Is alcohol a vasodilator or vasoconstrictor?

• High blood pressure puts mechanical stress on the walls of your arteries, making them to narrow and harden. Stress can increase the development of plaque and cause your heart muscle to weaken over time.
• Your blood pressure should be no higher than 120/80. The top number (systolic) ...

BMI is easy to calculate and easily scalable. For most of us, the higher our BMI, the more fat we tend to have. 

But BMI shouldn't be used by health care professionals as an accurate measure to inform treatment or advice. It has to be used with other information, such as fa...

Snoring can be harmless, but it can also be a sign of the disorder sleep apnoea.

This causes the walls of the throat to relax and narrow during sleep, and can briefly stop people breathing. People with the condition are more likely to develop high blood pressure, an irre...