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Hypertension: Taking the Pressure Off - Part 3
Stressful Life Events One way to increase your stress is to subject your mind to the impressions being made on television. Two (2) hours a day of television watching increases the risk of… more»
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Hypertension: Taking the Pressure Off - Part 2
Fats Because eating a high amount of fat causes rouleaux, food with saturated fat, (i.e. animal products, butter,113 margarine, shortening, and/or coconut oil,114 etc) significantly… more»
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Hypertension: Taking the Pressure Off - Part 1
National Water Shortage “My eighty-three year old mother called me last week, ‘Brenda!’ her voice sounded alarmed, ‘I just took my blood pressure and I am worried, it is… more»
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Treatment for Back Pain
Henry Escamilla talks about back pain and how we can prevent, treat, and cure back pain. He shows different sleeping methods to prevent back pain and also explains the cause of it, as well as… more»
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Caffeine and Your Heart
Dr. Galen Comstock and Dr. David DeRose share some very enlightening facts about caffeine and how it can affect your blood flow, heart, and even your skin. Dr. Comstock gives examples and… more»
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Managing Stress Successfully
I like to illustrate the sympathetic nervous system by yelling “FIRE” before coming in to teach my physiology students. Yes, indeed, in a one-word definition the sympathetic division yells,… more»
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Stress
You have probably heard, “Stress is not what happens to you, but your response to what happens to you.“The cause of your stress, (the event or problem), is termed the “stressor”. Do you have… more»
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Tips for Achieving Peak Mental Performance
Strategy #1: Sleep Matters Get 7 to 8 hours of regular nightly sleep, with at least 1 hour before midnight (2 or 3 hours are better) if at all possible. Make it a habit to go to sleep and… more»
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Hypertension: It Is Not Just The Salt or The Pork!
Hypertension means high blood pressure. Blood pressure is the force that pushes blood through the vessels. Systolic pressure occurs as the left ventricle pushes the blood out of the heart; it… more»
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Managing Your Stress
Stress didn’t cause your diabetes, but stress does play a role in your health. Many people today say they are stressed, but what is stress? This lecture will help you to understand what stress… more»
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Benefits of Massage
NEWSTART Massage Therapist, Jerry Flores, explains how massage can relieve aches and pains, improve circulation, and generally improve health and wellness.
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Chair Massage
NEWSTART Massage Therapist, Jerry Flores, demonstrates how you can use a simple home chair massage to relieve tension, stress, and headaches.