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Diagnosis of High Blood Pressure

Fri, 06 Apr 2007 19:37:08 -0700

Do I have High Blood Pressure?

When you or your doctor takes your blood pressure, two numbers are generated, a larger number, the systolic blood pressure (SBP), and a smaller number, the diastolic blood pressure (DBP), written as SBP/DBP or 120/80, for example. How do you know if yours is too high? The numbers have been clearly defined. These are the various categories that you might fall into. Remember that you should use the higher category to determine your particular level. For example, if you have normal systolic blood pressure but a diastolic blood pressure that puts you at stage 1 high blood pressure (HBP), you are considered to have stage 1 high blood pressure.

Healthcast #25: High Blood Pressure and Pregnancy

Wed, 02 Nov 2005 02:21:22 -0800

This healthcast will tell you what you need to know to get through a pregnancy if you have high blood pressure before or during the pregnancy. You will learn:

The normal course of blood pressure in a pregnancy.
The risks and complications of high blood pressure during a pregnancy.
Effect of estrogen on your blood pressure in oral contraceptives and hormone replacement.

Length: 10 minutes

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Healthcast #24: Salt and High Blood Pressure

Sun, 23 Oct 2005 13:34:07 -0700

This healthcast concerns the major role that salt plays in raising your blood pressure. You will learn:

Who makes the most salt and consumes the most salt
How much salt is needed and how it gets into your diet
How to get rid of the salt and your high blood pressure

Length: 9 minutes

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Healthcast #21: High Blood Pressure Drug Treatment

Fri, 21 Oct 2005 14:49:52 -0700

This healthcast is about using drugs to control your blood pressure when lifestyle changes like the DASH diet and exercise have not lowered it sufficiently (below 140/90). More detailed information will be found in my book, "High Blood Pressure For Dummies".

You will learn:

The five major classes of drugs for lowering blood pressure
The effects and side effects of these drugs
The modern approach to using these drugs to normalize your blood pressure

Length: 11 minutes

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Healthcast #19: Exercise and High Blood Pressure

Fri, 09 Sep 2005 19:59:23 -0700

This healthcast is about using exercise and other body movements to control your blood pressure. More detailed information will be found in my book, "High Blood Pressure For Dummies".

You will learn:

How exercise helps to lower blood pressure
A basic program of walking which will lower your blood pressure and make you fit
Other body movements and techniques that lower blood pressure like yoga, meditation, biofeedback

Length: 12 minutes

Tune in next week for Dr. Rubin's 20th healthcast where he'll discuss the devastating health consequences of Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf Coast.

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Healthcast #18: High Blood Pressure Nutritional Treatment

Thu, 01 Sep 2005 11:52:16 -0700

This healthcast is about using diet to control your blood pressure. More detailed information will be found in my book, "High Blood Pressure For Dummies".

You will learn:

To use the DASH diet
To lower your blood pressure by reducing salt
The place of weight loss in controlling blood pressure.

Length: 13 minutes

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Healthcast #17: Introduction to High Blood Pressure

Fri, 09 Sep 2005 10:08:33 -0700

This healthcast will introduce you to this "silent killer" that affects 50 million Americans and 20% of the rest of the world. More detailed information will be found in my book, "High Blood Pressure For Dummies".

You will learn:

How to determine if your blood pressure is high
Who suffers from high blood pressure
Basics of lowering blood pressure

Length: 18 minutes

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Ten Commandments For Avoiding High Blood Pressure

Sat, 07 Apr 2007 09:41:59 -0700

You can do a lot to prevent high blood pressure. These are just some of the more important steps you can take to avoid getting it and its complications:

Make sure you have it in the first place. There are many ways by which a mistaken diagnosis can be made. See Chapter 2 in my book.
Find out if you have secondary high blood pressure. This is high blood pressure caused by another disease such as kidney disease and can often be cured by correcting the other disease.
Give up tobacco and excessive alcohol. One cigarette is too many and more than 10 drinks a week for a man or 5 for a woman is too many.