and high blood pressure. Perhaps this is because smokers develop a tolerance over time (29). |
Still, since both smoking and high blood pressure raise the risk of heart disease, quitting smoking can help reverse that risk. |
Bottom Line: There's conflicting research about smoking and high blood pressure, but what is clear is that both increase the risk of heart disease. |
There's a growing body of research showing a link between added sugar and high blood pressure (30, 31, 32). |
In the Framingham Women's Health Study, women who drank even one soda per day had higher levels than those who drank less than one soda per day (33). |
Another study found that having one less sugar-sweetened beverage per day was linked to lower blood pressure (34). |
And it's not just sugar - all refined carbs, such as the kind found in white flour, convert rapidly to sugar in your bloodstream and may cause problems. |
Some studies have shown that low-carb diets may also help reduce blood pressure. |
One study on people undergoing statin therapy found that those who went on a six-week, carb-restricted diet saw a greater improvement in blood pressure and other heart disease markers than people not on a diet (35). |
Bottom Line: Refined carbs, especially sugar, may raise blood pressure. Some studies have shown that low-carb diets may help reduce your levels. |
Berries are full of more than just juicy flavor. |
They're also packed with polyphenols, natural plant compounds that are good for your heart. |
One small study had middle-aged people eat berries for eight weeks. |
Participants experienced improvements in different markers of heart health, including blood pressure (36). |
Another study assigned people with high blood pressure to a low-polyphenol diet or a high-polyphenol diet containing berries, chocolate, fruits and vegetables (37). |
Those consuming berries and polyphenol-rich foods experienced improved markers of heart disease risk. |
Bottom Line: Berries are rich in polyphenols, which can help lower blood pressure and the overall risk of heart disease. |
While these two behaviors could also fall under "stress reduction techniques," meditation and deep breathing deserve specific mention. |
Both meditation and deep breathing are thought to activate the parasympathetic nervous system. This system is engaged when the body relaxes, slowing the heart rate and lowering blood pressure. |
There's quite a bit of research in this area, with studies showing that different styles of meditation appear to have benefits for lowering blood pressure (38, 39). |
Deep breathing techniques can also be quite effective. |
In one study, participants were asked to either take six deep breaths over the course of 30 seconds or to simply sit still for 30 seconds. Those who took breaths lowered their blood pressure more than those who just sat (40). |
Try guided meditation or deep breathing. Here's a video to get you started. |
Bottom Line: Both meditation and deep breathing can activate the parasympathetic nervous system, which helps slow your heart rate and lower blood pressure. |
People with low calcium intake often have high blood pressure. |
While calcium supplements haven't been conclusively shown to lower blood pressure, calcium-rich diets do seem linked to healthy levels (41, 42). |
For most adults, the calcium recommendation is 1,000 mg per day. For women over 50 and men over 70, it's 1,200 mg per day (43). |
In addition to dairy, you can get calcium from collard greens and other leafy greens, beans, sardines and tofu. Here is a complete list. |
Bottom Line: Calcium-rich diets are linked to healthy blood pressure levels. Get calcium through dark leafy greens and tofu, as well as dairy. |
Aged garlic extract: Aged garlic extract has been used successfully as a stand-alone treatment and along with conventional therapies for lowering blood pressure (44, 45). |
Berberine: Traditionally used in Ayurvedic and Chinese medicine, berberine may increase nitric oxide production, which helps decrease blood pressure (46, 47). |
Whey protein: A 2016 study found that whey protein improved blood pressure and blood vessel function in 38 participants (48). |
Fish oil: Long credited with improving heart health, fish oil may benefit people with high blood pressure the most (49, 50). |
Hibiscus: Hibiscus flowers make a tasty tea. They're rich in anthocyanins and polyphenols that are good for your heart and may lower blood pressure (51). |
Bottom Line: Several natural supplements have been investigated for their ability to lower blood pressure. |
Magnesium is an important mineral that helps blood vessels relax. |
While magnesium deficiency is pretty rare, many people don't get enough. |
Some studies have suggested that getting too little magnesium is linked with high blood pressure, but evidence from clinical studies has been less clear (52, 53). |
Still, eating a magnesium-rich diet is a recommended way to ward off high blood pressure (53). |
You can incorporate magnesium into your diet with vegetables, dairy products, legumes, chicken, meat and whole grains. |
Bottom Line: Magnesium is an important mineral that helps regulate blood pressure. Find it in whole foods, such as legumes and whole grains. |
