Earlier this month (February 2012), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a report showing that nine out of ten adults eat too much salt daily.
This excess salt is not the salt you are adding with the salt shaker. The high salt diet comes from processed foods and restaurant meals.
A diet high in sodium (salt) leads to high blood pressure. This equals an increased risk for developing heart disease and having a stroke.
According to CDC director Dr. Thomas Frieden, heart...
Hypertension diets are commonly used to lower high blood pressure. Foods enriched in nutrients, mainly calcium, potassium, magnesium,... Read more »
Many people are not aware of the impact that diet has on high blood pressure. In addition to prescribed medication, an individual... Read more »
If you live with high blood pressure, you're familiar with the side effects of anti-hypertensive medications. Fortunately, medications... Read more »
As there aren't any specific known causes for high blood pressure, there are no specific or identifiable symptoms or signs either.... Read more »
Do you religiously have breakfast each morning? Or, are you more likely to put off eating until lunchtime? Unfortunately, a large... Read more »
In one word, potassium. Nearly 95% of the high blood pressure in the world is known as primary, essential, or idiopathic hypertension. It is called... Read more »
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Healthy lifestyle changes are an important first step for lowering blood pressure. Current guidelines recommend that people should:Exercise at least... Read more »
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