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Useful Headlines: Music lowers blood pressure; Green tea protects the brain; Juice beats fruit for heart disease

Here are a few of this week’s most useful health headlines…
Breathing slowly while listening to 30 minutes of music each day can lower your blood pressure
Green tea may protect the brain from sleep apnea effects
Juice may be better than fruit for preventing heart disease

Study: Mediterranean diet better than low-fat for heart health

Eating a Mediterranean-style diet may protect your heart better than a low-fat diet, according to a recent study from Spain. Researchers found that a traditional Mediterranean diet — rich in healthy fats from olive oil and nuts, as well as fresh fruits and vegetables — helped older people improve their cholesterol, blood pressure, and blood […]

Study: ACE inhibitors can cause birth defects

A class of blood pressure drugs — called ACE inhibitors — appears to significantly increase the risk of major birth defects. According to a large new study from Vanderbilt University, women who took ACE inhibitors in their first trimester were more than twice as likely to have babies born with serious brain and heart problems […]




 

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