Zinc deficiency may play a role in high blood pressure Link found between zinc, blood pressure and kidney sodium transporter in mouse study. Lower-than-normal zinc levels may contribute to high blood pressure (hypertension) by altering the way the kidneys handle sodium. Zinc deficiency is common in people with chronic illnesses such as type 2 diabetes…

A daily dose of baking soda may help reduce the destructive inflammation of autoimmune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis, scientists say. They have some of the first evidence of how the cheap, over-the-counter antacid can encourage our spleen to promote instead an anti-inflammatory environment that could be therapeutic in the face of inflammatory disease, Medical College…