Research shows that even 5 minutes of physical activity can help lower blood pressure. […]

Trying to get your blood pressure down and nothing works? Are you in loud environments a lot and don’t use ear protection? […]

A study finds that adding a moderate amount of steps to one’s daily total in the elderly can lower their blood pressure. […]

Have you lost weight, have a bunch of loose hanging skin and are wondering if this could throw off your blood pressure reading? […]

If you had to choose between napping or medications for lowering your high blood pressure, do you know which would be more effective? Hopefully, you know that napping and pharmaceuticals such as beta blockers aren’t [...]

If you think that your big arm is affecting your blood pressure readings, you’re correct. The size of your upper arm affects the blood pressure reading. […]

The automated blood pressure machine is so much easier to use than the device that requires you to use a pump. An automated blood pressure device can indeed be accurate, but there are several things [...]

Have you noticed high blood pressure while walking? Though an increase in blood pressure is normal during physical activity when compared to watching TV in your favorite chair, the increase can also be too much. [...]

There is good reason never to double up on a drug for high blood pressure if you miss a dose. “Double dosing on hypertension drugs can be potentially dangerous (even fatal), but most often, there [...]

While you’re lying in bed as sick as a dog with the flu and wondering if this is raising your blood pressure, you’re right. The flu -- even the common cold -- can actually cause [...]

Your diastolic (the lower number) blood pressure just jumps around so much whenever you have a blood pressure reading. One day it’s 80. Next day or even next hour it’s 68. A few days later [...]

Do you ever get waves of suddenly feeling cold or chilly, despite the room temperature being 72 or even 75? Could this be low blood pressure? Not only do your hands feel cold, but you [...]

Teens can get very sick from high blood pressure; a young body offers NO protection against the dangers of high blood pressure. “High blood pressure in teens is dangerous,” says Dr. Lisa Lewis, MD, a [...]

Is a blood pressure of 140 over 85 much better than 140/90, which marks the beginning of high blood pressure? A reading of 140 over 85 needs to be interpreted within context. […]

Many people want to know if a stomach virus can actually raise blood pressure. Blood pressure is the force with which blood presses against the inner walls of vessels. A virus is a microscopic organism [...]

Nobody likes to be told they need drugs for high blood pressure. But at some point, intervention with prescribed drugs will be advised by one’s physician if the blood pressure reaches a certain point – [...]

“There is no evidence that dark circles under the eyes are caused by high blood pressure,” says William Manger, MD, PhD, founder of the National Hypertension Association, professor emeritus at the New York School of [...]

Some people are worried that a blood pressure reading of 110 over 60 is not safe and can lead to feeling dizzy, faint or actually passing out. […]

Lifting weights will raise blood pressure, but there are exercises in particular that will really put your blood pressure through the roof. Normal blood pressure is under 120/80. It’s not surprising that a very fit [...]

Lowering blood pressure without drugs is perfectly safe, cheaper and has no nasty side effects of conventional medicine. If you want to lower blood pressure naturally, but are already on drugs to lower blood pressure, [...]