Images start at zero and work there way up consecutively. Research by UC Davis family physician Jeff Tanji found that low-intensity aerobic workouts are effective at reducing high blood pressure.
Some groups are more prone to hypertension than others.
It tends to run in families, and African-Americans are twice as likely to have it as whites. Men are more likely than women to have high blood pressure, although a woman's risk increases after menopause. There are many things we can do to improve our chances of having normal blood pressure throughout our lives. Gilmartin cites the Sixth Report of the Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure, a report released every four years to keep physicians abreast of the most recent developments in hypertension. The latest report not only strongly recommended lifestyle modifications to prevent high blood pressure, but considered them the primary therapy for those who have mild hypertension.