5 Natural Ways to Lower High Blood Pressure

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Hypertension: The Silent Killer

With Nanette Wenger, MD

  • Nearly 1 in 3 adult Americans have high blood pressure (also called hypertension).
  • The grim results of uncontrolled hypertension can include heart failure, stroke, or kidney failure.
  • A silent disease, only a healthcare professional can tell you if your pressure is high. Get tested.

Lower High Blood Pressure...Naturally

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DASHing Toward Lower Blood Pressure
Is the DASH diet -- Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension -- the simple step you need to lower your high blood pressure?
Reducing Salt: 5 Tips
Lowering high blood pressure may be a salt shaker away. These top tips show you how to trim the sodium in your diet -- in five simple steps.
The Alcohol Debate: Should You or Shouldn't You?
Will a drink a day help keep the doctor away? Find out if alcohol helps or hurts your efforts to lower high blood pressure.
Weight Loss: 4 Strategic Ways to Get Started
Diet doesn't need to be a dirty word. Get your weight loss going with these expert tips -- and lower your high blood pressure to boot.
Safe Exercise: Tips to Lower High Blood Pressure
Want a workout to help lower your high blood pressure? These helpful hints show you how to get up and get moving -- safely.
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