Richard W. Snyder, DO, is a board-certified internist and nephrologist who has been involved in treating hypertension since 2004. He is also a medical educator and served as a program director for an internal medicine residency program. Dr. Snyder is coauthor of Medical Dosage Calculations For Dummies. Dr. Alan L. Rubin was the original author of High Blood Pressure For Dummies.

• Introduction 1Part 1: Understanding High Blood Pressure 5Chapter 1: Introducing High Blood Pressure 7Chapter 2: Detecting High Blood Pressure 13Chapter 3: Determining Whether You’re at Risk 23Chapter 4: Reviewing the Causes of Resistant High Blood Pressure 29Part 2: Considering the Medical Consequences of High Blood Pressure 49Chapter 5: Protecting Your Heart from Heart Disease 51Chapter 6: Caring for Your Kidneys 69Chapter 7: Keeping Your Brain Intact 87Chapter 8: Eyeing Your Blood Pressure 101Part 3: Preventing and Treating High Blood Pressure 105Chapter 9: Choosing Foods That Lower High Blood Pressure 107Chapter 10: Keeping Salt and Sugar Out of Your Diet 121Chapter 11: Avoiding Tobacco, Alcohol, and Caffeine 129Chapter 12: Lowering Blood Pressure with Exercise 141Chapter 13: Taking Medications to Lower Your Blood Pressure 153Chapter 14: Considering Important Clinical Studies of High Blood Pressure 185Part 4: Taking Care of Special Populations 191Chapter 15: Handling High Blood Pressure in Older Adults 193Chapter 16: Handling High Blood Pressure in Children 203Chapter 17: Treating High Blood Pressure in Women 211Part 5: The Part of Tens 221Chapter 18: Ten Simple Ways to Prevent or Reduce High Blood Pressure 223Chapter 19: Ten (or So) Myths about High Blood Pressure 231Appendix: Resources 239Index 243

Richard W. Snyder, DO, is a board-certified internist and nephrologist who has been involved in treating hypertension since 2004. He is also a medical educator and served as a program director for an internal medicine residency program. Dr. Snyder is coauthor of Medical Dosage Calculations For Dummies. Dr. Alan L. Rubin was the original author of High Blood Pressure For Dummies.

• Introduction 1Part 1: Understanding High Blood Pressure 5Chapter 1: Introducing High Blood Pressure 7Chapter 2: Detecting High Blood Pressure 13Chapter 3: Determining Whether You’re at Risk 23Chapter 4: Reviewing the Causes of Resistant High Blood Pressure 29Part 2: Considering the Medical Consequences of High Blood Pressure 49Chapter 5: Protecting Your Heart from Heart Disease 51Chapter 6: Caring for Your Kidneys 69Chapter 7: Keeping Your Brain Intact 87Chapter 8: Eyeing Your Blood Pressure 101Part 3: Preventing and Treating High Blood Pressure 105Chapter 9: Choosing Foods That Lower High Blood Pressure 107Chapter 10: Keeping Salt and Sugar Out of Your Diet 121Chapter 11: Avoiding Tobacco, Alcohol, and Caffeine 129Chapter 12: Lowering Blood Pressure with Exercise 141Chapter 13: Taking Medications to Lower Your Blood Pressure 153Chapter 14: Considering Important Clinical Studies of High Blood Pressure 185Part 4: Taking Care of Special Populations 191Chapter 15: Handling High Blood Pressure in Older Adults 193Chapter 16: Handling High Blood Pressure in Children 203Chapter 17: Treating High Blood Pressure in Women 211Part 5: The Part of Tens 221Chapter 18: Ten Simple Ways to Prevent or Reduce High Blood Pressure 223Chapter 19: Ten (or So) Myths about High Blood Pressure 231Appendix: Resources 239Index 243

Richard W. Snyder, DO, is a board-certified internist and nephrologist who has been involved in treating hypertension since 2004. He is also a medical educator and served as a program director for an internal medicine residency program. Dr. Snyder is coauthor of Medical Dosage Calculations For Dummies. Dr. Alan L. Rubin was the original author of High Blood Pressure For Dummies.

• Introduction 1Part 1: Understanding High Blood Pressure 5Chapter 1: Introducing High Blood Pressure 7Chapter 2: Detecting High Blood Pressure 13Chapter 3: Determining Whether You’re at Risk 23Chapter 4: Reviewing the Causes of Resistant High Blood Pressure 29Part 2: Considering the Medical Consequences of High Blood Pressure 49Chapter 5: Protecting Your Heart from Heart Disease 51Chapter 6: Caring for Your Kidneys 69Chapter 7: Keeping Your Brain Intact 87Chapter 8: Eyeing Your Blood Pressure 101Part 3: Preventing and Treating High Blood Pressure 105Chapter 9: Choosing Foods That Lower High Blood Pressure 107Chapter 10: Keeping Salt and Sugar Out of Your Diet 121Chapter 11: Avoiding Tobacco, Alcohol, and Caffeine 129Chapter 12: Lowering Blood Pressure with Exercise 141Chapter 13: Taking Medications to Lower Your Blood Pressure 153Chapter 14: Considering Important Clinical Studies of High Blood Pressure 185Part 4: Taking Care of Special Populations 191Chapter 15: Handling High Blood Pressure in Older Adults 193Chapter 16: Handling High Blood Pressure in Children 203Chapter 17: Treating High Blood Pressure in Women 211Part 5: The Part of Tens 221Chapter 18: Ten Simple Ways to Prevent or Reduce High Blood Pressure 223Chapter 19: Ten (or So) Myths about High Blood Pressure 231Appendix: Resources 239Index 243