Increased Potassium Intake Helps Reduce Blood Pressure

This recent Cochrane review concludes that in people with high blood pressure, a modest increase in potassium intake (and a modest reduction in sodium intake) has beneficial effects upon blood pressure without any known severe adverse side-effects.

Cholesterol drugs may prevent blindness

Even more good news regarding the use of statins-- they may also prevent blindness due to macular degeneration. In this latest research, the doctors used eye drops made from statins, and found that patients in general experienced good results.