High Blood Pressure

Title Page
 Copyright
 Preface
 Table of contents
 Introduction A plan for life
 Part 1 5 key steps
 Part 2 Understanding high blood pressure
 Glossary
 Additional resources
 Chapter 1 Eat better (and enjoy it!)
 Chapter 2 Watch the salt
 Chapter 3 Get more active
 Chapter 4 Avoid tobacco and limit alcohol
 Chapter 5 Take the right medication
 Chapter 6 Blood pressure basics
 Chapter 7 Who's at risk?
 Chapter 8 Diagnosing high blood pressure
 Chapter 9 Treating high blood pressure
 Chapter 10 Living well with high blood pressure
 Chapter 11 Special concerns and conditions. Are your weight and eating habits healthy?Healthy-eating basics
 The DASH diet
 Important minerals and vitamins
 Fresh approach to shopping
 Eating smart for weight control
 Eating well when eating out
 Putting it in perspective
 Sodium's role
 Current recommendations
 Your sodium guide
 Making sense of sodium labeling
 Are you fit?
 Benefits of regular activity
 Activity vs. intensity
 What kind of activity?
 How much activity?
 Basic fitness plan
 Exercise and weight control
 Avoiding injury
 Tobacco and blood pressure
 Alcohol and blood pressure
 What about caffeine?
 Many options. DiureticsBeta blockers
 ACE inhibitors
 Angiotensin II receptor blockers
 Renin inhibitor
 Calcium channel blockers
 Alpha blockers
 Central-acting agents
 Direct vasodilators
 Combination drug therapy
 Emergency medications
 Finding the right medication
 On the horizon
 Take the condition seriously
 Understanding blood pressure
 What the numbers mean
 When pressure is persistently high
 Signs and symptoms
 Complications
 Essential high blood pressure
 Secondary high blood pressure
 Lifestyle tips for treatment, prevention
 Weight and blood pressure
 Why act now? Taking a blood pressure readingMaking certain
 Key questions to answer
 Medical history
 Physical examination
 Routine tests
 Latest guidelines
 Refining treatment goals
 Being an active partner
 How are your other behaviors?
 Manage stress
 Taking your blood pressure at home
 Seeing your doctor regularly
 Avoiding drug interactions
 Recognizing an emergency
 Women
 Children
 Ethnic groups
 Other conditions
 Difficult-to-control high blood pressure.