ABSTRACT

Given current trends toward obesity, sedentary lifestyles, and poor diets, hypertension is increasingly becoming a disease of the young as well as the elderly, affecting about 1 billion people worldwide. Many patients, especially the younger ones, would prefer alternative treatments. While natural remedies have been used for much longer than pharma

chapter 2|20 pages

Principles of hypertension

chapter 3|14 pages

Common causes of hypertension

chapter 4|20 pages

Blood pressure medications

chapter 5|44 pages

Nutrition

chapter 6|10 pages

Diets

chapter 8|42 pages

Dietary (nonpharmaceutical) supplements

chapter 9|8 pages

Treating hypertension