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Diabetes: The Dramatic Impact it has on Blood Pressure

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Another common diagnosis among the population is high blood pressure. Whenever high blood pressure comes up, another topic is bound to come up as well – salt. While, this may be a contributing factor, it is most certainly not the …

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Cholesterol: the “Good”, the “Bad” and the Misunderstood

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In the last post, “Cholesterol: Building a Foundation for Understanding“, we introduced the concept of the lipid panel and what it consists of: Total Cholesterol, Triglycerides, HDL, LDL and the Cholesterol/HDL ratio. So in this post we are going to …

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Diabetes: The Dramatic Impact it has on Blood Pressure

Cholesterol: the “Good”, the “Bad” and the Misunderstood