Did You Know? Fiber for Lower Blood Pressure Eating a high fiber diet can lower high blood pressure and even improve healthy blood pressure levels, a new study indicates. People who ate 7.2 to 18.9 grams of fiber a day (best source: fruits and vegetables) for eight or more weeks showed significantly lower blood pressure.
Breathless News!! Eating sugar-free yogurt -- the traditional kind -- reduces the bacteria that cause bad breath. Levels of hydrogen sulfide, one main culprit, decreased in 80 percent of yogurt-eating volunteers. They had less dental plaque and their gums were healthier, too.
Most Likely to Choke In a study that questions the value of the SATs and other high-stakes test, researchers have found that the very brightest kids are likely to perform at merely average levels. These are the kids who have significant working memory capacity -- but it is impaired by high-stress situations. The researchers believe that the greater attentional capacity such kids have becomes consumed by anxiety, reducing their stellar memory skills.
