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Forum - RESPeRATE News & Announcements
Topic - Daily Mail article

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It been my experience that I often get immediate impacts of using the device.... just as this article says. 5 minute session can often cut 20 points off the blood pressure.

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Diet for diabetes and high cholesterol

Topic - prescription medication

Q: I have type 2 diabetes, my bad cholesterol is high and my good cholesterol is low. I need some advice about my diet. A: A diet that helps get your sugar in control will also help with your cholesterol. The national library of medicine provides excellent dietary guidelines and tasty recipes. Similar information from the American Diabetes Association is available.

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Medication: Coreg/ carvedilol (Beta blocker)

Topic - Medication: Coreg/ carvedilol (Beta blocker)

How Coreg Reduces Blood Pressure Coreg (carvedilol) is one of a class of blood pressure medication called Beta-Adrenergic Blocking Agent or more commonly known as Beta Blockers. Beta blockers are a class of drugs that block beta-adrenergic substances such as adrenaline. By blocking the action of the involuntary nervous system on the heart, beta blockers relieve stress on the heart. Coreg slows the heart beat, lessens the force with which the heart muscle contracts and reduces blood vessel contraction in the heart, brain, and throughout the body, thus lowering blood pressure. Other Beta Blockers include Inderal, Tenormin, Toprol XL and Ziac. Although these medications...