Salty Ol’ Dogs (or not)

You may have noticed that I’ve been missing in action a bit recently. The blog took a vacation. During this period, on a long summer trip, I spent time with a variety of friends and relatives. As you can imagine, that meant special repasts, fancy restaurants, sharing dietary restrictions, dining outdoors and home-cooked meals. Whatever … Read more

10 Tips to Make you SMILE about BP (Part 2)

None of us can take in too much information at one sitting. If nothing else, my rear gets tired. With that in mind, while I rarely do a two part article, I did so this time to allow for ideas to ‘sink in.’ In my last article (part 1 of this blog), we looked at … Read more

10 Tips to Make You SMILE about Blood Pressure. Fun & Easy (Part I)

A close friend recently mentioned that at his last annual exam the doc warned he was showing high Blood Pressure (B/P). He’s tall, slim, active and watches what he eats. But he does have age working against him. As you may be aware, B/P does tend to rise with age (genetic factors protecting some of … Read more