Hypertension

Action Alert
Reversing Hypertension : A Vital New Program to Prevent, Treat, and Reduce High Blood Pressure
by Julian M. Whitaker, M.D.
It strikes one in four Americans without warning. It's the single major underlying cause of heart attacks and strokes. Left untreated, it gradually destroys the heart, blood vessels, and kidneys. To make matters worse, doctors often overmedicate patients

Beta Blocker Drugs
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
All beta blockers are used to treat high blood pressure. Many are also used to prevent the heart-related chest pain or pressure associated with angina pectoris (a condition often occurring during exertion where too little blood reaches the heart).

The Symptomless Disease
What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Hypertension : The Revolutionary Nutrition and Lifestyle Program to Help Fight High Blood Pressure
by Mark Houston, M.D., Barry Fox, Ph.D., Nadine Taylor, M.S., R.D.
It's the utter lack of pain or any other warning signs that makes mild to moderate hypertension so insidious. You would know it if your leg was broken; you couldn't miss the pain, and you'd rush to the doctor to get it X-rayed and splinted.

Introducing DASH
The DASH Diet for Hypertension
by Thomas Moore, M.D.
The Isosceles Triangle Diet. The Bacon Grease and Beer Diet. We haven't heard of either of these diets, but it wouldn't surprise us to learn they existed!

Disturbances of the Heart
by Oliver T. Osborne, M.D.
Arterial hypertension may be divided into stages. In the first stage the arteries are healthy, but the tone, owing to contraction of the muscular walls, is too great. This condition or stage has been termed 'chronic arterial hypertension.'

What Is High Blood Pressure?
by National Institute on Aging
Each time your heart beats, it pumps oxygen-rich blood through the blood vessels, or arteries, that run through your body. Blood pressure is the force of the blood pushing against the walls of the arteries.

Watch-Like Device Monitors Blood Sugar Levels
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Controlling blood sugar levels is a critical part of diabetes treatment.The FDA's approval of a new continuous monitoring device is a step in a new direction for people who must frequently check their blood glucose.

Blood Pressure Monitors
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
The move to replace the gold standard mercury-filled sphygmomanometer with environmentally friendly devices won't be simple. Measuring a person's blood pressure is a routine part of every physical exam.

Hypertension 101
Lower Your Blood Pressure in Eight Weeks: A Revolutionary Program for a Longer, Healthier Life
by Stephen T. Sinatra, M.D., F.A.C.C.
The numbers speak for themselves. More than 50 million Americans suffer from high blood pressure - and yet despite the billions we spend on medication, the death rate from high blood pressure has risen 36 percent in the past decade.

Hypertension Drugs: Finding What Works, Who's at Risk?
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
FDA has approved numerous drugs for treating hypertension. These drugs work in different ways but the end result - reducing blood pressure - is the same. Some of the most commonly used drugs to treat high blood pressure are

Diet and Blood Pressure
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
If you are overweight and have high blood pressure, a first step is to lose weight, usually through a combination of calorie reduction and increased physical activity. Eating certain kinds of food and avoiding others also may help you reduce your blood pr

High Blood Pressure and Age
by National Institute on Aging
You can have high blood pressure, or hypertension, and still feel just fine. That's because high blood pressure does not cause symptoms that you can see or feel. But, high blood pressure, sometimes called the silent killer, is a major health problem.

Array of Drugs Tames Hypertension
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
The nearly 50 million Americans with high blood pressure can thwart this 'silent killer' with a wide range of drugs and lifestyle changes. Blood pressure is the force of blood against the blood vessel wall.

Prehypertension: Blood Pressure Guidelines
by National Institute of Health
The advice for keeping a healthy blood pressure has long been to exercise, lose weight, eat healthy foods and cut back on salt. But what doctors consider to be a healthy range for blood pressure has now changed significantly, according to an expert panel