When the Pressure Rises: The Truth about Hypertension (Part 2)

When the Pressure Rises: The Truth about Hypertension (Part 2)

In our last article, we looked at various causes of lifestyle risk factors for hypertension. We looked at chronic stress, sedentarism, increased body fat, and poor sleep patterns.  We will now look at several urban myths regarding hypertension and assess the veracity of each of them all. Due to numerous lifestyle changes that have come […]

When the Pressure Rises: The Truth About Hypertension.

When the Pressure Rises: The Truth About Hypertension.

“100 plus age”. If the top value of your Bp is less than that number, don’t worry. At one point in time, these were the Bp guidelines. The idea, particularly in the elderly population was that studies had already shown several key considerations. Then the world changed, the guidelines changed, but the vessels the falls […]