Blisstree » hot_foods http://www.blisstree.com Family, Health, Home and Lifestyles Sun, 20 Dec 2009 08:23:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 The Winter Season Affects Blood Pressure http://www.blisstree.com/articles/the-winter-season-affects-blood-pressure-50/ http://www.blisstree.com/articles/the-winter-season-affects-blood-pressure-50/#comments Tue, 06 Nov 2007 15:02:50 +0000 Kendra James, RN http://www.aheartylife.com/2007/11/06/the-winter-season-affects-blood-pressure/ Post from: Blisstree

The Winter Season Affects Blood Pressure

]]> When you really stop and think about it, aren’t you more active in the summer months than the winter months? I think I am with the pool, walks in the evenings and running with the kids all day long. So this little tidbit of information shouldn’t come as a huge surprise.

A five-year study found people treated in the summer were on average 8% more likely to see their blood pressure come down to healthy levels.

These same findings were reported from 15 VA hospitals across the US. Not only are blood pressure’s elevated in the winter months but the incidence of stroke and heart attacks are also higher. Is it the slowed activity, the colder weather and thus vasoconstriction or the salty “winter”type hot foods that we consume? Maybe it is all of the above.

via BBC 

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The Winter Season Affects Blood Pressure

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