This eMedTV page outlines lifestyle changes important in high blood pressure treatment, as well as medications used to treat high blood pressure. Common high blood pressure treatment methods include reducing alcohol intake and sodium in one's diet.
Calcium channel blockers and nervous system inhibitors are just two of the types of blood pressure medication available. This page on the eMedTV site provides detailed information about medications for high blood pressure.
This eMedTV segment discusses exercise and high blood pressure and includes a sample walking plan. Studies on the effects of exercise and high blood pressure show that exercise can lower blood pressure, regardless of the type, intensity, or duration.
The DASH diet for high blood pressure, as this eMedTV resource explains, has been proven to lower a person's risk for hypertension. If your blood pressure is already high, this diet for high blood pressure has been proven to lower it as well.
The DASH eating plan (also known as the DASH diet) has been shown in several research studies to lower blood pressure. This section of the eMedTV library describes the DASH diet in detail and provides a sample eating plan.
This section of the eMedTV library discusses the link between weight and high blood pressure in detail. For example, lose just 10 percent of your current weight, and high blood pressure can be lowered -- or prevented, if you don't have hypertension.
Reduce the salt, and high blood pressure will likely go down. This eMedTV page explores the link between salt and high blood pressure. It also includes tips to reduce the amount of salt and sodium consumed.
This segment of the eMedTV archives explores the connection between alcohol and high blood pressure. While moderate amounts are usually fine, too much alcohol can make hypertension worse or decrease the effectiveness of medications.
This eMedTV page explores the benefits of supplements for high blood pressure, like potassium. Research shows that potassium lowers blood pressure, but other commonly tried supplements for high blood pressure are not proven to reduce hypertension.
A variety of conditions are made worse by smoking, and high blood pressure is just one of them. This eMedTV resource explains the dangerous link between smoking and high blood pressure and offers tips for quitting.
Studies on stress and high blood pressure, as this eMedTV page explains, show that long-term stress may affect blood pressure; the effects of short-term stress are limited. This requires a rethinking of myths about stress and high blood pressure.
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