Congratulations to Paul Rungay, who qualified today as a Certified Hypnotension Practitioner.
Paul will be serving Hypnotension clients from his practice in Wickford, Essex, UK.
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Hypertension and the NHS: Can they cope?
The NHS Choices website gives some great advice on how to help reduce high blood pressure, such as; losing weight if you need to exercising regularly eating a healthy diet cutting back if you drink a lot of alcohol stopping smoking cutting down on salt and caffeine However, this is the same advice that has … Read more
Calcium in pregnancy halves hypertension risk
Pre-eclampsia is a major cause of death in pregnant women and newborn babies worldwide. Preterm birth (birth before 37 weeks) is often caused by high blood pressure and is the leading cause of newborn deaths, particularly in low-income countries.
The review of 13 trials, involving 15,730 women, found that calcium supplementation during pregnancy is a safe and relatively cheap means of reducing the risk of pre-eclampsia in women at increased risk, and women from communities with low dietary calcium. Women were also less likely to die or have serious problems due to pre-eclampsia. Babies were less likely to be born preterm. No adverse effects have been found but further research is needed into the ideal dosage for supplementation.
Hofmeyr GJ, Lawrie TA, Atallah ÁN, Duley L: Calcium supplementation during pregnancy for preventing hypertensive disorders and related problems.
Overweight children have triple the high blood pressure risk
Children who are categorised as ‘overweight’ or ‘obese’ are at three times the risk of high blood pressure than children who are at healthy bodyweight. The study of more than 1,100 children, conducted by the Indiana University School of Medicine in Indianapolis, found that 14% of children categorised as overweight or obese had pre-hypertension or … Read more
Timing of blood pressure pills could matter
Taking your blood pressure pills at bedtime instead of in the morning might be healthier for some high-risk people, a recent study confirms. The results of 21 randomised controlled trials involving 1,993 patients with primary hypertension were analysed; they found that those on evening dosing enjoyed slightly better overall blood pressure control than those on … Read more