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Thursday, October, 29, 2009

Scientific Approach To Why People Get High Blood Pressure

Study: Many with hypertension don't follow heart-healthy diet

October 03, 2008
The majority of people have high blood pressure do not follow simply dietary measures that can keep their condition under control, experts say. A list of dietary guidelines known as Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) is recommended for patients with hypertension. But researchers found that just 22 percent of a recent study's patients followed the DASH guidelines. Read more »

Expert & Community Posts

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5 Simple Steps to Reduce High Blood Pressure Without Medication
By Alvin Hopkinson , Health Expert

...regimen.   1. Add DASH to Your Diet:The "Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension" is an eating... Read more »

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Controlling High Blood Pressure Without Drugs
By David Mendosa , Health Expert

...that people with diabetes control hypertension -- high blood pressure in normal English -- is... Read more »

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Managing High Blood Pressure: Implementing a Healthy Diet & Stress Control
By Alvin Hopkinson , Health Expert

...blood pressure.   The DASH Diet Action Plan, Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension, is... Read more »

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Hypertension Diets - Easy Ways to Eat High Blood Pressure Away
By Alvin Hopkinson , Health Expert

...lowering one's blood pressure. The DASH diet (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension), is a... Read more »

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Air Pollution and High Blood Pressure - What's the Link?
By Alvin Hopkinson , Health Expert

...over a period of ten weeks.   When the ninth week approached, the researchers monitored... Read more »

Health Guide

Peripheral Artery Disease
...are at risk. It is estimated that one of every 20 Americans over the age of 50 has PAD. Baby boomers approaching the age of 50 need to be aware of their vascular health and the associated... Read more »
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
...to 5.5 centimeters) in diameter.  In many cases, treatment is accomplished using minimally invasive approaches such as an endovascular stent graft.   How is AAA detected? Ultrasound... Read more »
High Blood Pressure: Highlights
...low-fat dairy foods. Avoid foods that are high in saturated fat, total fat, and cholesterol. The Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet offers these healthy choices.DASH DietReplacing... Read more »
Treatment-Resistant Depression
...a device implanted under one’s skin. I have no clinical experience with VNS, but I know that new approaches are clearly needed for the debilitating and sometimes lethal condition of depression.... Read more »
Salt and High Blood Pressure
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 this because no clear underlying cause can be... Read more »

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