By Alvin Hopkinson Medical scientists continue to research in order to establish the ultimate cure for high blood pressure. Because the disease is potentially life- threatening, it is recommended that you get your blood pressure checked regularly. If hypertension, also referred to as the ‘silent killer,’ is left untreated, it will increase the risk for [...]

Magnesium is important for over 300 metabolic reactions in the human body.  A growing crisis is emerging the the United States as some studies report that 60 to 80% of Americans are Magnesium deficient based on consumption of the standard American diet (S-A-D) How can this be? Many factors lead to magnesium deficiency: Many people [...]

The Kidney and Liver are the most important waste management organs in the human body. The kidney works so hard at filtering and cleansing contaminants and toxins from the blood stream that it can lose most of its functioning capacity before the body starts to show signs and symptoms of a problem.  The kidneys are [...]

The most popular medications prescribed for  lowering blood pressure are diuretics.  They are the first line therapy in hypertension protocols.  These medications work by different mechanisms in the body but all have positive and negative effects.   The positive effects of course are lowered blood pressure and a lower risk for a serious cardiac event.  But [...]