Treatment of Renal Disease – Hypertension

The treatment of renal disease includes drug therapy and nutritional therapy. To prevent renal insufficiency from deteriorating further, the treatment is designed to control hypertension with antihypertensive drugs and sodium and fluid restrictions. Usually, a physician will prescribe an ACE inhibitor or a calcium channel blocker to control your patient’s hypertension. He also may prescribe […]

High Blood Pressure, Potassium and Salt – Is There an Alternative to the Low Salt Diet?

While there is no solid proof of what causes high blood pressure, most physicians will agree that NaCl, salt or sodium, plays an important role in bringing it on. Most people who consume less than 3 grams of salt a day do not have high blood pressure or hypertension. However, the reverse is not true. […]

Natural Remedies for High Blood Pressure – Reduce Hypertension

High blood pressure or hypertension is a common medical condition these days. When there is an elevation of systemic pressure exerted by blood on the artery walls at the time of circulation, it is called high blood pressure. Normally our blood pressure or BP is high when heart pumps the blood in to the aorta, […]