If you're interested in blood pressure and how it relates to you -- but you're not sure how to maintain healthy blood pressure or where to start looking to research the topic -- then you've come to the right place!

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My name is "Heart Healthy" Henry and I'm going to show you the ins and the outs of blood pressure, both low and high. If you want to know about heart attack symptoms -- I'll teach you. If you want to know what to do to lower your blood pressure naturally -- you'll find it here.

I'll also be sharing information about your cardiovascular system, why diet and exercise are so important and what you need to look for when you think you may be having heart problems. If it's related to blood pressure, you'll find it at this site. I look forward to helping you lower your blood pressure...

Although there are many ways to treat hypertension, pharmaceutical blood pressure medications tend to work the best. But medical science being the complicated mess it is, most of us have only a hazy idea of how our meds work.

In this article, we'll take a look at the basic specs on the six most common classes.

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Once you understand the basic causes of hypertension, the relationship between blood pressure and BMI, or body mass index, becomes fairly obvious. This is because BMI is one of the key measures for determining obesity. And like it or not, obesity -- simply being overweight, as most Americans are -- is one of the prime risk factors for hypertension.

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Recently, a process called biofeedback has become popular for the non-medical treatment of high blood pressure. You've probably heard of it before, in other contexts. Though it may smack to some of crystal energy and other New Age sensibilities, it does seem to work for many of the people who try it.

Now, a caveat before we get started: please understand, we're not saying that you should go off your meds in favor of biofeedback. But as a supplement to your standard hypertension treatment, at the very worst it can't hurt -- and we honestly think it can help.

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Did you know that you can lower your blood pressure by getting a good night's sleep, or by meditating?

If you're like most of us, you already take medication for your hypertension, and that's a good thing. Pharmacology seems to work best for high blood pressure, so do keep taking your meds.

That said, it never hurts to help them along a little, especially when doing a few simple things can push your BP down a few points. So let's take a closer look at taking it easy.

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You probably won't be shocked to learn that there's a direct and positive correlation between lower blood pressure and exercise. After all, your doctor surely told you to take better care of yourself when you learned about your hypertension, and part of that is dieting and a more active lifestyle.

Of course, exercise is good for you only up to a point; as a hypertensive individual, you don't want to get your heart pumping too hard. But the good news is, even minor household tasks can help you keep your blood pressure down.

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Let's face it: if you take blood pressure medications, it's because you've got a serious cardiovascular problem. Oh, it's a common one, but no less dangerous for all that. Obviously, then, medicines that lower your BP are good for your heart.

But you may be interested to learn that they're even better for your heart than you previously thought.

Continue reading "Other Cardiovascular Benefits of Blood Pressure Medications" »

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Hypertension in children, also referred to as pediatric hypertension, is a bit different from the adult version of the condition -- but it's just as dangerous. As many as 2-5% of American children meet the criteria for high blood pressure, mostly due to the creeping childhood obesity epidemic.

Continue reading "Hypertension in Children: What You Should Know " »

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