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Medically reviewed by Suzanne Fisher, RDHibiscus tea is a natural way to help manage blood pressure. While it’s not a ...
Keeping blood pressure in a healthy range is one of the most important things older adults can do to stay well. Blood ...
If you have high blood pressure, getting regular exercise is important -- and your Apple Watch makes it easy to check it.
To determine if lower blood pressure targets (systolic/diastolic 135/85 mmHg or less) are associated with reduction in mortality and morbidity compared with standard blood pressure targets (140 mmHg ...
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), a normal blood pressure reading is less than 120/80 millimeters of mercury (mm Hg). This includes a systolic pressure reading ...
Checking your blood pressure at home or a local pharmacy can be an effective way to stay proactive about your heart health.
Hypertension, defined as a systolic blood pressure (SBP) ≥140 mm Hg and/or a diastolic blood pressure (DBP) ≥90 mm Hg, is the second most common condition in the elderly population.
A Johns Hopkins study reveals slight arm-position changes during blood pressure tests can falsely elevate readings.
Clinically overt diastolic HF, also referred to as HF with normal ejection fraction (EF), currently accounts for 40–50% of all HF cases and has a prognosis as dire as that of systolic HF. [1] ...
Scientists say that arm position can make a difference during blood pressure readings. A recent trial at Johns Hopkins found slightly lower blood pressure numbers when a person’s arm is lying on a ...
Here are five yoga poses (asanas) that may help you lower your high blood pressure. Shavasana Translating to ‘corpse pose in English, Shavasana is a yoga pose that promotes relaxation of both the mind ...