This eMedTV article offers tips for how to lower blood pressure through lifestyle changes. For example, quitting smoking or losing weight can help lower blood pressure; medications may be prescribed when lifestyle changes alone are not enough.
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.
This eMedTV article discusses the benefits of a high blood pressure diet such as the DASH diet. Studies have proven that following a diet for high blood pressure diet is low in sodium can lower blood pressure in people with hypertension.
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.
There are both good and bad effects from drinking alcohol, and blood pressure can be adversely effected, as this eMedTV page explains. While moderate drinking may be fine, alcohol can increase side effects of blood pressure medicine.
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.
Does smoking cause high blood pressure? While smoking does not cause high blood pressure directly, as this eMedTV article explains, people who smoke are at an increased risk of heart attack or stroke.
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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