The NHS Choices website gives some great advice on how to help reduce high blood pressure, such as; losing weight if you need to exercising regularly eating a healthy diet cutting back if you drink a lot of alcohol stopping smoking cutting down on salt and caffeine However, this is the same advice that has… [Read More]

Recent research has shown that high blood pressure that’s only slightly above normal can significantly increase the risk of stroke. Researchers analyzed data from 12 studies with a total of 518,520 participants and looked at the stroke risk from even slightly elevated blood pressure, known as prehypertension. The research was published online this Wednesday in… [Read More]