July 19, 2007

Blood Pressure Medication Basics

When it comes to high blood pressure, there are several ways your doctor may suggest getting your numbers under control. For some, it may be as simple as changing diet or adding more exercise to your daily lifestyle habits. Others require various forms and dosages from a wealth of medications. Mostly, your doctor will suggest nonmedication methods first.
Such early methods of lowering high blood pressure readings will mean a change of diet, limiting the salt, fats and sugars in your dietary intake. Added to that will more than likely be an exercise regimen. Taking a walk every day, joining a gym or Yoga classes may be all that it takes to get your pressure under control. Then again, if you have a family history of high blood pressure or are over 55 years old, you may have to look at a few more options to those listed above.

High blood pressure can sometimes result from your heredity, though for most people, poor eating habits is the major cause. Too much salt and not enough potassium in a diet may lead to
high blood pressure, as can drinking too much alcohol, smoking and not getting enough exercise. High stress jobs, such as those […]

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