Essential hypertension, or high blood pressure, is abnormally high blood pressure with no known cause. More Shaking up conventional thinking about sodium and hypertension Controversy continues to churn as to whether reducing your salt intake will keep your blood pressure in check. In fact, some experts even say that low-salt diets may be detrimental to your health. Who do you believe? Do you have prehypertension?If you believe you have low or normal blood pressure, you may be off the mark. Revised blood pressure guidelines have toughened the standards. Read here to find out where you stand and what you can do to control your blood pressure if you fall into the class known as prehypertension. Recommendations to help prevent high blood pressure Are you doing everything you can to prevent high blood pressure and decrease your risk of heart attack and stroke? High blood pressure linked to inflammationA large body of evidence has conclusively established a connection between inflammation (the process by which the body responds to injury) and cardiovascular disorders. Read more here. American Heart Association
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