High Blood Pressure Treatment

Significant lowering of blood pressure in mild HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE can be achieved just by simple regular exercise, eating a low grease and salt diet and quitting smoking. But for moderate to extreme blood pressure, chemical intervention through one-a-day medications is necessary such as:

• Diuretics (die-you-ret-ik) - work on the kidneys forcing you to pass more urine. This loss of body fluid lowers your blood pressure.

• Vessel Dilators - tell your blood vessels to relax and open wide making blood flow easier and at a lower pressure.

• Sedatives - relax your blood vessels and slow your heart rate.

• Beta Blockers - slow your heart rate reducing blood pressure.

Your doctor will juggle these in different combinations until satisfied that your blood pressure is safe.

It is very important that once you start these medicines that you do not stop on your own or allow them to run out as you put yourself at great risk of a stroke or heart attack if you do. These medicines do not cure high blood pressure, they control it. So when you stop, the pressure builds right back up again. These medications are lifelong.

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