Re: Controlling Hypertension: Medicine vs. Excercise

Hypertension medications have side effects.
http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=593


Talk to your doctor about the DASH DIET:
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/hbp/dash/
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/hbp/dash/new_dash.pdf

Zee






Plinkerton wrote:
> Is there any advantage to controlling hypertension with diet and
> exercise versus with medication?
>
> I'm 33, and it's getting harder to control my high blood pressure with
> diet and exercise alone. So I'm considering mediation.
>
> Do the medications create dependancy? Do they impact an excercise
> regimen? Does reducing exercise and increasing medication negate many
> of the other beneficial effects of exercise? ...And lastly, does
> anyone know if I take Blood Pressure medicine will I be able to safely
> enjoya less restrictive diet?

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