High blood pressure affects a large proportion of the world's population. |
While drugs are one way to treat the condition, there are many other natural techniques that can help. |
Controlling your blood pressure through the methods in this article may, ultimately, help you lower your risk of heart disease. |
If you want to buy any of the over-the-counter remedies listed in this article then they are available online. |
Jennings, Kerri-Ann. "Fifteen natural ways to lower your blood pressure." Medical News Today. MediLexicon, Intl., 31 Jul. 2017. Web. |
RESTON, Va. - Aug. 27, 2018 - PRLog -- Indigo IT, a trusted information technology and service provider to government agencies, was awarded a re-compete contract by U.S. Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to continue providing critical Patch and Release Management Services. |
Indigo IT was originally awarded the Patch and Release Management Services contract in February 2013 and was charged with maintaining the stability, security and functionality of the CBP desktop for 72,000 users and 71,000 devices spread across approximately 300 locations abroad and 900 locations domestically. The succ... |
"Indigo IT is honored and excited to continue our support of the CBP mission to help keep our nation secure by providing critical patch and release management services," said Denise Van Wyngaardt, CEO of Indigo IT. "Our expanded team of experts remain committed to providing innovative solutions and exceptional services... |
Indigo IT is a trusted service provider to government agencies seeking innovative Cloud Computing, Cyber and Information Technology (IT) Security, Service Operations, and Enterprise Intelligence solutions. We know our defense, federal, and civilian customers have critical IT infrastructures that must remain reliable, a... |
Indigo IT is an Economically Disadvantaged Woman Owned Small Business (EDWOSB), Minority Owned Small Business. Indigo IT is also a Prime on GSA IT 70 and 8(a) STARS II. |
On the eve of its one-day Glass sale, Google announces a roll out of a bevy of features -- and a roll back of an important one -- to its wearable headset that will bring it up to speed with the latest Android operating system. |
While Google's Glass wearable is still proving a polarizing frontier in personal computing -- making headlines this past weekend when a reporter had it ripped off his face and smashed on the ground -- the company is quietly chipping away at its long list of features it would like to pack into the face-worn headset ahea... |
On Monday, Google announced that it will be rolling out a Glass update -- called XE16 -- to users later this week that will bring the device up to its latest Android iteration, KitKat, meaning not only will Glass get better battery life, but developers can also now design applications for it using the latest Android so... |
More noteworthy, however, is that Google has decided to disable Glass' video call functionality due to poor performance and lackluster usage; fewer than 10 percent of Glass users are making video calls with the device, the company reported. |
"We hold ourselves to high standards for the features that we build, and video calls aren't living up to these standards," reads Google's blog post. "For this reason, we've made the hard decision to remove video calls from Glass until the experience is better." |
The announcement of the upgrade to KitKat comes a day before Google plans to let anyone purchase its Explorer prototype edition -- still for the same hefty price of $1,500 paid by the last year's early adopters -- for 24 hours only. The sale starts at 6 a.m. PT on Tuesday. |
Other feature add-ons in the update include automatic voice command sorting by frequency and recent use, bundling of photos in Glass' timeline view, photo replies when using the Hangouts messaging app, and an easier way to send general Glass feedback to Google. |
Update at 7:55 p.m. PT: Clarified that the update will be released later this week. |
A 63-year-old Austrian citizen, Helmut G., was recently fined 800 Euros for yodeling while mowing his lawn. Apparently his next-door neighbors, who are Muslim and right in the middle of prayer, were offended by the yodeling because it resembled the call of the Muezzin. |
This is ridiculous! If you don't want to hear yodeling, then don't live in Austria, a country known for its traditional yodeling. |
"It was not my intention to imitate or insult them. I simply started to yodel a few tunes because I was in such a good mood." |
A few years ago, Americans could be assured that a case like this would never even make it to court, but with the current "politically correct" Administration, who knows, could something like this could happen in America too? |
Two weeks ago today, we detailed the ego-fueled collapse of Social Capital, a Silicon Valley venture capital firm known for early investments in companies like Slack. |
What's new: Social Capital no longer will raise outside capital, and instead convert itself into "technology holding company" that mostly invests CEO Chamath Palihapitiya's own money. |
