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Self-monitoring at home
There seems to be a definite trend toward self monitoring, as people are encouraged to actively participate in the management of their health. |  | Hypertension in the elderly
Elderly patients, if treated for their high blood pressure, have fewer heart attacks, strokes and congestive heart failure, than the same age group with untreated hypertension. | | Changing your lifestyle
Once you know you have hypertension, it’s important to follow a comprehensive programme of lifestyle changes. But what exactly does this involve? | | Alcohol and hypertension
"Having a few drinks helps me relax, and relaxing lowers my blood sugar, so alcohol should be good for my hypertension, right?” Unfortunately not. | | Hypertension and diet
Click here for an article on hypertension and diet. | | Hypertension, diabetes & the X-syndrome
If you have hypertension, you are at risk of suffering from elevated blood cholesterol levels as well as from diabetes. | | Aspirin better at night
Not only may daily aspirin prevent a heart attack, it could also lower blood pressure - especially if taken at night, researchers have found. |
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