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Melanie Thomassian

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posted 04/29/2009, comments (0)

What is High Blood Pressure?

If you've been diagnosed with high blood pressure you may be wondering exactly what it is and how you can control it. So, let's take a closer look... Blood pressure measures how strongly blood presses against the walls of your arteries as it is pumped around the body by your heart. This reading goes up and down as the heart pumps. So, as... Read more Chevron

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Dr. William Davis

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posted 04/29/2008, comment (1)

Treating High Blood Pressure in the Elderly

If you're around my age (early 50s), then you are probably old enough to remember the days when standard advice for blood pressure treatment was based on age. In the 1970s, for instance, the rule for blood pressure treatment was "120 plus age." A 50-year old, for instance, would have been advised that a blood pressure of 165... Read more Chevron

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Dr. William Davis

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posted 04/07/2008, comments (0)

What if “normal” blood pressure is really high blood pressure?

"Oh, no. I don't have high blood pressure," declared Ron after I informed him that his pressure of 138/78 was on the high side. "Lots of times I take it and it's lower than that, like 120 or 130."Ron admitted that his primary care physician had told him for years that his blood pressure had been "borderline,"... Read more Chevron

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posted 03/31/2008, comment (1)

Don't deny your high blood pressure: Manage it!

For some strange reason, people will vigorously deny having high blood pressure. "I'm nervous." "I fought traffic to get here!" "You wouldn't believe the stress I'm under!" or "Wait until I relax a little while and it'll come down." All are common reactions of those advised their pressures... Read more Chevron

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posted 03/10/2008, comment (1)

High blood pressure: The silent killer of women

Every time I see the doctor, my visit always starts with a step onto the scales followed by a check of my blood pressure. I've never paid too much attention to the these mundane tasks. In fact, I'm usually more interested in my weight than my blood pressure. I guess it's because my weight sometimes fluctuates while my blood... Read more Chevron

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