“At Starbucks, the price of coffee isn’t so expensive. But the profit margin changes when you order any special blended milk and sugar concoction.” You end up paying more for calories and sugar – a Starbucks caffe vanilla frappuccino grande contains 58g …

Most people don’t know they have sleep apnea. It is a serious condition that if left untreated can lead to heart disease, high blood pressure, erectile dysfunction, accidents, and of course, obesity. Almost 50% of obese people have sleep apnea. Check …

Too much of anything is bad for you, especially sodium. A USA Today article featuring a Center for Disease Control report highlights the need to reduce sodium consumption. A staggering 98.6% of the population need to reduce their sodium intake. …

Key aspects of my weight loss have involved eating more protein and less animal fat and less refined carbohydrates. Now comes new work in people with prehypertension or mild hypertension showing that increased protein intake (40 g/d, either or milk or soy protein) …

I take fish oil, vitamin D, and resveratrol every day. Many overweight and obese people have high blood pressure.  Hypertension is a “silent killer” and usually has no symptoms.  Have you had your pressure checked lately?  Better to get blood …

Prepared food (in restaurants and grocery stores) is laden with salt.  I used to have high blood pressure, but as I lost weight, my blood pressure normalized, and I stopped taking medication for hypertension.  I also limited my salt intake – mostly by not …

Before losing weight, I was taking 2 different medications to control my blood pressure.  Gradually, with weight loss, my doctor and I weaned  the medications (I was passing out due to low blood pressure!) I’ve been off of medication for …

The American Journal of Hypertension published a study looking at health habits of adults with high blood pressure. They looked at data in 2003 and 2007.  There were essentially no changes in these habits over the four years: Eating ≥5 …