To prevent high blood pressure, you should:
Get regular aerobic exercise
Limit your intake of salt and alcoholic beverages
Eat a diet rich in fruits and vegetables and low in saturated fats
Avoid smoking
Maintain a desirable body weight.
It is important to try to modify all the risk factors for coronary artery disease that are under your control. In addition to the above actions, you should:
Quit smoking
Reduce your...
Hypertension or high blood pressure is a highly life-threatening disease that affects thousands of Americans daily. The disease is... Read more »
A solid new report appears to verify what has long been assumed: eating a lot of whole grains may cut high blood pressure risk. As usual,... Read more »
An Italian study has shown that people who have both Migraines and hypertension have a higher probability of cerebrovascular events than... Read more »
Hypertension is a potentially life-threatening disease that affects 1 out of every 3 adults in the United States alone. More so, the... Read more »
Arizona researchers say they have confirmed the link between high blood pressure and erectile dysfunction (ED). In an animal study, scientists found... Read more »
Cleveland Clinic researchers have found that low levels of antioxidants in the cells that line the blood vessels of the lungs may contribute to... Read more »
Scientists at Michigan State University have found that people who have bipolar disorder are also more likely to have high blood pressure. The... Read more »
Fructose, the sweetener found in soda and other sweetened foods, has been found to raise blood pressure in two new studies. Scientists say their... Read more »
Children who have hypertension may have the condition because their bones are more mature than average, researchers have found. Scientists say their... Read more »