Stroke prevention is one of the main reasons doctors cite for putting their patients on blood pressure drugs.
High blood pressure, they say, can lead to the brain bleeds that cause strokes.
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The American College of Cardiology did something in 2017 that made drug companies very happy.
They came out with new guidelines that recommended blood pressure medication for patients with readings of 130/80 or higher.
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The conventional wisdom among mainstream doctors is that blood pressure inevitably increases with age.
But a new Johns Hopkins University study shows that’s not true.
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Millions of Americans take angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors to lower their blood pressure.
The drugs include Lotensin (benazepril), Vasotec (enalapril), Prinivil (lisinopril), Altace (ramipril), and Aceon (perindopril).
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If you walk into your doctor’s office and your blood pressure is high, chances are you’ll be told to eat less salt. And if your reading is higher than 130/80, it’s likely you’ll be prescribed a blood pressure drug.
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Just about every person dealing with high blood pressure knows that exercise can help. But a new study shows that one kind of workout is particularly effective in reducing hypertension.
Doing it for just 15 minutes a day can lower your blood pressure nearly twice as much as taking standard medications.
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