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High Blood Pressure

Learn about what you can do to help control hypertension (high blood pressure), including the DASH diet.

Your Guide to Lowering Your Blood Pressure with DASH
HHS, National Institutes of Health, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

Check out the "Recipes for Heart Health" section to help you cook up a week of tasty, heart healthy meals with recipes from the DASH eating plan.

High Blood Pressure and Kidney Disease
HHS, National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases

Learn about the relationship between high blood pressure and kidney disease. Also in PDF|670 KB or in Spanish.

Talk with Your Family
HHS, National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Kidney Disease Education Program

Learn ways to talk to your family about the connection between diabetes, high blood pressure, and kidney disease. Download the Family Reunion Health Guide in PDF |1.5 MB.

The DASH Eating Plan
HHS, National Institutes of Health, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

Discover the DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) eating plan to gain better control of high blood pressure. See a week's worth of sample menus and recipes, which feature plenty of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and other foods that are heart healthy and lower in salt/sodium.

What is High Blood Pressure?
HHS, National Institutes of Health, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

Learn the basics about blood pressure and how to know if yours is in a healthy range.

Choose foods Low in Sodium
HHS, National Institutes of Health, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

Choosing and preparing foods that are lower in salt and sodium may help prevent or lower high blood pressure. Find a list of foods to choose more often and less often.