You know the joke among Type 1 Diabetics about getting high? People living with Type 2 Diabetes do not share the same humor. But people with hypertension soon might. An article from The Joint Blog came out, which says hemp seed can be a potential treatment for hypertension. There is a strong possibility that it can also prevent the disease. Since I have hypertension as … [Read more...]
Hypertension: Manage High Blood Pressure and Start Living Life to the Fullest
Hypertension or high blood pressure, with all its complications including diabetes, is also a silent killer. On the lighter side of things though, anyone who has it can manage the disease with proper diet and lifestyle modification. Note the word ‘manage.’ A medicine that will eliminate high blood pressure does not exist. You can only control it. In that case, what I think … [Read more...]
Hypertension and Diabetes: What’s Your Number?
Diabetes patients are twice as likely to suffer from hypertension compared to individuals who do not have Diabetes, says the National High Blood Pressure Education Program Working Group. Approximately 3 million Americans, or two out of three people have both diseases today. In the UK the ratio is 3:10 in people with Type 1 Diabetes and 8:10 in people with Type 2 Diabetes. Like … [Read more...]
Pre-2014 Journal of an Unhealthy Man
I don't want to spend too much time reliving the past. But, I think you should know what lead up too me having Gastric Bypass surgery on Dec. 31, 2013. I like to call this time; Before Gastric Bypass or BGB. I was always a heavier person. I played lots of sports from the age of 4-17. But that didn't stop me from slowing gaining weight through out those years. Maybe it was … [Read more...]