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Thursday, October, 29, 2009

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High Blood Pressure Diet: Top 4 Foods to Avoid

By Alvin Hopkinson Health Expert

 

Many people are not aware of the impact that diet has on high blood pressure.  In addition to prescribed medication, an individual suffering from hypertension must implement a healthy eating plan in their daily routine.  The dietary plan recommended by the National Health Institute is extremely comprehensive in that it suggests impairing foods to avoid with high blood pressure and how your body is affected.

 

Eating healthy is one of the key elements to obtaining normal blood pressure leve...

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Expert & Community Posts

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High Blood Pressure Drugs: Top 3 Effective Treatments
By Alvin Hopkinson , Health Expert

Many people suffer with high blood pressure in America despite the efforts of the American Heart... Read more »

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Ginseng an Alternative Natural Supplement for High Blood Pressure
By Alvin Hopkinson , Health Expert

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Caloric Restrictions and Brain Function
By Dr. Charles Whitcomb , Health Expert

Chronic imbalance between energy intake and energy use leads to chronic metabolic disease. ... Read more »

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Hypertriglyceridemia: Is it all genetic?
By Dr. Kang , Health Expert

My last article talked about high triglycerides (TG) and how they may be a detriment to your... Read more »

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High Blood Pressure in Children
By Glenn Gandelman, MD, MPH , Health Expert

High blood pressure goes hand-in-hand with obesity. As obesity increases among children in the... Read more »

Health Guide

Portacaval shunt
A portacaval shunt is a treatment for high blood pressure in the liver. A connection is made between the portal vein, which supplies 75% of the liver's blood, and the inferior vena... Read more »
Frequent Urination: Causes, Risk Factors and Treatments
Frequent urination is best described as having to urinate so often that your activities of daily life and sleep are adversely affected.   This problem is not an illness itself but rather a symptom... Read more »
High blood pressure
HBP; Blood pressure - high Prevention People with high blood pressure may be told to reduce how much salt they eat. Other lifestyle changes include... Read more »
Hypertension, High Blood Pressure Patient Guide: Complications
Left untreated, hypertension will cause complications. People with untreated high blood pressure will not live as long as people with well treated blood pressure. Medications make a... Read more »
High Blood Pressure, Hypertension Patient Guide
 It is estimated that one in four adults (approximately 50 million) in the United States has elevated blood pressure – and more than 30 percent of them are unaware of it. Since people with... Read more »

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This drug belongs to a group of medications called ACE inhibitors. It is used to treat high blood... Read more »

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This drug belongs to a group of medications called ACE inhibitors. It is used to treat high blood... Read more »

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