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Author: Admin | 2025-04-28
People. “As you grow older, health problems or prescribed medicines may require that you drink less alcohol or avoid it completely,” the Institute says. “Some of the new diabetes medications have a diuretic effect, and that could cause dehydration” in people with diabetes, Vaishnava says. Alcohol causes a diuretic effect as well. Research shows that regular use of acetaminophen can raise blood pressure, as can nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), including ibuprofen and naproxen. If you already have high blood pressure, NSAIDs can prevent several common meds such as ACE inhibitors and diuretics from doing their job. Other over-the-counter products to be aware of: Decongestants, which relieve stuffiness by narrowing blood vessels to reduce swelling in the nose, can raise blood pressure. So can supplements such as ginseng and ephedra. What about wine and high blood pressure? For a while, red wine seemed to offer a free pass to people who like to drink. But does it lower blood pressure? Beginning in the ’90s, experts talked up the virtues of red wine, citing research that suggested its high level of polyphenols (good-for-you compounds found in plants) protected against health woes including high blood pressure, as well as cardiovascular disease in general, macular degeneration, Alzheimer’s and cancer. In particular, the polyphenol resveratrol, which is found in red wine, was associated with cardiovascular benefits. Those experts basically echoed research showing that “polyphenols can have a positive impact on lowering LDL (bad) and raising HDL (good) cholesterol,” Vaishnava says. “That isn’t necessarily untrue, but
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