High Blood Pressure Treatment Directory

Quit Smoking for Your Heart’s Sake

Smokers are more likely to develop high blood pressure and heart disease. Here are some tips to help you quit smoking.

Heart Failure and Blood Vessel Dilators

Get information on blood vessel dilators, also called vasodilators, including how the drugs can help treat heart failure.

High Blood Pressure and ACE Inhibitors

Learn more from WebMD about the use of ACE inhibitors for high blood pressure.

High Blood Pressure, Diet, Exercise, and ED

High blood pressure can cause erectile dysfunction. Learn about lifestyle changes that can reverse the damage.

Shaking a Salt Habit

In the seesaw experts' battle over salt and hypertension, the latest results support a low-sodium diet.

High Blood Pressure: How Diet and Exercise Help

WebMD interviews diet expert Dean Ornish, MD, on the relationship between food and high blood pressure (hypertension). Learn how diet changes can improve your blood pressure and prevent heart disease.

Prehypertension: Risks, Tests, What to Do

WebMD discusses prehypertension -- what it is, why it matters, and what can help you prevent it from becoming high blood pressure.

High Blood Pressure Weight Loss: What to Consider in Addition to Diet and Exercise

When you have high blood pressure, it helps to lose extra weight. Some alternative approaches may help you stick with your diet and exercise plan.

Hypertension Equals Health Risks

Nearly 1 in 3 adult Americans have it. African Americans are especially at risk. Learn why hypertension is called the 'silent killer'.

Blood Pressure Medicine for Life?

Jonathan Sackner Bernstein, MD, addresses options and concerns around being on blood pressure medication for life.

High Blood Pressure Damage to Arteries

What does high blood pressure do to your arteries? Find out in this animation.

Exercise Tips for Lowering Blood Pressure

Exercise, along with other lifestyle changes and medication, is important to prevent high blood pressure. While starting a fitness routine may seem like a daunting task, it doesn’t have to be.

A Visual Guide to High Blood Pressure

See inside the arteries where high blood pressure can lurk without outward symptoms.Pictures help explain the causes, tests, treatments, and remedies to stop this "silent killer."

13 Foods That Lower Blood Pressure

Can you eat your way to lower blood pressure? These food picks can help you do just that.

Salt in Food, Sodium, Blood Pressure, and Your Health

Want the facts about the salt in your food and how it affects your health? Take this quiz.

Is Your Blood Pressure in Check?

Take this quick assessment and get immediate, personalized tips and information on how to get your blood pressure in check.

Health Check 5 -- Assess Your Risks for 5 Health Problems

Is Your Blood Pressure in Check?

Lowering Blood Pressure: It's a 2-Step Process

The WebMD Weight Loss Clinic Program can work well for people on a low-salt diet, as long as the sodium restriction is not severe (less than 2,000 mg per day).