Palihapitiya yesterday confirmed much of our previous reporting — via both a Medium post and interview with The Information — while simultaneously calling it "fake news." |
What he announced: Social Capital will no longer raise traditional venture capital funds from outside investors, known as "limited partners," and even more staffers are expected to depart. Beginning next year it will invest off its "balance sheet," with new portfolio companies receiving checks of between $50 million an... |
Palihapitiya is basically turning Social Capital into a family office. Limited partner sources say there are still fund reserves for follow-on investments, the funds might recycle some profits, and any additional needs could be offered to LPs as direct investments on a no fee/no carry basis. |
He also told select LPs on a conference call that he will focus most on a sub-group of Social Capital's strongest portfolio companies. |
The conference call was a regularly-scheduled LP advisory committee meeting, and it only lasted around 30 minutes. |
"He kept dodging questions," one LP on the call says. "There would be a question about things like organizational structure — who is actually managing our investments? — and he wouldn't give direct answers." |
“They probably felt maybe not listened to as much as they should have been by me. Tough." |
Probably worth recalling that "Partnership" was part of Social Capital's original name, but it was dropped somewhere along the way. |
Palihapitiya continues to serve as CEO of a publicly-traded blank check company called Social Capital Hedosophia (NYSE: IPOA). If it doesn't acquire a company by the middle of next September, then investors get their cash back and it's a heavily-hyped wash. But if it does acquire a company, how will shareholders feel a... |
There does not appear to be any LP appetite for firing the general partner. Or at least not yet. One big reason, as voiced by an investor, is that spearheading such an effort could get his firm blackballed by Palihapitiya's influential Silicon Valley friends. Too much risk for too little reward and too much effort. |
Reminder that Social Capital once discussed a "takeover" by Kleiner Perkins, but the deal collapsed after Palihapitiya insisted on being named CEO (or the managerial equivalent) of the combined firm. |
Social Capital has not responded to any of our requests for comment for the past three weeks (including yesterday). Same goes for direct inquiries to Palihapitiya. |
• In his Western Hockey League rookie season, Davidson led the team in plus-minus (+15), finished third in assists (33) and second among Regina defensemen in points (34). He was named the Regina Pats Rookie of the Year for 2009-10. |
• Davidson was never drafted to the WHL, he played Midget AA hockey in his hometown of Taber, Alberta until last season when he played Midget AAA with the Lethbridge Y’s. His family owned a farm in Taber and it wasn’t until the family sold the farm that he was able to play out of town. |
• He credits his father for having the most influence on his career because he always looked up to his dad and always wanted to make him proud – “he pushed me to the best I could be and he’s really inspired me”. |
• The one thing he couldn’t live without are his brothers and the one thing people don’t know about him is that he loves dogs. |
Leon describes this Mickey-print gown as "glam-meets-sport." |
The whimsical brand will roll out its spring collection March 7, marking only the second fashion show at the theme park in its 53-year history. |
“The Happiest Show on Earth” as it's being called, will feature the spring collection from the whimsical Opening Ceremony fashion brand designed by SoCal natives Humberto Leon and Carol Lim. |
Jessica Alba, Spike Jonze and Chance the Rapper will be among the 700 guests attending the after-hours fete in Toontown, which will showcase “glam-meets-sport” gowns, faux fur jackets, sweatshirts and more inspired by the iconic cartoon rodent who made his 1928 big-screen debut in Steamboat Willie. The show will also b... |
A fashion discovery zone, the first Opening Ceremony store bowed in New York City in 2002, followed by locations in L.A. and Asia. In addition to designing their own Opening Ceremony label, and the LVMH-owned Kenzo, Leon and Lim have collaborated on limited-edition product over the years with dozens of heritage brands,... |
Tight-knit with the Hollywood community (and repped by WME-IMG), they often bring a performance aspect to their fashion presentations, whether it’s collaborating with visual futurist Syd Mead of Blade Runner fame on hovercrafts for a runway set, or tapping Portlandia's Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein for a political... |
Let’s just start with a note that should be obvious to everyone: If Obama had deep and long financial ties to Russia (and many of his campaign leaders did as well), was under investigation by the FBI for this, and then fired the head of the FBI (right after he asked for more resources to investigate this), Fox News and... |
If you’re a millionaire or billionaire and you’re a selfish, shortsighted jackass, you might have a good reason for voting for Republicans for Congress or the presidency. |
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