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High Blood Pressure? 10 Food Swaps to Bring it Down (Slideshow)

Credit: Thinkstock/Getty Images High blood pressure, or hypertension , caused by stress, aging, a poor diet, not enough exercise, obesity, smoking or just plain genetics, can have lasting — and negative — effects on everything from your heart to your brain. But for the 65 million Americans that have it, a few diet changes — like trading salt for fresh herbs and spices and ham for chicken — can go a long way toward keeping blood pressure under control. Here are 10 food swaps — also good for those who want to maintain low blood pressure — to cut your salt intake without sacrificing

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Augmented Reality iPhone App Points You to Every Nearby London Bike-Share Hub Nearby

Screenshots via Reg Hardware Might augmented reality on smart phones bring a whole new interest in using public transportation? Well… it is really, really darn cool . Anyone who feels intimidated or frustrated by navigating a transportation system like the Tube in London, or subway and bus systems in any metropolitan area, could find confidence in

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At Least 20% of Pakistan is Underwater (Video)

Photo via Weather.com After weeks of persistent flooding, the UN now estimates that at least a full one-fifth of Pakistan — a nation of 170 million people — is underwater. And the New York Times reports that estimate is probably lowballing the full extent of the damage. 1,600 people are believed to have been killed, and 14 million have been either forced out of their homes or been impacted in some way. The tragedy has gotten so out of h… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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BP Gulf Oil Spill By the Numbers

Image of oil spill on June 10th via NASA The BP Gulf spill has long been declared the greatest environmental disaster in US history. Millions of lives have been impacted, thousands of livelihoods lost, and unquantifiable damage done to wildlife and ecosystems. And while president Obama took the oval office last night to deliver a speech chock full of soaring rhetoric , many of the hard facts about the spill weren’t covered. So, in the interest of s… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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BP Gulf Oil Spill By the Numbers