Blood & Blood Vessel (Vascular) Disorders

The basic types of blood vessels are arteries, veins, capillaries and lymphatics. Their main goal is to keep blood flowing to all of your vital organs. Here, you can discuss topics related to blood disorders (anemia, blood cholesterol, hemochromatosis, hemophilia, polycythemia vera, sepsis, sickle cell disease, thalassemia, thrombosis) and blood vessel disorders (arteriosclerosis and atherosclerosis, high blood pressure, aneurysm, vasculitis, venous thrombosis, varicose veins, lymphedema).

natural ways to lower blood pressure fast

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High blood pressure is probably a common complaint so I am sure that there is somebody who can give me advice. I am already on natural pills for high blood pressure (with garlic) but my blood pressure still shoots up on occasion. Are there any good natural ways to lower the blood pressure really...

by shaw857147692 over a year ago

cold feet 6 months after childbirth

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since my son has be born 6 months ago i have permanantly had cold feet. even in the bath they dont seem to warm up. i wear 2-3 pairs of socks and my shoes dont warm my feet. my feet go tingly at times mainly when im sat on the toilet they go numb aswell, but i dont sit on them. i have tried using a...

by beckyj473 over a year ago

natural ways to lower blood pressure quickly

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I suffer from bad hypertension, to the point that it is very dangerous at times. I have hypertension even though I am on pills for high blood pressure, especially during times that I am stressed. Are there any natural ways to quickly lower the blood pressure? How do you do it?

by arley882146797 over a year ago

natural way to lower blood pressure

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I am sure that there are many people who need to lower their blood pressure and decide that they do not want to go on hypertension pills, which they will then remain on for the rest of their days. This is my situation, and I have decided a natural way to lower blood pressure suits me better. The...

by valentijn1747146160 over a year ago

Hypertension in the morning

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I used to suffer from low blood pressure but lately i have found that upon waking in the morning (06:00) my blood pressure is fairly high 150/95 by say 08:00 i am in more normal range 130:75. Is there cause for concern? I am a 58 year old male. normal weight, active though not super-fit.

by gray over a year ago

Licorice and high blood pressure

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I have high blood pressure with which I am taking medication. I read if you take licorice drops it speeds up your metabalism....I would like to try this but is it harmful to me if I am on blood pressure meds.

by Guest over a year ago

pulmonary vasculitis emedicine

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I have been reading all about pulmonary vasculitis on emedicine, after my brother in law was diagnosed with this a while back. Something I haven't been able to find information about so far is whether pulmonary vasculitis is in fact genetically passed on. I am worried that my husband, and perhaps...

by sapphire552141942 over a year ago

vasculitis limitada a la piel

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Is there anybody with medical knowledge who speaks Spanish as well? I think it must be Spanish, at least... ... Please tell me what the English term for "vasculitis limitada a la piel" would be? I gather that it refers to some kind of vasculitis... but that probably doesn't take a genius. :-) Will...

by chris1142142061 over a year ago

vasculitis sun exposure

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I am reaching my breaking point like, seriously! We are due to go on holiday to Oahu at the end of the month and I was looking forward ti it so much, as it is really a once i a lifetime opportunity! But now the doc informed me that my vasculitis can actually get worse with sun exposure and he...

by cymbre1278141419 over a year ago

leucocytoclastic vasculitis wiki

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I generally find wikipedia to be extremely useful, but when I looked up leucocytoclastic vasculitis I found no real information. Just a couple of sentences written in medical language. I couldn't tell you any more about it if you tortured me! The wiki article this have a list of about six or seven...

by matty704141619 over a year ago