High Blood Pressure for Dummies - Paperback

by Richard Snyder (Author)

Maintain healthy blood pressure with timeless wisdom and new breakthroughs in prevention and treatment

High Blood Pressure For Dummies explains all you need to know about blood pressure--and what to do when it gets too high. High blood pressure can lead to serious complications, but with lifestyle changes and medication, it's easily treatable. This jargon-free, compassionate book walks you through the necessary changes to help lower blood pressure and live a healthy life. You'll be well equipped to determine if you're at risk and consider the medical consequences of hypertension. From there, develop a successful treatment plan and choose the right foods for you. With this Dummies guide, you can learn to prioritize you and your health.

• Learn what hypertension is, what causes it, and how it can be prevented and treated
• Improve your quality of life and live longer by focusing on a healthy blood pressure
• Understand your doctor's recommendations and discover diet and lifestyle factors that you can control
• Find out about new research on hypertension causes, treatments, and genetic influences

This new edition of High Blood Pressure For Dummies is great for people with high blood pressure, their caregivers, and anyone with a family history who wants to better understand the condition.

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Control your blood pressure--and your future

Chronically elevated blood pressure can be worrisome and serious. High Blood Pressure For Dummies brings an easily understandable approach to getting those numbers under control before things get serious. Modify your diet and lifestyle with easy-to-follow advice, and get answers to all your questions about blood pressure meds. You'll even learn about the latest clinical trials, so you can weigh all your options. Prevent and treat hypertension with this straightforward Dummies guide. Your heart, brain, and kidneys--and your loved ones--will thank you.

Inside...

• Determining your risk factors
• Seeing how blood pressure affects the body
• Eating the right power foods
• Exercising your way to better health
• Taking the right medications
• Managing high blood pressure at any age

Author Biography

Richard W. Snyder, DO, is a board-certified internist and nephrologist who has been involved in treating hypertension since 2004. He is also a medical educator and served as a program director for an internal medicine residency program. Dr. Snyder is coauthor of Medical Dosage Calculations For Dummies.

Dr. Alan L. Rubin was the original author of High Blood Pressure For Dummies.