Not exact matches
The data showed that the blueberry powder was associated
with significant reductions in systolic and
diastolic blood pressure.
Today, there is available medical evidence that shows how a pillow for pregnant stomach sleepers can help improve breathing, and also reduce systolic and
diastolic blood pressure, and help
with respiration, as well as other health benefits.
Articles were included if they fulfilled the following criteria: 1) having been breastfed in infancy was compared
with bottle (artificial) feeding, 2) systolic or
diastolic blood pressure had been measured as an outcome, and 3) an estimate of the mean difference in
blood pressure between breast - and bottle - fed groups could be extracted from the article.
For the study, investigators tested and followed 412 adults, including 234 women, ranging in age from 23 to 76 years and
with a systolic
blood pressure of 120 - 159 mm Hg and a
diastolic blood pressure between 80 - 95 mm Hg (i.e., prehypertension or stage 1 hypertension).
The most dramatic effects were a nearly 2 mmHg rise in
diastolic (the low number)
blood pressure when the odor was rated an 8 compared
with no odor, and a nearly 3 mmHg rise in systolic (the high number)
blood pressure when hydrogen sulfide concentrations reached 10 parts per billion compared
with no detectable level, the researchers reported last week in Environmental Health Perspectives.
Another example is how
blood pressure is measured
with two numbers, systolic and
diastolic.
Most people's
diastolic blood pressure goes down
with age.
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Diastolic blood pressure levels below 70 mmHg were associated
with a higher risk of death, but otherwise they showed no association
with cardiovascular outcomes.
The differences in
blood pressure were small,
with heavy coffee drinkers having a slightly lower systolic
blood pressure (SBP) and higher
diastolic blood pressure (DBP) compared to non-drinkers when adjusted for age.
The latter number,
diastolic blood pressure, measures the
pressure in the arteries between heartbeats (i.e., when the heart muscle is resting between beats and refilling
with blood).
Results show that there was a significant reduction in systolic and
diastolic blood pressures among sleep apnea patients who were compliant
with CPAP therapy for three months.
Specifically, compared
with controls, marijuana abusers had significantly attenuated behavioral («self - reports» for high, drug effects, anxiety, and restlessness), cardiovascular (pulse rate and
diastolic blood pressure), and brain DA [reduced decreases in distribution volumes (DVs) of [11C] raclopride, although normal reductions in striatal nondisplaceable binding potential (BPND)-RSB- responses to MP.
Women
with high
blood pressure have far more complications than men do because of
diastolic dysfunction.
-- The use of this extract (providing 140 mg of chlorogenic acid per day) in men
with high
blood pressure leads to a decrease in heart rate (8 %), a decrease in systolic
blood pressure (8 %), as well as a decrease in
diastolic blood pressure (7 %).
A recent study published by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, revealed out that adding blueberry smoothie into the daily diet of post-menopausal women suffering from high
blood pressure has resulted
with a decrease of the systolic
blood pressure by 5 %, and a decrease of the
diastolic blood pressure by 6 %.
As shown in the blue section of the chart,
blood pressure ranges are typically shown
with the systolic number before or above the
diastolic pressure, e.g. 120/80 mm Hg (millimeters of mercury).
In one study, individuals having high
blood pressure and supplementing their diets
with flaxseed experienced a reduction in systolic
blood pressure of 10 mmHg, and a reduction in
diastolic pressure of 7 mmHg.
In a study of subjects
with metabolic syndrome, researchers found that four weeks of treatment
with grape seed extract lowered both systolic and
diastolic blood pressure.
One study showed individuals
with pre-hypertension taking 300 mg of MegaNatural ® - BP experienced a reduction in
blood pressure.The participants took all 300mgs once a day for two months, and
blood pressure monitoring averaged in systolic readings 8mmHg lower and
diastolic pressure lower by 5mmHg.
The cuff takes your
diastolic reading when the
pressure reduces further and your
blood moves freely through your artery
with its normal pulses.
One study has shown that when whey protein is added to beverages it can lower
blood pressure in individuals
with raised
diastolic and systolic
blood pressure8.
After the end of the study, people
with the new Danish diet observed their systolic and
diastolic blood pressure drop by 5.1 and 3.2 mmHg more than in the group
with the average Danish diet.
Another large study also showed that a higher intake of olive oil was associated
with lower systolic and
diastolic blood pressure (64).
The female group, however, respond positively to the camu camu extract only in four of the ten participants,
with lower
blood pressure rates in general, as well as discrepancies between systolic and
diastolic pressure.
Specifically, outcomes were assessed after 2, 6, and 12 months,
with measurements for insulin, cholesterol, triglycerides, systolic,
diastolic,
blood pressure, and glucose levels all significantly better for Atkins patients than for patients in any other group.
Real, fermented soy sauce has an antioxidant profile easily outclassing red wine,
with one study finding that a single meal containing soy sauce reduced oxidative stress, lowered
diastolic blood pressure, and inhibited lipid peroxidation in adults.
Vegetarian diets were associated, on average,
with a 6.9 - point drop in systolic
blood pressure and a 4.7 - point drop in
diastolic pressure.
Patients
with high
blood pressure who learned the Transcendental Meditation program showed a significant reduction of systolic and
diastolic blood pressure after three months, in contrast to those randomly assigned to a control technique or to those who received health education on how to reduce
blood pressure through diet and exercise.
Participants
with a high (o. 67 % kcal) omega - 3 fatty acid percentage of their daily calorie intake had an average systolic and
diastolic blood pressure reading that was 0.55 / 0.57 mm Hg less, respectively, than participants
with lower intake.
A higher total protein intake has been inversely associated
with both systolic and
diastolic blood pressure in a number of observational studies (1).
And the DASH diet, in combination
with exercise, can reduce systolic
blood pressure by 16 points and
diastolic blood pressure by 10 points, the study showed.
Furthermore, a meta - analysis of 40 randomized, controlled trials reported significant decreases in
blood pressure with increased intakes of total (systolic − 1.8 mm Hg and
diastolic − 1.2 mm Hg), animal (systolic − 2.5 mm Hg and
diastolic − 1.0 mm Hg), and vegetable (systolic − 2.3 mm Hg and
diastolic − 1.3 mm Hg) protein (2).
According to one meta - analysis cited in the review, higher sugar intake significantly increased systolic
blood pressure (6.9 mm Hg, or 7.6 mm Hg when industry - financed studies were excluded) and
diastolic blood pressure (5.6 mm Hg, or 6.1 mm Hg when industry studies weren't considered) when compared to diets
with lower sugar consumption.
Body condition score is signi?cantly correlated
with systolic,
diastolic, and mean arterial
blood pressure This study was conducted in collaboration
with the Las Palmas de Gran Canaria University, Spain, and examined the association between weight status and hypertension in otherwise healthy dogs.
Lenovo's Vital Moto Mod came out of left field, to be honest, but we're glad it exists: the accessory pairs
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diastolic blood pressure.
And they were more weakly associated
with improved total cholesterol (0.24 mmol / l lower) and improved
diastolic blood pressure (2.24 mm Hg lower).
Deteriorating relationships, on the other hand, were associated
with worsening
diastolic blood pressure (2.74 mm Hg higher).
Further, the high reactives who developed anxious symptoms differed from the high reactives without anxious symptoms
with respect to fearful behavior in the second year and, at age 7 years, higher
diastolic blood pressure, a narrower facial skeleton, and greater magnitude of cooling of the temperature of the fingertips to cognitive challenge.
Systolic
blood pressure,
diastolic blood occur in the context of interactions
with others [3].