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05Dec 2020 by Tonya Breaux-Shropshire

Hypertension and COVID: What Can Reduce Your Risk?

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What can you do to reduce your risk for COVID when you have hypertension. According to the Institute of Health, COVID-19 is the leading cause of death in the United States surpassing heart disease and cancer, and stroke. People who are hypertension do not have a higher risk, but if your blood pressure is uncontrolled you may be at a higher risk of COVID severity. The American Heart Association has defined hypertension as a blood pressure of 130/80 mm Hg or more. Approximately 29% of Americans have been diagnosed with hypertension and it is commonly found in the elderly. More research is needed, but studies from New York, Italy, and China may suggest that people with hypertension are at higher risk of COVID-19. It has been suggested that the Ace2…

02Nov 2020 by Tonya Breaux-Shropshire

Important Vitamin Supplements for High Blood Pressure

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There are important vitamin supplements that are needed to help prevent high blood pressure. One of the most important vitamin supplements that you would need is vitamin D 2 or D 3. Low vitamin D is associated with high blood pressure, cardiovascular disease, autoimmune disease, and depression. The best way to know if you are deficient in vitamin D is to get your blood tested at home or in your doctor's office. See below for the levels of blood vitamin d: Deficiency is less than 20 ng/ml (50 nmol/l) Insufficiency is 21-29 ng/ml (52-72 nmol/l) Sufficiency is 30 ng/ml or more (73 nmol/l) This is not medical advice and everyone is different, but you should get your vitamin D level checked. Your level should be between 30-100 ng/ml (75-250 nmol/l)…

18Oct 2020 by Tonya Breaux-Shropshire

How To Cook the Best Smothered Turkey Wings in Less Than 45 Minutes!

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3ds0C-SKtw How to cook the best-smothered turkey wings in less than 45 minutes. Look, you don't need flour, soup packets, oils, and high salt seasoning, to cook delicious smothered turkey wings. Thanks for watching and enjoy! #easysmotheredturkeywings #healthysmotheredturkeywings #turkeywingsinlessthan45min Hello Hypertension Resistors! I am here for you every week to inspire you with specific lifestyle modification, including quick and easy recipes and at-home exercise tips so you can do what matters to get good blood pressure control. Why? Because the American Heart Association says, most Americans are dying from heart disease, congestive heart failure, and stroke. You could prevent all three with good blood pressure control. After about 10 years of conducting research and seeing people die with heart attack, stroke, and kidney or heart failure, I decided that I…

16Oct 2020 by Tonya Breaux-Shropshire

5 Ways to Know If You Have Target Organ Damage From Hypertension?

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What are five ways to know if you have target organ damage from hypertension? Here are five things that would alert you to get your organs checked: 1). Problem with your eyes: blurred vision, etc 2). Change in memory, or neurological deficits 3). Changes in cognition 4). Palpitations or shortness of breath, or 2-5 pound weight gain in one day. Call your doctor for an appointment to check your heart. Monitor your heart rhythm using this at home EKG monitor that is FDA approved and easy to use. Click here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDnvcIrKjUo 5). Protein or blood in your urine could mean some kidney dysfunction. Call your doctor to get a creatine level to test your kidneys. Use these FDA approved urine strips here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JravabiVnj8

10Oct 2020 by Tonya Breaux-Shropshire

Should You Go To Your Doctor at This Point During COVID-19?

