Here comes the sun to lower your blood pressure

Friday, January 17, 2014 - 13:20 in Health & Medicine

Exposing skin to sunlight may help to reduce blood pressure and thus cut the risk of heart attack and stroke, a study published suggests. Research shows that sunlight alters levels of the small messenger molecule, nitric oxide (NO) in the skin and blood, reducing blood pressure.

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