Nick Blackmer is a librarian, fact-checker, and researcher with more than 20 years of experience in consumer-facing health and wellness content. Boosting potassium may lower blood pressure more ...

The negative health effects linked to salt, such as the increased likelihood of high blood pressure or strokes, are often, research suggests, largely down to the presence of sodium. Many of the new ...

Share on Pinterest A new study examines the effect of sodium and potassium intake on blood pressure. Sofia Aldinio/Stocksy There are a number of lifestyle modifications that can help a person lower ...