Archive for the ‘Blood Pressure’ Category

3 Dec 2010

Cold weather puts a strain on the heart

Brrrr it’s cold out there… and with forecasters telling us that it is here for a couple of weeks, that fire and a good book are calling. But a word of warning the cold can also put a strain on your heart by making it work harder to keep you warm, so remember to wrap up well with plenty of layers before stepping out into those freezing conditions.

Just walking through snowdrifts can put stress on your heart. So you can imagine how much strain shoveling snow produces. If you must shovel, scoop fresh, not packed snow. Push, rather than lift, and fill the shovel to only half full or less…

… and just be careful!

 
3 Nov 2010

National Stress Day

It’s national stress today, 3rd November and Sarah Vrancken, Fitness Expert from Streatham Hill, says:

‘We experience a hormone imbalance when we are stressed. Certain hormones including adrenalin and cortisol are released, which are known to increase our heart rate and blood pressure, and can leave the body – especially neck and back muscles – feeling stiff and tense.

In our daily lives, we can’t always reduce the amount of stress we are exposed to, but we can find natural ways of making sure stress doesn’t cause long term damage to our bodies.

When feeling stressed, the best thing you can do is go to the gym to release this build-up of energy and adrenaline, which is a natural way of keeping your body in balance. Don’t be surprised to find you do your best work-outs when you’ve had a stressful day!

In addition to regular exercise, try natural supplements that restore your body’s internal balance. I like the 100% natural supplements from Works with Water which contain ingredients that are clinically proven to help you maintain healthy blood pressure and cholesterol levels – naturally.”

National Stress Day is organised by ISMA UK

 
21 Oct 2010

Do you know how healthy your heart is?

Come and find out!

In-store heart health event Waitrose | Canary Wharf
Friday 22nd October 2010 | 10am – 5pm

Do you know how healthy your heart is? High salt intake, alcohol, stress, a poor diet and a lack of exercise can all take their toll on your heart – factors which are all too common in many people’s lifestyles today.

If you want to look after your ticker then Works with Water Nutraceuticals is holding an in-store event tomorrow to help you find natural ways to a healthier heart.

Jules Birch, founder of Works with Water is on hand to have a chat about the different ways you can look after your heart. You can have your blood pressure checked and learn about Works with Water Nutraceuticals’ 100% natural heart health supplements; help: blood pressure and help: cholesterol.

help: blood pressure and help: cholesterol are developed with 100% natural ingredients scientifically proven to help your heart health. Simply take a sachet twice a day to help you achieve and maintain healthier blood pressure or cholesterol levels within as little as 6 weeks.

With 40% of UK adults currently suffering from high blood pressure and 66% from high cholesterol – make sure you’re not one of them.

 
4 Oct 2010

help: blood pressure for post pregnancy competition winners

Congratulations to Lorraine Wilson, Debbie Omahoney, Carol Mears, Marcia Cabras and Thananya Sriklangprai, winners of our “help: blood pressure for post pregnancy” competition run on babyworld.co.uk.

With a month’s supply of help: blood pressure we hope you will find a new natural solution to lower high blood pressure after pregnancy.

 
1 Oct 2010

Pine-bark extract doesn’t lower blood pressure

Pine-bark extract has been found not to have any effect in lowering blood pressure or reducing heart disease risk factors, according to a study by Stanford University in the USA.
 
These findings support the growing body of evidence that many dietary supplements don’t have the the scientific and clinical data to back up the health benefit claims.
 
However, the study did conclude that a different dosage or formulation of pine-bark extract might well have produced a different result, so it will be interesting to see any further research into pinebark extract and other antioxidants.
 
To read the full article, please follow the following link…
http://www.englemed.co.uk/10/10sep292_pine_bark_heart.php