Prevent Diabetes Problems – Keep Your Heart and Blood Vessels Healthy

Mellitus diabetes presents many secondary health problems, which need to be carefully managed to maintain general good health, once diabetes has developed. High blood glucose levels can cause problems for the heart and blood vessel. This is the first in a series of articles looking at maintaining health within diabetes, and looks at what the […]

How to Measure Your Own Blood Pressure Accurately

When measuring your own blood pressure, first get yourself comfortable with your measurement arm supported by a table. Make sure that the sphygmomanometer is placed so that you can see the scale easily and put your stethoscope around your neck. The most convenient kind of stethoscope to use has a diaphragm at the end, not […]

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 […]

Which Is Best Drug For High Blood Pressure?

If you want to control your hypertension you may have to follow these important steps * Diet Modification * Regular Exercise * Stop smoking * Drug Treatment However majority of hypertensive patients do need drug therapy to control BP. There is no doubt that quitting smoking, diet modification and doing regular exercise are all useful […]

Hypertension Natural Remedies – Anti-Hypertensive Diet For High Blood Pressure

One of the best ways to fight high blood pressure is through natural remedies against hypertension. As part of your anti-hypertensive remedies, you should concentrate more on having a good diet, coupled with a healthy lifestyle. The following will explain the importance of consuming less red meat, less salt, and more of red wine and […]

Blood Pressure Medication Side Effects – And How To Avoid Them

Blood pressure medication side effects are one of the main reasons that people find it difficult to keep their BP numbers under good control. The tablets or capsules they get from their doctors are effective – no doubt about that, but the adverse effects or adverse symptoms that arise are sometimes so bad that the […]