Mayo Clinic on High Blood Pressure : Brings You the Answers You Need for Treating and Preventing High Blood Pressure From the World Renowned Mayo Clinic

by Sheps, Sheldon

• ISBN13: 9781893005013
• ISBN10: 1893005011
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-05-01
• Publisher: Mayo Clinic

Summary

The Mayo Clinic promotes lifestyle changes to reduce high blood pressure, helping readers make those changes by providing answers to questions on diet, exercise, and medication.

Table of Contents

Understanding High Blood Pressure	1	(16)
The basics of blood pressure	2	(3)
What the numbers mean	5	(2)
What's high blood pressure?	7	(1)
Symptoms	8	(2)
Complications	10	(6)
Wrap-up	16	(1)
Are You at Risk?	17	(10)
Essential high blood pressure	17	(1)
Risk factors	18	(5)
Secondary high blood pressure	23	(2)
Prevention	25	(1)
Wrap-up	26	(1)
Diagnosis and Treatment	27	(14)
Measuring your blood pressure	28	(1)
Receiving a diagnosis	29	(1)
Getting an evaluation	30	(5)
Deciding on treatment	35	(3)
Becoming an active partner	38	(2)
Wrap-up	40	(1)
Controlling Your Weight	41	(12)
Weight and blood pressure	41	(1)
Overweight vs. obesity	42	(3)
Finding your healthy weight	45	(3)
Steps to successful weight loss	48	(4)
Wrap-up	52	(1)
Getting More Active	53	(14)
Physical activity and blood pressure	53	(1)
Activity vs. intensity	54	(1)
What kind of activity?	55	(2)
How much activity?	57	(2)
A 6-step fitness plan	59	(6)
Avoiding injury	65	(1)
Wrap-up	66	(1)
Eating Well	67	(16)
The DASH study	67	(1)
Basic principles of DASH	68	(1)
How to eat with DASH	69	(3)
A closer look at three important minerals	72	(3)
A fresh approach to shopping	75	(3)
Healthful cooking techniques	78	(1)
Eating well when eating out	79	(2)
Putting it all in perspective	81	(1)
Wrap-up	82	(1)
The Shakedown on Salt	83	(14)
Sodium's role	83	(1)
Sodium sensitivity	84	(2)
Current recommendation	86	(1)
The controversy	87	(1)
What you should do	88	(3)
Your sodium guide	91	(5)
Wrap-up	96	(1)
Tobacco, Alcohol and Caffeine	97	(10)
Tobacco and high blood pressure	97	(5)
Alcohol and high blood pressure	102	(2)
Caffeine and high blood pressure	104	(2)
Wrap-up	106	(1)
Managing Stress	107	(8)
What is stress?	108	(1)
The stress response	108	(1)
Stress and blood pressure	109	(1)
Strategies for relieving stress	109	(5)
Wrap-up	114	(1)
Medications and How They Work	115	(14)
The different types	116	(1)
Diuretics	116	(2)
Beta blockers	118	(1)
ACE inhibitors	119	(1)
Angiotensin II receptor blockers	120	(1)
Calcium antagonists	121	(1)
Alpha blockers	122	(1)
Central-acting agents	123	(1)
Direct vasodilators	124	(1)
Emergency medications	124	(1)
Combination drug therapy	125	(1)
Finding the right medication	125	(2)
A look ahead	127	(1)
Wrap-up	128	(1)
Special Concerns	129	(14)
Issues for women	129	(5)
High blood pressure in children	134	(1)
High blood pressure in older adults	135	(1)
High blood pressure and ethnic groups	135	(1)
High blood pressure and other illnesses	136	(3)
Difficult-to-control high blood pressure	139	(1)
High blood pressure emergencies	140	(2)
Wrap-up	142	(1)
Staying in Control	143	(14)
Home monitoring	143	(5)
Using your medications wisely	148	(6)
Getting regular follow-up care	154	(1)
Reaching your goal	155	(1)
Your family and friends	155	(1)
A lifelong endeavor	156	(1)
Wrap-up	156	(1)
Menus With DASH	157	(15)
Additional resources	172	(1)
Index	173