Could Fasting Lower High Blood Pressure?

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By Dr. Mercola

Blood pressure is the measurement of the force your blood exerts on your arteries as it moves throughout your body. Normally this pressure rises and falls throughout the day. But when it stays consistently elevated it may damage your heart and cause other health problems.

When the American Heart Association (AHA) and other health organizations changed the definition of high blood pressure,1 a large influx of people who had once been considered healthy were suddenly diagnosed with high blood pressure.

Using the new measurement of 130/80, the AHA estimates 103 million American adults have high blood pressure.2 It’s called the …read more

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