High Blood Pressure  

World Hypertension Day is observed on 17 May every year to increase awareness about the risks of hypertension. Let’s read about some food items you must avoid if you have high blood pressure. 

Watermelons are packed with fibre, potassium, vitamins and various other minerals that can help you achieve great health. Daily consumption of watermelon can keep all the illnesses away.

Hypertension is a medical condition which is caused by high blood pressure levels. Untreated hypertension can result in severe health issues like heart disease, strokes, and kidney damage. For better health, you must make changes in your lifestyle.

Watermelon serves as a refreshing option in summer with its high-water content. It is an excellent source of hydration that can replenish energy levels in your body. Let’s read how it can help you manage high blood pressure levels.

Common salt is easily available in the markets and is an affordable option as compared to organic salt. If you want to find out which one of them is better for consumption, then keep on reading.

Wall sits and squats can prove to be extremely beneficial for patients with high blood pressure. Engaging in regular bodyweight exercises at home not only helps lower blood pressure but also strengthens the lower body.

Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death in India. Consumption of Tobacco is one of the major factors contributing to heart problems and something needs to be done immediately. Ministry of Health recently posted factors that contribute to cardiovascular diseases on X to spread awareness. 

Sleeping less than six  hours might bolster the risk of cancer and early death in middle-aged adults suffering from high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, says study.

On April 21, employees of Kallada Travels had allegedly thrashed two passengers. The owner Suresh Kallada had earlier informed the police that he was undergoing treatment at the Thiruvananthapuram hospital following high blood pressure. 
 

As the latest Air Quality Index (AQI) betrays, Delhi is breathing a “very unhealthy” air at an alarming level of 279 points on the air quality parameters. The PM 10 level (presence in the air of particles with a diameter of less than 10 micrometres ) in Delhi stood at 999 and the PM2.5 level was recorded at 638, according to aqicn.org.