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Age Page: High Blood Pressure: Tips for Keeping It Under Control — This publication discusses what blood pressure is, what is considered high blood pressure, how blood pressure is measured, the types of high blood pressure (isolated systolic hypertension), what causes it and how to prevent it.

http://www.nia.nih.gov/HealthInformation/Publications/hiblood.htm

High Blood Pressure — This publication provides detailed information on the causes, symptoms, and treatment for high blood pressure. It also explains how it can be prevented and discusses the special concerns for women and older adults.

http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/Hbp/HBP_WhatIs.html

High Blood Pressure and Kidney Disease — This publication explains what high blood pressure is, how it can lead to kidney problems, and how it is diagnosed and treated.

http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/highblood/index.htm

Make the Kidney Connection: Diabetes & High Blood Pressure — This fact sheet discusses how diabetes and high blood pressure are the two leading causes of kidney disease. This fact sheet provides steps to keep your kidneys healthy.

http://www.nkdep.nih.gov/resources/make_the_kidney_connection.htm

Your Guide to Lowering Blood Pressure With DASH — Get with the plan that is clinically proven to significantly reduce blood pressure! This booklet offers a week's worth of sample menus and recipes created to follow the most recent nutritional guidelines. The Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) eating plan features plenty of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and other foods that are heart healthy and lower in salt and sodium. It also provides additional information on weight loss and physical activity.

http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/hbp/dash/new_dash.pdf

Your Guide to Lowering High Blood Pressure — This Web site, sponsored by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, is an interactive guide that answers common questions about high blood pressure and offers tips and quizzes. It also provides information on medications and suggestions on how to talk to your doctor.

http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/hbp/index.html

Blood Pressure Medicines (Copyright © AAFP) — This publication briefly explains how high blood pressure is treated and provides a detailed look at the types of medications that are used. It also explains the possible side effects and interactions with other drugs or foods.

http://familydoctor.org/797.xml

Exercise: A drug-free approach to lowering high blood pressure (Copyright © Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) — This fact sheet discusses how you can lower your blood pressure through exercise.

http://www.mayoclinic.com/print/high-blood-pressure/HI00024/METHOD=print

High blood pressure dangers: Hypertension's effects on your body (Copyright © Mayo Foundation) — This fact sheet will help you learn more about high blood pressure so that you know what's at stake and can gain a better sense of why successfully managing your high blood pressure is so important.

http://www.mayoclinic.com/print/high-blood-pressure/HI00062/METHOD=print

High blood pressure: Are you at risk? (Copyright © Mayo Foundation) — This fact sheet will help you understand what your risk factors for high blood pressure are so that you can help prevent or delay the onset of high blood pressure and its life-threatening complications.

http://www.mayoclinic.com/print/high-blood-pressure/HI00026/METHOD=print

http://familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home/common/heartdisease/risk/092.html

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Content last updated March 5, 2009.