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	<title>Heart Healthy Tips - Lisa Nelson RD &#187; blood pressure</title>
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		<title>High Blood Pressure &#8211; 4 Frequently Asked Questions</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jun 2010 04:09:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Nelson RD</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[High blood pressure is a serious condition that requires treatment.  Here are answers to four frequently asked questions you need to know.
What is high blood pressure?
Blood pressure equals the force pushing against your artery walls when your heart beats and when it rests.  The systolic pressure is the force against artery walls when [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dr. Houston Answers Your Top Heart Health Questions &#8211; Part 3</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Apr 2010 08:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Nelson RD</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s another four questions with answers from my interview with Dr. Mark Houston in February 2010. 
Lisa Nelson RD: If someone has been on blood pressure medication for many years and they take steps to lose weight and improve their diet is it likely they’ll be able to discontinue their medication or will they be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dr. Houston Answers Your Top Heart Health Questions &#8211; Part 2</title>
		<link>http://www.lisanelsonrd.com/blog/dr-houston-answers-your-top-heart-health-questions-part-2</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Apr 2010 08:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Nelson RD</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Lower Blood Pressure]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here are more of the questions and answers from my interview with Dr. Mark Houston in February 2010. 
Lisa Nelson RD: Is there a connection between blood pressure and heart rate? 
Dr. Houston: If blood pressure increases, normally the heart rate should decrease.  However, in some patient with dysregulation of the autonomic nervous system [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dr. Houston Answers Your Top Heart Health Questions &#8211; Part 1</title>
		<link>http://www.lisanelsonrd.com/blog/dr-houston-answers-your-top-heart-health-questions-part-1</link>
		<comments>http://www.lisanelsonrd.com/blog/dr-houston-answers-your-top-heart-health-questions-part-1#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 03:00:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Nelson RD</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Lower Blood Pressure]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I had the opportunity to interview hypertension expert Dr. Mark Houston last month (February 2010).  Here are three of the questions he answered.
Lisa Nelson RD: It is typically recommended that cholesterol medications be taken prior to bed.  Would you explain the reason why?  Also, is there a best time of day to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cholesterol Medication, Grapefruit, and Fungi</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Nelson RD</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Lower Cholesterol]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[blood pressure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cholesterol]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Currently there are cholesterol medications that interact with grapefruit meaning individuals that are prescribed these medications need to avoid grapefruit and grapefruit juice.  There’s a component in grapefruit called furanocomarins (FCs) that interfere with the enzyme activity that metabolizes (breaksdown) certain medications.  Therefore grapefruit can inhibit the medication from entering the bloodstream.
The USDA [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lower Blood Pressure with a Low Carb Diet</title>
		<link>http://www.lisanelsonrd.com/blog/lower-blood-pressure-with-a-low-carb-diet</link>
		<comments>http://www.lisanelsonrd.com/blog/lower-blood-pressure-with-a-low-carb-diet#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Nelson RD</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Heart Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lower Blood Pressure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[alli]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.lisanelsonrd.com/blog/?p=1468</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Let me state right up front that I do not recommend following a low carb diet.  That being said I want to share some of the latest research with you.
A study published on January 25, 2010 in the Archives of Internal Medicine compared a low carb diet versus a low fat plus orlistat diet. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How does strength training affect blood pressure?</title>
		<link>http://www.lisanelsonrd.com/blog/how-does-strength-training-affect-blood-pressure</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 08:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Nelson RD</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Lower Blood Pressure]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.lisanelsonrd.com/blog/?p=1458</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Lifting weights can cause a temporary, but dramatic blood pressure rise.  Systolic blood pressure can increase up to 350-400 mm Hg and diastolic blood pressure to 150 mm Hg even if your blood pressure is typically a healthy level of 120/80 or less.
Long term high blood pressure is linked to arterial endothelial dysfunction.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lower Blood Pressure with Whole Grains</title>
		<link>http://www.lisanelsonrd.com/blog/lower-blood-pressure-with-whole-grains</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 08:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Nelson RD</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Heart Health]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The long running Health Professional Follow-Up Study has released new findings.  The study found men who eat a high level of whole grains to be 19% less likely to develop high blood pressure compared to those eating the lowest levels of whole grains.  The individuals with lower risks of developing high blood pressure [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lower Blood Pressure &#8211; Does being a parent mean you have lower blood pressure?</title>
		<link>http://www.lisanelsonrd.com/blog/lower-blood-pressure-does-being-a-parent-mean-you-have-lower-blood-pressure</link>
		<comments>http://www.lisanelsonrd.com/blog/lower-blood-pressure-does-being-a-parent-mean-you-have-lower-blood-pressure#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 08:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Nelson RD</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Lower Blood Pressure]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[You&#8217;d think the stress of raising children would cause blood pressure to boil; however, a study has actually found a link between parenthood and lower blood pressure, particularly in women.  The Brigham Young Study monitored 198 adults for 24 hours.  Seventy percent of participants had children, participants were married and in overall good [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Saturated Fat Not Linked to Heart Disease &#8211; What Do You Think?</title>
		<link>http://www.lisanelsonrd.com/blog/saturated-fat-not-linked-to-heart-disease</link>
		<comments>http://www.lisanelsonrd.com/blog/saturated-fat-not-linked-to-heart-disease#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 01:00:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Nelson RD</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The latest research published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that saturated fat is not linked to heart disease as we&#8217;ve always be told. This latest study was a meta-analysis and did not find significant evidence linking dietary saturated fat with increased risk of heart disease.
A meta-analysis combines the results of several studies [...]]]></description>
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