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Entries Tagged as 'high blood pressure'

Chocolate fights more than free radicals

March 4th, 2008 · No Comments

So I’ve been a bad blogger this week - apologies! - but to make up for it, let’s kick things off with a blog post you can really sink your teeth into (couldn’t resist…). While we all know about the amazing antioxidant effects of chocolate, something you may not know is that chocolate also contains […]

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Tags: antioxidants · cardiovascular health · chocolate · high blood pressure

Use herbs to lower your sodium intake

January 24th, 2008 · 1 Comment

I’m a major salt fiend. While I’m pretty good at keeping myself from putting extra salt on food, I can’t contain myself if I’m within 50 feet of a bag of Doritos. And tomato juice? Don’t even get me started. Sure, I’ll get a chocolate craving every so often, but usually it’s more along the […]

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Tags: curry · garlic · herbs · high blood pressure · nutrition · salt · sodium