7 Steps To Lower Blood Pressure

Lowering the blood pressure readings should be foremost in the mind of anyone who has high blood pressure. Hypertension, or high blood pressure, is a health problem affecting nearly one out of every four people in this country. Billions of dollars are spent on medications each year to treat it. Most high blood pressure is categorized as essential hypertension which is elevated blood pressure without a known cause. In adults, it is generally diagnosed when the systolic reading is 140 mm Hg and the diastolic reading is 90 mm Hg. A diagnosis is confirmed when these readings are sustained at these levels over a period of time. It is unfortunate that many of the medicines taken to treat high blood pressure cause cardiovascular risks of their own, such as raising cholester View the rest of this article