A year after the study began, those who performed tai chi saw greater reduction in their blood pressure than those who followed an aerobic exercise program.
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A year after the study began, those who performed tai chi saw greater reduction in their blood pressure than those who followed an aerobic exercise program.
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The wall sit, an isometric exercise, has been shown to help lower blood pressure better than other types of exercise.
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Potassium-enriched salt tastes like regular salt and you don’t need to change how you cook or season your food. You just need to switch the type of salt you buy.
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The Grattan Institute says it’s time for mandatory limits on salt, as thousands die each year from illnesses caused by a high intake.
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There is enough scientific evidence for some less conventional "body and mind" approaches, say experts.
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It’s often thought a bit of alcohol helps the heart. That’s not the case with blood pressure, says a new study that found as little as a drink a day can be harmful.
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Two exercises are most effective for lowering blood pressure, according to a new study by UK researchers.
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Analysis finds isometric exercises that involve engaging muscles without movement the most effective for reducing blood pressure
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Chronic stress can lead to various physical and mental health problems, including anxiety, depression, headaches, heart disease, high blood pressure, sleep problems and more.
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People who often nap have a greater chance of developing high blood pressure and having a stroke, a large new study found. That might be because of underlying sleep disorders that are harming their regular sleep, experts say.
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Even levels of blood pressure that are generally considered “normal” may be high enough to foster the development of heart disease, new research shows.
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Symptoms, rather than numbers, may best define when blood pressure is too low.
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When it comes to preventing and treating high blood pressure, one often overlooked strategy is managing stress. If you often find yourself tense and on edge, try these seven strategies to reduce stress.
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High blood pressure is the world's leading killer -- and will kill more people, including more young people, than Covid-19 (and, in usual years, more than all other infectious diseases combined). High blood pressure can be prevented, mostly by reducing dietary sodium, and is effectively treated with safe, low-cost medications.
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Both the first and second numbers in a person's blood pressure reading are important for predicting the risk of cardiovascular disease.
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People in their mid-30s need to watch their blood pressure to protect brain health in later life.
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For the first time, there's evidence that a behavior change—lowering blood pressure—may help to lower the risk of developing dementia.
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Pay attention to your blood pressure, fiber intake and hours of sleep and exercise.
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Research finds significant link between the walkability of a city and the blood pressure and hypertension risk of the people who live there
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Medical guidelines have changed, and now about half of Americans may qualify for the diagnosis of hypertension. Here’s what to do about it.
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From drinking tea to daily exercise to relaxation exercises like yoga, here are seven ways to lower blood pressure naturally.
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Consuming energy drinks may increase blood pressure and modify the heart rhythms of healthy humans
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While there is debate over how aggressively high blood pressure should be treated in older patients, the definition of a healthy blood pressure does not change with age for the general population.
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Watching TV for more than two hours a day increases the risk of raised blood pressure in children, a study has found.
Children aged two to 10 who spent this much time in front of a TV or computer screen were 30 per cent more likely to have high blood pressure than those who did not.
Lack of physical activity increased the risk even more, by 50 per cent, scientists found.
Also, too much TV or computer time before bed increases activity in the brain, interfering with falling asleep or getting good quality sleep.
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Doctors have long warned of the dangers of a high-salt diet.
Researchers found other lifestyle factors including alcohol consumption, age, and most importantly body mass index (BMI) were all strongly linked to a rise in blood pressure.
Eating more fruit and vegetables, on the other hand, acted to reduce hypertension.
However the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the US yesterday issued a warning that nine in 10 schoolchildren are eating more salt than is recommended.