Safe & Easy Steps to Lower Your Blood Pressure

In braille (2 vols.) and BRF

Nine out of 10 Americans will eventually have high blood pressure and, with it, an increased risk of stroke, heart attack, diabetes, dementia, and more. But hypertension isn’t inevitable! Eating the right diet, losing weight, and exercising can keep your pressure under control. And, if you do have elevated blood pressure or hypertension, it can lower your pressure as much as—or more than—prescription drugs. What diet? How much weight? Which exercises? You’ll find the answers and much more in this collection of updated articles from the editors at Nutrition Action Healthletter have put together for you. To a much greater extent than you may think, you can control your own blood pressure. This guide shows you how.

Contents

THE LATEST
New Guidelines: More People Have Hypertension 

PART 1: WHY HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE MATTERS
6 Things You Should Know About Hypertension 
Avoiding Blood Pressure Measuring Mistakes 
A Strike Against Stroke 
Blood Pressure & the Brain 
Keep Your Kidneys Healthy 
Keep it Supple: Making Arteries Less Stiff 

PART 2: DODGING HYPERTENSION
What Works? 
Hearts & Minds: Protect Both with a Diet That’s Overlooked 
What Should I Eat? 
A Day’s Worth of Food 
Shaving Salt, Saving Lives 
Why Potassium Matters 
Get the Lead Out 
Slimming Down 
Exercise & Beyond 
Pills for Pressure?