Some good news about hypertension
October 05, 2018
This HND piece revisits a topic last covered by us in February, 2016. In this piece, we go beyond the basics, and highlight an interesting new finding (hence the title).
We feature comments made by popular physician Julie Vu, and also question her reference to the tired "watch your sodium" platitude. Not only are most people not too affected by sodium in the diet, the more important parameter is the sodium/potassium ratio—and there are plenty of foods rich in potassium.
The good news involves the simple matter of taking your blood pressure at home. There are benefits!
Read the complete article.
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