Medically reviewed by Elizabeth Barnes, RDN High blood pressure affects 1 in 3 U.S. adults and can lead to serious health problems like heart disease and stroke. While medication helps, nutrition ...

Nearly 1 in 3 adults suffer from high blood pressure, but a natural 3-step method involving magnesium, abdominal breathing, and prolonged fasting may help reverse it without medication.

Garlic supplements, either alone or with blood pressure medications, may also lower the risk of cardiovascular events related to high blood pressure—such as heart attack or stroke—by 16-40%.

Their GI index – that is the measure of how quickly foods raise blood glucose – is low to medium because their high-fibre content slows digestion, preventing sugars from spiking.

About 12% of the U.S. population had high blood pressure and type 2 diabetes at the same time in 2018, up from 6% in 1999, researchers reported recently in the journal Diabetes Care.

While many things can cause high blood pressure, new research suggests that a certain dietary tweak could help to bring it back down. It’s adding more potassium, a mineral found in bananas and ...

With May being National High Blood Pressure Education Month, now is a great time to reflect on staying healthy. About half of American adults have high blood pressure, but only about 25% of them ...

Nutrition 4 tasty snacks can significantly lower blood pressure — just as well as medication By Diana Bruk Published May 19, 2025, 1:01 p.m. ET ...

Hypertension (high blood pressure) isn’t just harmful; it’s the silent killer. Affecting nearly half of U.S. adults and contributing to 685,875 deaths nationwide in 2022 alone, high blood ...

The average "normal" blood pressure is 120/80, according to the American Heart Association. Almost half of all U.S. adults have elevated blood pressure (systolic pressure between 120 and 19 and ...