SALT-FREE DIET!!! #1. Limiting or eliminating salt in the diet is essential for lowering blood pressure. The need to read the labels on the food that are ingested is critical to a person whom suffers from hypertension. Eating a diet that is high in dietary fiber or taking a fiber supplement helps keep fats from depositing inside the arteries. Be aware of water that has been through a water softener, try bottled water. Pomegranate juice has been shown to prevent hardening of the arteries by ... Read More

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Hypertension is a situation in the body that elevates systolic and/or diastolic blood pressure. 85% to 90% all all diagnosed cases are call essential hypertension because there is no know etiology or source. Secondary hypertension comes from another reason in the body like kidney damage or endocrine dysfunction. There have been recent estimates that around 35 million Americans have hypertension, and happens twice as often in African Americans than white Americans. The main signs and symptoms include dizziness, facial flushing, headache, fatigue, epistaxis, ... Read More

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