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Shaking a Salt Habit

But can cutting down on salt really lower blood pressure? In 1984, analyzing nutrition data gathered from around the country, researchers at the Or...

How Your Heart Works

The major blood vessels that are connected to the heart include the aorta, the superior vena cava, the inferior vena cava, the pulmonary artery (wh...

Ways to Lower Blood Pressure

Exercise is the soulmate to eating right. You’re more likely to lose weight if you exercise and follow a healthy diet. Official recommendations cal...

High Blood Pressure Diet

By starting a few new food habits, including counting calories and watching portion sizes, you may be able to lower your blood pressure and reduce ...

Frequently Asked Questions About High Blood Pressure

Women should talk with a doctor about the the higher risk of high blood pressure from taking birth control pills, especially if they're over 35 and...

High Blood Pressure Drugs and How They Work

Your body makes it, but ARBs prevent the hormone from constricting the muscles in your blood vessels, like putting chewing gum in a lock. These dru...

Grapefruit Juice: is it Affecting Your Medication?

Most Americans who drink grapefruit juice do so for breakfast -- a time of day when many people also take medications. When you’re starting a new m...

Malignant Hypertension

Malignant hypertension is extremely high blood pressure that develops rapidly and causes some type of organ damage. A common symptom is bleeding an...

Living & Managing

Here are several handy tips on how to incorporate the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet into your daily life.

Sodium Blood Test

A sodium blood test is sometimes just one part of a broader set of tests. For the test, a technician will draw blood, usually from the inside of th...

Taking High Blood Pressure Drugs Properly

How can you work with your doctor to make sure your high blood pressure medicine is meeting these goals? Or your doctor may refer you to other heal...

High Blood Pressure and Angiotensin II Receptor Blockers (ARBs)

Angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARBs) have similar effects as ACE inhibitors, another type of blood pressure drug, but work by a different mechan...