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Green coffee bean extract
In 2002, Suzuki A and co-workers from Kao Corp. Japan found a dose-dependent reduction in blood pressure after a single ingestion of 5-caffeoylquinic acid in a rat study. In a study of 20 healthy male subjects, the same research group allowed 10 subjects take green coffee bean extract containing 140 mg of chlorogenic acid... »
Green Tea
Though the FDA concluded that existing evidence does not support qualified health claims for green tea consumption and a reduced risk of any other type of cancer in 2005, the steady stream of good news about green tea is getting so hard to ignore its potential benefits. Green tea contains, minerals, vitamins, oils, caffeine... »
tekturna, aliskiren,
Tekturna (aliskiren) tablet was approved on March 6, 2007 for the treatment of high blood pressure. Tekturna, a new molecular entity (NME), is the first high blood pressure drug approved by FDA that inhibits renin, a kidney enzyme associated with the regulation of blood pressure. The effectiveness of Tekturna in lowering blood pressure has been... »
Aspirin lowers blood pressure at bedtime?
Aspirin can reduce blood pressure, most clinical studies find, but the time for the aspirin administration is critical. Studies have shown that aspirin produces an administration time-dependent inhibition of angiotensin II. Aspirin is a potent antioxidative agent that reduces vascular production of superoxide, prevents angiotensin II-induced hypertension, and induces NO release. Low-dose aspirin administered at... »
How is our hormone related to our mood?
Researchers from Northwestern University, Illinois, found that people who go to bed feeling lonely and sad wake up with a surge of cortisol (an energy-boosting hormone) from a study of 156 people aged between 54 and 71. Cortisol levels are usually high when people wake up and increase over the next 30 minutes. This... »