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High Blood Pressure For Dummies
3. Aufl.
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17,99 € |
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| Verlag: | Wiley |
| Format: | EPUB |
| Veröffentl.: | 15.12.2023 |
| ISBN/EAN: | 9781394224951 |
| Sprache: | englisch |
| Anzahl Seiten: | 272 |
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<p><b>Maintain healthy blood pressure with timeless wisdom and new breakthroughs in prevention and treatment</b> <p><i>High Blood Pressure For Dummies</i> explains all you need to know about blood pressure—and what to do when it gets too high. High blood pressure can lead to serious complications, but with lifestyle changes and medication, it’s easily treatable. This jargon-free, compassionate book walks you through the necessary changes to help lower blood pressure and live a healthy life. You’ll be well equipped to determine if you’re at risk and consider the medical consequences of hypertension. From there, develop a successful treatment plan and choose the right foods for you. With this Dummies guide, you can learn to prioritize you and your health. <ul> <li>Learn what hypertension is, what causes it, and how it can be prevented and treated</li> <li>Improve your quality of life and live longer by focusing on a healthy blood pressure</li> <li>Understand your doctor’s recommendations and discover diet and lifestyle factors that you can control</li> <li>Find out about new research on hypertension causes, treatments, and genetic influences</li></ul><p>This new edition of <i>High Blood Pressure For Dummies</i> is great for people with high blood pressure, their caregivers, and anyone with a family history who wants to better understand the condition.
<p>Introduction 1</p> <p><b>Part 1: Understanding High Blood Pressure 5</b></p> <p>Chapter 1: Introducing High Blood Pressure 7</p> <p>Chapter 2: Detecting High Blood Pressure 13</p> <p>Chapter 3: Determining Whether You’re at Risk 23</p> <p>Chapter 4: Reviewing the Causes of Resistant High Blood Pressure 29</p> <p><b>Part 2: Considering the Medical Consequences of High Blood Pressure 49</b></p> <p>Chapter 5: Protecting Your Heart from Heart Disease 51</p> <p>Chapter 6: Caring for Your Kidneys 69</p> <p>Chapter 7: Keeping Your Brain Intact 87</p> <p>Chapter 8: Eyeing Your Blood Pressure 101</p> <p><b>Part 3: Preventing and Treating High Blood Pressure 105</b></p> <p>Chapter 9: Choosing Foods That Lower High Blood Pressure 107</p> <p>Chapter 10: Keeping Salt and Sugar Out of Your Diet 121</p> <p>Chapter 11: Avoiding Tobacco, Alcohol, and Caffeine 129</p> <p>Chapter 12: Lowering Blood Pressure with Exercise 141</p> <p>Chapter 13: Taking Medications to Lower Your Blood Pressure 153</p> <p>Chapter 14: Considering Important Clinical Studies of High Blood Pressure 185</p> <p><b>Part 4: Taking Care of Special Populations 191</b></p> <p>Chapter 15: Handling High Blood Pressure in Older Adults 193</p> <p>Chapter 16: Handling High Blood Pressure in Children 203</p> <p>Chapter 17: Treating High Blood Pressure in Women 211</p> <p><b>Part 5: The Part of Tens 221</b></p> <p>Chapter 18: Ten Simple Ways to Prevent or Reduce High Blood Pressure 223</p> <p>Chapter 19: Ten (or So) Myths about High Blood Pressure 231</p> <p>Appendix: Resources 239</p> <p>Index 243</p>
<p><b>Richard W. Snyder, DO, </b>is a board-certified internist and nephrologist who has been involved in treating hypertension since 2004. He is also a medical educator and served as a program director for an internal medicine residency program. Dr. Snyder is coauthor of <i>Medical Dosage Calculations For Dummies</i>. <p><b>Dr. Alan L. Rubin</b> was the original author of <i>High Blood Pressure For Dummies</i>.
<p><b>Control your blood pressure—and your future</b> <p>Chronically elevated blood pressure can be worrisome and serious. <i>High Blood Pressure For Dummies</i> brings an easily understandable approach to getting those numbers under control before things get serious. Modify your diet and lifestyle with easy-to-follow advice, and get answers to all your questions about blood pressure meds. You’ll even learn about the latest clinical trials, so you can weigh all your options. Prevent and treat hypertension with this straightforward Dummies guide. Your heart, brain, and kidneys—and your loved ones—will thank you. <p><b>Inside… <ul><li>Determining your risk factors</li> <li>Seeing how blood pressure affects the body</li> <li>Eating the right power foods</li> <li>Exercising your way to better health</li> <li>Taking the right medications</li> <li>Managing high blood pressure at any age</li></b></ul>
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