Has your blood pressure been creeping up?
You're not alone. But unless something changes you're likely to develop the full blown medical condition of high blood pressure, also called "hypertension."
A healthy lifestyle is the first critical step in preventing or treating elevated blood pressure. For those in the earliest stage, called "pre-hypertension," it could be all that's needed! For others with higher blood pressure already, a healthy lifestyle could mean better control with fewer medications.
A nutrition-pharmacy team has based this information on the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute clinical guidelines and research studies. Our goal is not to be a substitute for your physician. Rather, it's to share helpful information and be there to offer support. The rest is up to you!
Even though it's also called "hypertension" don't confuse it with being HYPER-TENSE from the pressures of life. You simply can't judge blood pressure by your levels of stress or nervous tension. In fact, high blood pressure is called "The Silent Killer" since there are usually no symptoms ... that is, until the first heart attack or stroke.
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