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Should you go to the doctor at this point during COVID-19 for hypertension treatment and refills? As of September 12, 2020, the Center for Disease Control (CDC) recommends limiting in-person medical visits. The CDC recommends for you to talk to your doctor online, by phone, or e-mail, and use telemedicine. Further, the CDC recommends for you to discuss rescheduling non-urgent procedures if possible. What is the status of COVID-19 in the United States at This Point? The exact number of infected persons and deaths from the virus are speculative at best. It is really difficult to track COVID-19 at this point, but some great thinkers are coming up with solutions. There are several apps that can provide us with an idea of where the hot spots are in real-time. A…

03Oct 2020 by Tonya Breaux-Shropshire

Boost Your Immunity & Energy Now

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Boost your immunity and energy with a cheap drink and you probably have the ingredients in your pantry. All you need is apple cider vinegar and lemon juice at the right proportion that is effective and tastes good. Now there are many ingredients that you could include that will take more time and effort that is not needed. Just use these two ingredients and you will be set to reap many benefits. Not one cup but one tablespoon of apple cider vinegar a day could prevent and treat gastric reflux, boost energy, stop sugar and salt cravings especially while fasting, and kill bad bacteria in your stomach. I use it as a probiotic, but I just read that apple cider vinegar has also been shown to help with weight loss…

24Sep 2020 by Tonya Breaux-Shropshire

How to Know Your True Blood Pressure In the Doctor’s Office?

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How to know your true blood pressure in the doctor's office? It is no secret that office blood pressure monitoring is not a reliable source to diagnose and manage blood pressure. This is true for several reasons including patient, environment, and staff issues. Role of Office Blood Pressure Yet accurate blood pressure measurement is essential for appropriate blood pressure diagnoses and treatment. Recent guidelines have determined that the role of office blood pressure monitoring should be for screening purposes only. Only Home, ambulatory, and automated blood pressure monitoring are recommended for hypertension diagnosing and treatment. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-4eB2yZOZA White Coat Hypertension & True Blood Pressure White Coat Hypertension is seen in patients who don't have high blood pressure and their blood pressure is elevated in the office but normal at home. These…

16Sep 2020 by Tonya Breaux-Shropshire

What Can Be Done Right Now To Relieve Stress, Anxiety & Blood Pressure?

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What Can Be Done Right Now To Relieve Stress, Anxiety & Blood Pressure? There's so much going on that could be causing you to have levels of stress, anxiety, or high blood pressure. What's Causing You Stress, Anxiety, & Raising Your Blood Pressure The pandemic would be enough to cause stress, anxiety, and raise your blood pressure. There have been over six million cases in America with 200, 679 deaths. However, there are other things going on too. rWe have had several hurricanes, including hurricane Sally that hit Gulf Shores, Alabama, this morning. Hurricane Teddy and storm Vicky are still out there headed this way. We are fortunate that so far, the hurricanes have not had the suspected impact on lives and property. Hopefully, that will be the case today…

09Sep 2020 by Tonya Breaux-Shropshire

How to Reduce Your Nightime High Blood Pressure Naturally?

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What Does Your Nightime Blood Pressure Tell You About Your Health? Blood pressure is an important vital sign that gives you essential information about your health. The ordinary pattern of blood pressure is this: your blood pressure is highest in the daytime and lowest at night if you are in good cardiovascular health. This is called blood pressure dipping. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wP9uFhR1zEA People whose blood pressure does not lower or dip at night are called non-dippers. Non-dippers are at higher cardiovascular risk, which means they are more likely to have heart disease or cerebral vascular disease. Nondippers are likely to have large hearts, thick carotid arteries, artery plaque, brain infarcts, stroke, memory loss, and kidney damage. The best thing you can do for good blood pressure control is to take care of…

02Sep 2020 by Tonya Breaux-Shropshire

Can Supplements or Medications Reduce the Severity of COVID-19?

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Can supplements or medications reduce the severity of COVID-19? In this post, I will review Dr. Mobeen Syed recommendations for supplements and medication that might reduce the severity of COVID-19. Who would believe that we would be still dealing with the coronavirus without clear management or prevention recommendations? Deaths have varied widely but according to the Center for Disease Control report, there have been between 273-2706 people dying every day from COVID-19 since March. The death count is still high with 1021 people who died yesterday. Although there is no identified effective treatment so far, there might be something you can do to protect yourself from COVID-19. I have no expertise to really talk about this subject, and I should stick to my specific topic of hypertension. However, people with…