Important steps to treat and prevent high blood pressure.
Lower your blood pressure and improve your health |
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Add years to your life | High blood pressure, also known as hypertension, affects nearly half the adults in the United States. And about half of those people don’t even know they have it. | Learn more |
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Dear Reader, Blood pressure is the driving force that gets oxygen-rich blood — the body’s life source — to your organs and tissues and delivers waste to your lungs, liver and kidneys for removal. With the right amount of pressure, the proper amount of blood travels throughout the body. With Mayo Clinic on High Blood Pressure at your side, you will have an essential resource for effectively preventing and managing hypertension. In this book, Gary L. Schwarz, M.D., shares expert advice from his 40-plus years of studying, researching and treating people with high blood pressure. By taking specific steps, you can not only live well with high blood pressure but even keep it from ever forming. Inside this book you’ll find the following and much more: How it develops and who is at risk Diagnosis methods and treatments The right medication for you Ways to prevent conditions associated with hypertension Advice on diet, movement and weight loss How to reach and maintain a healthy blood pressure Mayo Clinic on High Blood Pressure offers a solid understanding of the ways you can control your blood pressure — and your future. Taking the steps outlined in this book will help you reach a healthy blood pressure level and live well for years to come. |
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Yours in good health, Dan Harke, Publisher Mayo Clinic Press |
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