The article details several guidelines in which one can use to lower their blood pressure as provided by the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology. These guidelines include avoiding the use of drugs or supplements that can raise blood pressure, exercising and dieting, as well as taking diuretics, ACE inhibitors, dihydropyridine calcium channel blockers, angiotensin II receptor blockers. The article further provides questions for patients that emanate from these new guidelines. Such questions include the persons who need the treatment guidelines, knowing one’s risk of hypertension, and likelihood of blood pressure bouncing around a great deal in addition to answering the question of what happens then. The article concludes with a glimpse into the possible scenarios in the event drugs fail to work, especially in persons with
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However, there are individuals with masked hypertension where their pressure seems normal upon measuring but later goes up to alarming levels. The drugs and supplements that can raise one’s blood pressure include alcohol, decongestants, amphetamines, herbal supplements, for example, ephedra, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, as well as steroids. One should thus avoid such drugs to lower the risk of hypertension.
Lowering the blood pressure involves dieting and including fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and low-fat dairy in the daily meals. One meal called DASH is also seen to lower blood pressure by up to 11 points while lifestyle changes lead to a 2.2 pound loss in weight among overweight individuals. Further, one can also manage the risk of hypertension to extremely low levels by reducing their sodium intake. Aerobic exercise for 90 to 150 minutes a week also leads to a reduction in the high blood
However, there are individuals with masked hypertension where their pressure seems normal upon measuring but later goes up to alarming levels. The drugs and supplements that can raise one’s blood pressure include alcohol, decongestants, amphetamines, herbal supplements, for example, ephedra, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, as well as steroids. One should thus avoid such drugs to lower the risk of hypertension.
Lowering the blood pressure involves dieting and including fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and low-fat dairy in the daily meals. One meal called DASH is also seen to lower blood pressure by up to 11 points while lifestyle changes lead to a 2.2 pound loss in weight among overweight individuals. Further, one can also manage the risk of hypertension to extremely low levels by reducing their sodium intake. Aerobic exercise for 90 to 150 minutes a week also leads to a reduction in the high blood