Preventative Care. Dr. David Samadi will explore the new and often debated areas of preventative care. Prevent cancer, check your blood pressure, eat the right foods and other prevention tips. Get a medical doctor's take on herbal treatments, yoga, homeopathy, acupuncture, vitamins, supplements, massage therapy, spiritual treatment and other forms of alternative therapy for prevention.
High blood pressure is called the silent killer. Not knowing that you have a high blood pressure, may results in heart attack, stroke or kidney failure. High blood pressure is a systolic blood pressure of 140 or higher or a diastolic pressure of 90 or higher.
Read MoreA simple way that everyone can pitch in is to monitor their blood pressure at home.
Read MoreA new study suggests that it may be best to treat patients that are considered prehypertension (which means between the range of 120 to 140) in order to bring their systolic blood pressure down to 120. The findings come from a large study conducted by the National Institutes of Health. In the past, doctors have often only treated patients whose systolic blood pressure was about 140. 140 is the number that officially declares a person having high blood pressure. The reason the systolic number is of importance is because it is a better indicator of a stroke or heart attack.
Read MoreCutting blood pressure below the currently recommended target can significantly reduce the rate of heart attacks, strokes, heart failure and deaths. The findings come from the largest study ever conducted to examine whether reducing systolic blood pressure below the currently recommended goal would be beneficial.
Read MorePhysicians have long been recommending Vitamin D as a way to lower blood pressure. A new study shows it may have no effect.
Read MoreAccording to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, approximately 79 million American adults have pre-diabetes. As you might guess, pre-diabetes can, and often does, develop into diabetes. Unfortunately, chances are that the cardiovascular damage that occurs with type 2 diabetes is already occurring with pre-diabetes.
The good news, however, is that a diagnosis of pre-diabetes does not sentence you to a diagnosis of diabetes; rather, with some lifestyle changes, diabetes can be prevented.
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