Exercise and High Blood Pressure – How to Prevent Blood Pressure Spikes
There is no contraindication to exercise knowing you have high blood pressure. Actually you are allowed any kind of exercise as long as you do not overdo it. Ideally, …
Know the Basics
Blood Pressure Tracker Printable
Record your blood pressure and heart rate with this printable blood pressure tracker. There are sections to document the date, the time, the blood pressure, the heart pulse, pills …
Kidney Disease and High Blood Pressure – Kidneys Regulate your Blood Pressure
Kidney disease could be the result of uncontrolled hypertension. Kidneys are bean-shaped organs, located just below the rib cage, one on each side of the lumbar spine. The normal urinary …
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Quit Smoking for Healthy Blood Pressure
Life style changes like smoking cessation constitute the mainstay of prevention and treatment of high blood pressure. Tobacco use, either as cigarettes or chewing tobacco is considered as …
Rosacea and High Blood Pressure – Causes Symptoms and Treatment
Rosacea can become triggered by high blood pressure. Certain medications used to treat high blood pressure and other cardiovascular diseases can cause rosacea flare-ups. Rosacea is a common skin …
BPA (Bisphenol A) Exposure and High Blood Pressure
There is enough research evidence that prolonged exposure to BPA products may cause permanent hypertension. A study by the Seoul National University of Medicine, performed on volunteers above the …
Nutrition
Eating Out and High Blood Pressure – Tips to eat healthy
Eating out when having high blood pressure could be a real problem if your blood pressure values impose salt and lipid restrictions. Food apart from being a biological need …
DASH Diet to Control High Blood Pressure – Control Sodium Intake
DASH acronym stands for Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension. Dietary changes are always a hard decision, even if it’s just because you want to fit into your high school jeans …
Afterburn effect – Still Burning Calories after Exercise
You’ve just finished your workout and you think that you deserve some more happiness apart from that emanating from endogenous endorphins already released by the end of your strenuous …
First Aid & Emergencies
Benzodiazepines – The Dark Side of Anxiety Medications
Benzodiazepines are prescribed to treat panic attacks and anxiety. Panic attacks are characterized by the intense sensation of fear caused by anything that could be considered as a threat. …
Beta Blockers – Medications for High Blood Pressure
Beta blockers are commonly used medications for the treatment of high blood pressure. They are called so simply because they act on the beta receptors found on blood vessel …
Hearing Loss due to Medications – Which Medications are Ototoxic
Certain medications could lead to temporary or permanent hearing loss an adverse effect designated as ototoxicity. Symptoms caused by ototoxic medications Ototoxicity refers to the damage of the inner …
Associated Diseases
Hypothyroidism and Blood Pressure – Hypertension and Thyroid Disease
Thyroid Disease Hypothyroidism may have strong impact on your blood pressure. High blood pressure may occur either alone (as a primary disease) or as complication of other diseases. When …
Kidney Disease and High Blood Pressure – Kidneys Regulate your Blood Pressure
Kidney disease could be the result of uncontrolled hypertension. Kidneys are bean-shaped organs, located just below the rib cage, one on each side of the lumbar spine. The normal urinary …
High Blood Pressure and Diabetes
Diabetes and high blood pressure have been found to occur together in up to 75% of adults while patients with high blood pressure alone frequently show evidence of poor …
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High Blood Pressure Frequently Asked Questions
Exercise and High Blood Pressure – How to Prevent Blood Pressure Spikes
There is no contraindication to exercise knowing you have high blood pressure. Actually you are allowed any kind of exercise as long as you do not overdo it. Ideally, …
Blood Pressure Tracker Printable
Record your blood pressure and heart rate with this printable blood pressure tracker. There are sections to document the date, the time, the blood pressure, the heart pulse, pills …
Benzodiazepines – The Dark Side of Anxiety Medications
Benzodiazepines are prescribed to treat panic attacks and anxiety. Panic attacks are characterized by the intense sensation of fear caused by anything that could be considered as a threat. …
Eating Out and High Blood Pressure – Tips to eat healthy
Eating out when having high blood pressure could be a real problem if your blood pressure values impose salt and lipid restrictions. Food apart from being a biological need …
Hypothyroidism and Blood Pressure – Hypertension and Thyroid Disease
Thyroid Disease Hypothyroidism may have strong impact on your blood pressure. High blood pressure may occur either alone (as a primary disease) or as complication of other diseases. When …
Kidney Disease and High Blood Pressure – Kidneys Regulate your Blood Pressure
Kidney disease could be the result of uncontrolled hypertension. Kidneys are bean-shaped organs, located just below the rib cage, one on each side of the lumbar spine. The normal urinary …
Blood Pressure Monitor – How to Choose the Right Monitor
A blood pressure monitor is used to track your blood pressure. Blood pressure values could present variations related to daily activities. This is particularly true for those already diagnosed …
7 Alarming High Blood Pressure Symptoms You Shouldn’t Ignore
Increasing awareness has been spreading about the harmful effects of High Blood Pressure and its involvement as one of the major killers of the twenty-first century. Spotting High blood …
DASH Diet to Control High Blood Pressure – Control Sodium Intake
DASH acronym stands for Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension. Dietary changes are always a hard decision, even if it’s just because you want to fit into your high school jeans …
Afterburn effect – Still Burning Calories after Exercise
You’ve just finished your workout and you think that you deserve some more happiness apart from that emanating from endogenous endorphins already released by the end of your strenuous …
Natural Remedies for High Blood Pressure – Herbal Remedies for High Blood Pressure
Complementary and alternative medicines mostly natural remedies, are used in more than 80% of the world’s population and are becoming an increasing component of the US health care system, …
High Blood Pressure and Diabetes
Diabetes and high blood pressure have been found to occur together in up to 75% of adults while patients with high blood pressure alone frequently show evidence of poor …