Integrative Treatment of Hypertension

• Autore: Blush Joel A
• Pubblicazione: CRC Press, 2013
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (204 p.)
• Disciplina: 616.1/3206
• Soggetto topico: Hypertension - Treatment; Integrative medicine
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Front Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Author; Chapter 1: Diagnosis of hypertension; Chapter 2: Principles of hypertension; Chapter 3: Common causes of hypertension; Chapter 4: Blood pressure medications; Chapter 5: Nutrition; Chapter 6: Diets; Chapter 7: Physical activity, relaxation techniques, and acupuncture; Chapter 8: Dietary (nonpharmaceutical) supplements; Chapter 9: Treating hypertension; Appendix A: Antihypertensive methods; Appendix B: Antihypertensive dosing; Appendix C: Blood pressure goals and special populations; Back Cover
• Sommario/riassunto: "This book provides practical hands-on advice on the use of alternative methods of hypertension treatment. It describes mechanisms of high blood pressure and hypertension, common causes of hypertension, and standard medications used to treat the disease and their side effects. The book details alternative methods of treating hypertension, emphasizing their mechanisms of action, similarities to standard medications, and practical implementation advice. Finally, it outlines guidelines for blood pressure goals, categorizes each treatment as medicine or alternative, and suggests ways of implementing an integrative approach to hypertension treatment"--Provided by publisher.
• Titolo autorizzato: Integrative Treatment of Hypertension
• ISBN: 0-429-17104-8; 1-138-03411-8; 1-4822-0609-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910808867803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II