Some foods and drinks like watermelon, coffee and tea can help flush out excess fluid. Natural diuretics work by reducing sodium, which pulls water out of the body with it. Too much fluid can be ...

My feet were puffed up like pierogis. New York City was experiencing a record-breaking heat wave and I was a week beyond my due date. I was anxious to have the baby. For relief for my swollen feet, I ...

Dallas, TX - A new report suggests that the blood-pressure-lowering effect of the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet may be achieved through a natriuretic effect, with the diet ...

High blood pressure, also known as hypertension, is a common health issue, affecting nearly half of adults in the United States (48%). When an individual is diagnosed with high blood pressure, one of ...

Some herbs and dietary supplements, such as dandelion, ginger, parsley, hawthorn and juniper, may have a diuretic effect that can help with sodium and water retention. But proceed with caution before ...

Water retention (oedema) occurs when there's too much fluid in your body's tissues, swelling up the tissues and giving them that 'puffy' feeling, most typically in the hands, ankles, or stomach.

You may consider dandelions a pesky weed, but this green vegetable is edible, delicious and nutritious. Rich in vitamins A and C, iron, potassium and zinc, dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) was used by ...