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People in their 50's with normal blood pressure can live five years longer than those with hypertension, an international study published. The Massachusetts-based Framingham Heart Study tracked 3,128 people who celebrated their 50th birthday, and found people with high blood pressure on average developed cardiovascular disease or died 7.2 years later. The study also found that people with normal blood pressure developed cardiovascular disease later in life than people with high blood pressure. Research team member Dr. Anna Peeters, from the Monash University Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine in Belgium, said the study provided clear evidence that preventing high blood pressure could prolong life. "What is really surprising is the unexpectedly large number of years difference in life expectancy between those with hypertension and those without," she said. The study was published in Hypertension: Journal of the American Heart Association.Source: – UPI 2005 Dim lights Embed Embed this video on your site |
Recent research featured on the media and WebMD on how chirpractic adjustments can effectively lower hypertension or high blood pressure in those with cervical subluxation. According to lead author George Bakris, MD, director of the hypertension center at the University of Chicago Medical Center, unlike other vertebrae, which interlock one to the next, the Atlas (also known as C-1) relies solely upon soft tissue (muscles and ligaments) to maintain alignment; therefore is uniquely vulnerable to displacement. Displacement of C-1 can occur without pain and thus, often goes undetected and untreated. After you watch this video, we invite you to call our office to get your spine check!
