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Do you take your own blood pressure at home? Here’s how to choose the device that fits your arm best

About one in three Australian adults have hypertension, or high blood pressure.

The Conversation

8 Foods That Secretly Raise Your Blood Pressure Overnight

You went to bed feeling fine, but you woke up with a headache and a feeling of puffiness you just can’t shake. While many factors contribute to high blood pressure, what you eat for dinner or as a late-night snack can have a surprisingly immediate impact. Many seemingly harmless meals…

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Why Men Over 30 Should Reconsider Their Mattress Choice

By the time men reach their 30s, the body begins to show subtle changes that affect sleep quality. A mattress that once felt fine in younger years may no longer provide the same comfort or support. Poor sleep leads to fatigue, stress, and long-term health issues such as high blood…

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Cut back on these two things to meet blood pressure guidelines

High blood pressure can lead to a life-threatening heart attack or stroke

The Independent UK

Why walking further and faster could cut your risk of heart attack and stroke

It’s estimated that just over a quarter adults in the UK, around 14.4 million people, have high blood pressure increasing their risk of heart problems and stroke

The Independent UK

What your eyes might be telling you about your overall health

A routine eye exam can reveal early signs of various health conditions, including diabetes, high blood pressure, and even autoimmune diseases.

The Independent UK

5 Common Medications That Have Been Linked to Personality Changes

When a doctor prescribes a medication, we expect it to treat a specific physical ailment, such as high blood pressure or high cholesterol. We are often warned about common physical side effects like nausea or drowsiness. However, we are less frequently told that some of the most widely used medications…

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These foods might be spiking your blood pressure without you knowing, doctors say

High blood pressure can result in heart disease and stroke

The Independent UK

Pregnant mothers’ high blood pressure linked to this increased risk in children

Gestational hypertension affects some 16 percent of U.S. pregnancies

The Independent UK

‘Forever chemicals’ exposure before birth raises the risk of high blood pressure in teenage years

Teenagers who had been exposed to higher levels of PFAS before they were born were more likely to have high blood pressure, a new study found.

Euronews

Sugary drinks, processed foods, alcohol and tobacco are big killers: why the G20 should add its weight to health taxes

By 2030, non-communicable diseases will account for 75% of all deaths annually. Eight percent of these will be in the global south. Most of these diseases are what we call silent killers: type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure and heart disease, as well as certain types of cancer at increasingly…

The Conversation

Consumers warned to avoid ‘dangerous’ nasal tanning sprays and gummies

The sprays can cause nausea, vomiting, high blood pressure and even changes in mole shape and size, Trading Standards warned.

Evening Standard

Vet explains condition known as the ‘silent killer’ that affects 1 in 5 older cats

High blood pressure in cats is more common than we realize

PetsRadar

African women at higher risk of pre-eclampsia – a dangerous pregnancy complication

Pre-eclampsia is a danger to pregnant women. It’s a complication characterised by high blood pressure and organ damage, arising during the second half of pregnancy, in labour or in the first week after delivery.

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Paying attention to these 14 risk factors could prevent almost half of dementia diagnoses

Even just addressing high blood pressure could reduce your risk of dementia by 15%.

Euronews

'Landmark' study finds lowering blood pressure helps reduce dementia risks

The findings could make the case for prioritising blood pressure control as people age, given that there is no known cure for dementia.

The Guardian - UK

Help to reduce high blood pressure lowers dementia risk, study finds

Lifestyle changes and medications found to reduce risk of cognitive disease by about 15%

Evening Standard

Best vitamins for heart health - and the causes of heart disease explained

We consulted the experts to bust myths surrounding cardiovascular supplementation

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The fruit that’s better at lowering blood pressure than cutting salt

Nearly a third of adults worldwide are affected by high blood pressure and its complications

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Stop Just Reducing Salt! Fix These Habits to Truly Control Blood Pressure

Numerous other unhealthy habits are also the cause of high blood pressure, neglecting them can be detrimental to your health. Read more at Dynamite News.

The Independent UK

Scientists find yoga and meditation can help lower high blood pressure

Such techniques are good for lowering high blood pressure for those with the condition

Evening Standard

Tai chi, yoga and meditation may help lower high blood pressure ‘in short term’

Just over a quarter of adults in the UK – equating to around 14.4 million people – are thought to have high blood pressure.

The Independent UK

What is postpartum preeclampsia? The ‘rare and scary’ condition Meghan Markle faced after birth

Markle detailed her ‘huge medical scare’ in an episode of her debut podcast

The Conversation

Chronic kidney disease often goes undiagnosed, but early detection can prevent severe outcomes

For a disease afflicting 35.5 million people in the U.S., chronic kidney disease flies under the radar. Only half the people who have it are formally diagnosed.

The Times of India

What does a high blood pressure headache feel like (and how to stop it instantly)?

Headaches can be caused by many factors—stress, dehydration, lack of sleep—but did you know that high blood pressure (hypertension) can also trigger severe headaches? A high blood pressure headache feels different from a regular headache and can be a warning sign of a more serious condition, such as hypertensive crisis.…

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