For decades, we’ve heard about antibiotic resistance as a global health crisis, a silent threat making once-treatable infections deadly. But what if the very bacteria living peacefully in your gut, the ones you rarely think about, are silently increasing your personal risk for serious health issues, even death? A groundbreaking study from Finland reveals a … Read more
Researchers in Australia say cocoa only lowers blood pressure when it’s abnormally high, with the gut playing a key role in the process.
A new study from The University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences shows that gut bacteria can reduce the effectiveness of certain blood pressure drugs.
Not only can the gut microbiome influence heart health, but how people eat can also determine whether those organisms help or hurt blood pressure levels.
New animal research suggests that the gut microbe known as Coprococcus comes can contribute to treatment-resistant high blood pressure.