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Checking the Nutrition Facts on the food label is one way to choose foods that are lower in fat, cholesterol, sodium, or sugar. In the United States fats and sugar will be given in grams (g). Sodium and cholesterol will be in milligrams (mg). Reading Food Labels Most food products have nutrition ...

Eat more fiber! Most likely, you've it before. However, do you know why fiber is so beneficial to your health? Dietary fiber is composed of nondigestible carbohydrates and lignin that are intrinsic and intact in plants (parts of plant foods your body can't digest or absorb). Diets rich in ...

In the United States, nearly 1 out of 2 adults has high blood pressure (hypertension). And around 1 in 3 adults has high blood pressure worldwide. If you belong to this group, your physician probably first advised you to reduce your salt intake. However, a lot of researchers now argue that we may ...

Though fats and cholesterol don’t raise blood pressure directly, having a high blood cholesterol level puts you at risk for heart disease. Should You be Concerned About Your Blood Cholesterol Number? YES! High blood cholesterol increases your chances for coronary heart disease. Coronary heart ...

Potassium is an electrolyte that you need to help keep the right balance of fluids in your body. It plays a role in controlling your blood pressure by relaxing the walls of the blood vessels as well as maintaining the function and health of several body organs. Potassium helps to undo some of ...

Salt, also known as sodium chloride, is about 40% sodium and 60% chloride. It’s a natural resource found everywhere from the ocean to our tears, it’s flavors food and can be used as a food preservative, as most bacteria can not thrive in the presence of a high amount of salt. However, like many ...

Sodium Sodium is an important mineral. It helps your body balance the level of fluids inside and outside the cells. To keep up this balance, your body needs very little sodium each day. Yet most of us eat 3,000 to 6,000 mg each day. Your physician may want you to limit your sodium. When you have ...

Can Your Diet Lower High Blood Pressure? The simple answer to the above question is yes. Many scientific and clinical studies have repeatedly shown that your diet can have a very large effect upon your long term blood pressure. Making good choices about what you eat, drink and how much you eat ...

Treatment for high blood pressure depends on the severity of the disease and whether you have other health problems such as heart failure or diabetes or you are pregnant. If your blood pressure is above a certain level, your physician may prescribe high blood pressure medication (antihypertensives) ...

It is important to remember that you are the most important person in managing your high blood pressure or hypertension. Your heart is affected by many factors: what you eat (diet), what activity and exercise you do, the climate and weather in which you love, and every medication you take ...

What Do You Feel During High Blood Pressure? People with primary hypertension or high blood pressure often has no signs or symptoms. In addition, the possible symptoms of high blood pressure vary quite a lot from person to person. The only way to find out if you have high blood pressure is to be ...

What Happens If High Blood Pressure Goes Untreated? In the early stages, high blood pressure may cause few problems. BUT over the years, uncontrolled high blood pressure can cause a lot of problems to the heart, blood vessels, brain, eyes, kidneys and other organs. High blood pressure is dangerous ...