A large study which involved data from 4,888 postmenopausal women evaluated the relationship between metabolic syndrome and breast cancer, and the results were rather alarming.

Postmenopausal women who either did not have metabolic syndrome or who had it for less than three years were not found to be at a higher risk of getting breast cancer; however, women who had metabolic syndrome for three to five years had twice the risk of being diagnosed with breast cancer. They also discovered that the woman who suffered from high diastolic blood pressure had a higher risk of breast cancer by nearly 2.5 times! Increased triglycerides and glucose were also found to increase risk by about 1.7 times.

While not conclusive, this study highlights how important a healthy heart and low blood pressure are to your overall health. If you are battling high blood pressure, check out the Zona Plus, a remarkable device discovered by the Air Force to lower blood pressure naturally.

For more information please visit http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090630132001.htm or http://www.breastcancer.org/risk/new_research/20090630b.jsp.