Waist Measurement
Most people store their body fat in two distinct areas: around their waist (apple shape) and around their hips (pear shape). If you have more fat around your waist you have a greater risk...
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Salt & High Blood Pressure
In our previous blog post, we discussed how high blood pressure (or hypertension) can be impacted by lifestyle factors such as a high salt intake. So how does salt increase blood pressure? When our salt...
High Blood Pressure
Blood pressure is the force of the blood pushing against the walls of the arteries. Each time the heart beats, it pumps out blood into the arteries. Your blood pressure is at its highest...