Here are your risks. “160 over 100,” I said to my patient — unable to hide my grave concern after manually checking his blood pressure. “That’s not too bad. It used to be higher than that,” he replied. Sadly, this was the third time this week I’d heard a patient express relief over a blood […]
Hypertension, commonly known as high blood pressure, is the greatest risk factor for stroke. Therefore, if you have high blood pressure, managing it can significantly decrease your chances of having a stroke. We see hundreds of people with stroke symptoms each year in WakeMed’s seven adult emergency rooms (ERs). Most of the first-time stroke patients […]
Recently sugar has been all over the news as it’s been linked with the growing obesity problem in the United States. Earlier this month, Dr. Robert Lustig told CBS News’ “60 minutes” that sugar is addictive, toxic, and it’s killing us by increasing our risk of heart disease, type II diabetes, hypertension and cancer. The […]
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