While most doctors recommend reducing sodium intake as a way to
keep blood pressure under control, one physician is taking this theme beyond the exam room and onto the kitchen tables and cabinets of his patients and the public at large.
Physicians should test rheumatoid arthritis patients periodically for signs of kidney problems, and patients should work to
keep blood pressure under control, avoid a high - salt diet, and eliminate or scale back medications damaging to the kidneys, says senior author Eric Matteson, M.D., Mayo rheumatology chair.
«Our findings suggest that DDT may be targeting the system in the body that
keeps blood pressure under control,» said Michele La Merrill, a toxicologist at the University of California, Davis and lead author of the study published today in Environmental Health Perspectives.
«If you have heart disease, you take it as gospel that you should do things like take your cholesterol medication and
keep your blood pressure under control,» said lead researcher Dr. Jeffrey Kwong.
Overall, the researchers aimed to meet three American Diabetes Association goals:
keep blood pressure under control; lower low - density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL); and limit levels of hemoglobin A1C, a protein that's a measure of out - of - control blood sugar.
While anti-hypertensive medications are widely used to
keep the blood pressure under control, therapists advise a balanced diet, and regular practice of yoga as non-invasive, powerful methods of regulating this condition.
It also soothes digestive upsets and helps to
keep blood pressure under control.
Keeping your blood pressure under control is a great first step in helping to prevent many serious health issues, such as heart disease and stroke.
These changes alone are not always enough and hypertension often requires medication to
keep blood pressure under control.
Insurance companies look to make sure you're taking proper precautions to
keep your blood pressure under control.