Living With High Blood Pressure

Learn how to lower your high blood pressure by making small changes to your diet and exercise habits. Embracing a heart-healthy lifestyle may improve—possibly even lengthen—your life.

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Can You Drink Coffee With Losartan?
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High Blood Pressure (Hypertension) After Eating
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Is It Safe to Take Cold Medicine With High Blood Pressure?
Apples In Basket
Can Apple Cider Vinegar Help Lower Blood Pressure?
Lisinopril Rx
How Long Does It Take Lisinopril to Work?
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Can High Blood Pressure Make You Tired?
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Does Tea Lower Blood Pressure?
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What Is Sodium?
Hypertension in the Elderly
Living With Hypertension
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Lose Weight With Exercise When You Have High Blood Pressure
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How to Get a More Accurate Blood Pressure Reading
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Following Salt Restrictions for Hypertension
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Is It Normal for Blood Pressure to Fluctuate?
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Should Your Blood Pressure Be 120/80 Even After Exercise?
A man checks his blood pressure at home.
The Best Time to Take Your Blood Pressure
Taking Patient's Blood Pressure
JNC 8 and Hypertension
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Ten Foods to Avoid for Healthy Blood Pressure
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Health Complications of Hypertension
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Stopping Blood Pressure Medication
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7 Foods That Affect Blood Pressure
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Does L-Arginine Lower Blood Pressure?
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Do Antidepressants Like Lexapro Raise Blood Pressure?
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Blood Pressure Medication and Surgery
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How Beta Blockers Affect Your Target Heart Rate
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Diuretic Medications for Hypertension and Low Potassium
Nurse taking woman's blood pressure at home
Pheochromocytoma and High Blood Pressure
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Measuring Blood Pressure in Children
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How Massage May Help Lower High Blood Pressure
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Using Fish Oil to Reduce High Blood Pressure
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Water Softeners and High Blood Pressure
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How to Keep a Blood Pressure Log
Advil (Ibuprofen) is a medication that could raise blood pressure
Ibuprofen and Other Drugs That Could Raise Blood Pressure
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Can Meditation Help Lower High Blood Pressure?
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The Impact of Weather on Blood Pressure
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Foods to Avoid on a High Blood Pressure Diet
Surgery
Managing High Blood Pressure Before, During, and After Surgery
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Eating Salt When You Have High Blood Pressure
Sleep deprivation and hypertension
Hypertension Symptoms
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What Is a Normal Blood Pressure Reading?
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Proteinuria and High Blood Pressure
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High Blood Pressure and Headaches
Doctor Checking Patient's Blood Pressure
Renovascular Hypertension Causes and Diagnosis
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Recommended Foods for High Blood Pressure