Home BP monitoring has long been thought to be very useful to hypertension patients who are prone to the infamous white coat syndrome. Home monitoring is also key to detecting elusive blood pressure conditions such as morning hypertension which occurs too early in the morning for doctors to easily detect it. The success of home […]
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Hypertension Symptoms and Signs
Hypertension is one of the most serious health issues affecting the country today. Health problems such as high blood pressure and heart attacks are responsible for up to 75% of all deaths in the country. In the case of hypertension, there are a few symptoms that you should watch out for in order to be […]
Is Bikram Yoga Safe For High Blood Pressure?
Bikram is said to have wonderful effects on people suffering from high blood pressure levels. It is believed to normalize the pressure of blood over time, which makes it an excellent alternative to medication. Caution should be used though by people suffering from hypertension when practicing hot yoga. Hot Yoga has been proven to be […]
Combating Hypertension With Right Diet
High blood pressure is not an uncommon medical term. Often you see in magazines, newspapers, articles pertaining to its causes and remedies. But when you will find yourself suffering from it, you might be left dumb-founded with astonishment and disbelief. This is because you wonder as to how could it possibly hit someone as “healthy” […]
A Copy of the DASH Diet – Keep Your Hypertension Under Control
I have been asked what the DASH diet is. DASH is an acronym for Dietary Approaches To Stop Hypertension. Patients who are just getting hypertension will be placed on this program to keep their blood pressure under control. High BP is no joke and can lead to heart attacks, strokes, and aneurisms. Many people want […]
Exercise For Pulmonary Hypertension
When blood pressure increases in the pulmonary artery, pulmonary vein, or pulmonary capillaries, it is termed pulmonary hypertension. Hypertension or high blood pressure is a medical body condition when the pressure of the blood is always high. The main symptoms of pulmonary hypertension are shortness of breath, dizziness, fainting, fatigue and cough. Angina pectoris, peripheral […]
Calcium-Channel Blockers For Hypertension
All hypertensive patients who are undergoing an anti-hypertensive treatment agree on one goal – and that is to lower their high blood pressure. One of the controversial medications is the calcium-channel blockers. Calcium-channel blockers, or sometimes referred to as calcium blockers, have been around lately in the field of anti-hypertensive drugs. Debates recently have stirred […]
Hypertension – 6 Tips To Keep It Under Control
The figures are astounding! Approximately 63 million Americans have been or are being treated for high blood pressure. Rounding it up, this figure represents at least 25% of the whole American population! What is even more frightening is the report that every year, at least 32,000 of these people die as a direct result of […]