High Blood Pressure
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is normal blood pressure?
- What is high blood pressure?
- What is "pre-hypertension?"
- What is isolated systolic hypertension?
- Blood pressure is always given as two numbers. What do they mean?
- Why is it so important to control my blood pressure?
- Who is most likely to get high blood pressure?
- What other factors increase my chances of getting high blood pressure?
- Is there any way I can prevent high blood pressure?
- What can I do to prepare to have my blood pressure taken?
- Are there lifestyle changes I can make to lower my blood pressure?
- Are there medicines I can take to cure high blood pressure?
- Is there one kind of medicine I can take that will control my blood pressure?
- How do I know if I need to lose weight to prevent or control my blood pressure?
- What is the relationship between blood pressure and body weight?
- What is the major source of the salt, or sodium, that we eat each day?
- What will the food label tell me about the amount of salt, or sodium, in that product?
- How much salt is OK to eat each day?
- What is the DASH Eating Plan?
- Can you lose weight following the DASH eating plan?