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Hypertension
What is blood pressure?
Your blood pressure is the force exerted by your heart, against the resistance created by the arteries, to keep blood flowing through your body. Read

When is blood pressure high?
Blood pressure and hypertension

 About Hypertension
Hypertension in the news
High blood pressure can harm eyes
Marital bliss helps blood pressure
Meditation controls blood pressure
Vaccine for blood pressure?
Drinking bad for blood pressure
Fat-free milk for hypertension
One pill for BP and cholesterol?
Loud noise ups blood pressure
Beetroot has its benefits
Genes affect BP meds reaction
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 Real life story
A huff and a puff and a pinched arm
I don't like having my blood pressure taken. The threat of a 24-hour blood pressure test is enough to make me come up in hives. Call me a sissy if you want to. Read more
 
 FAQ
  1. Why worry about hypertension?

2. Who is at risk for hypertension?

3. What do the numbers mean?

4. Must I really stop smoking if I have hypertension?

5. Is high blood pressure bad?

6. When is blood pressure too low and what can one do about it?

7. Is it OK to become pregnant if I have hypertension?

8. How often do we need to be tested for hypertension?

  
 
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Contents

Explaining Hypertension
What is blood pressure?, What do the numbers mean?, When is blood pressure high?, How does blood pressure work?, Why worry about hypertension?, more...

Types of Blood Pressure
Types of Hypertension, Primary Hypertension, Secondary Hypertension, Malignant Hypertension, Isolated Systolic Hypertension, more...

Your risk factors
The controllable and uncontrollable, Risk factors you can control , Diseases that increase risk, Who is at risk for hypertension? , People and hypertension, more...

Lifestyle changes
Risk factors you can control , Wise food choices , What’s the DASH diet all about?, The DASH diet, Menu plan for the DASH diet, more...

Hypertension in SA
Hypertension in SA, Control hypertension this Christmas

Measuring blood pressure
Pre-test advice , Blood pressure test, Different cuffs , Best blood pressure equipment?, Self-monitoring at home, more...

Hypertension: effects on the body
Hypertension and other organs, Hypertension and your eyes, Hypertension and your kidneys, Hypertension and your brain, Hypertension and your heart, more...

Living with Hypertension
Self-monitoring at home, Hypertension in the elderly, Change your lifestyle, Alcohol and hypertension, Hypertension and diet, more...

Control through medication
Medication for hypertension, Antihypertensive drugs, Antihypertensive drugs , Diuretics, Beta-blockers, more...

Hypertension & Stress,Women&Obesity
Stress and hypertension, Stress versus hypertension, Hypertension and your weight, HRT and high blood pressure, Hypertension and pregnancy, more...

Hypertension menu
About Hypertension
Control through medication
Explaining Hypertension
FAQ
Hypertension & Stress,Women&Obesity
Hypertension in SA
Hypertension: effects on the body
Lifestyle changes
Living with Hypertension
Measuring blood pressure
Real life story
Types of Blood Pressure
Your risk factors
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