Peer-reviewed research concerning blood pressure, summarized and appraised in plain language with every source cited.
This systematic review set out to examine how phthalates, chemicals widely used to soften plastics and to carry fragrance in cosmetics, affect male fertility by altering semen quality. It pulled…
This study looked at whether adding avocado and mango to the diet improves blood vessel function and metabolic health in adults with prediabetes. It was a randomized trial where 82…
This study followed 2,575 Finnish men aged 42 to 61 for a median of 27.8 years and asked whether sauna habits change how dangerous high blood pressure is. Over that…
This study set out to see whether testosterone in men varies with the season, independently of age, weight and existing illness. It used the medical records of 27,328 Israeli men…
This study set out to test whether the benefits of intermittent fasting come only from losing weight. Men with prediabetes ate all their meals inside a 6 hour window early…
This study set out to see whether regular sauna use might lower the risk of developing high blood pressure. It tracked 1,621 middle-aged Finnish men without hypertension at the start,…
This study looked at whether spending time relaxing in a forest (forest therapy) could lower blood pressure and stress in middle-aged men with high-normal blood pressure. Men walked and did…
This study set out to see whether heat on its own triggers some of the same responses in the body as exercise. Twenty-five healthy young adults, 13 men and 12…