High Blood Pressure

Learn to regulate and lower your blood pressure with our expert tips and advice.

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Your Guide to Blood Pressure

What blood pressure should you aim for? For heart health, experts agree: in general, the lower, the better. Learn more about how high blood pressure affects your heart -- and what you can do about it.

High Blood Pressure and Your Heart

  1. Interpreting your numbers
  2. The cold facts about hypertension
  3. If you're testing at home…
  4. 20 ways to lower your blood pressure

The Cholesterol Challenge

"Promise to Love My Heart" Cholesterol Challenge

Step: Assess Your Risk.
Identify and learn about heart disease risk factors. This will help you find your ideal cholesterol levels, and create a plan of attack that meets your goals.
Yes, I'll Do It!
Stretch: Draft an Action Plan.
Make your cholesterol-lowering goals very specific, and list the steps you need to take to reach them. Learn to create your plan and see examples of healthy, attainable goals.
Yes, I'll Do It!
Leap: Meet and Modify Your Goals.
If one of your goals is to walk 20 minutes a day, tack on an extra 10. If you've managed to create a healthy eating habit, try folding in another. Commit to finding new ways to continue lowering your cholesterol.
Yes, I'll Do It!

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6 Mistakes Your Doctor May Be Making
6 Mistakes Your Doctor May Be Making

Are your doctors basing your care on the strongest scientific research? We asked experts to point out some of the most worrisome ways doctors are falling short.

8 Healthy Recipes for Blood Pressure
8 Healthy Recipes for Blood Pressure

Not only are these recipes delicious, they also contain foods that lower blood pressure.

Blueberry Swirl Coffee Cake
Blueberry Swirl Coffee Cake

Fresh raspberries or strawberries work equally well in this deliciously healthy recipe.

Healthy Eating Secret from Japan: Bonito Broth
Healthy Eating Secret from Japan: Bonito Broth

This traditional remedy for cold and flu can help your heart, too!

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