You are chatting with your uncle at a family reunion and hementions that he is being treated for high blood pressure, but thathe’s not convinced his doctor “knows what she’s talking aboutâ€.Your uncle is very upset that he has been advised to restrict saltintake, lose weight, and commit to at least thirty minutes ofexercise every day. He thinks the doctor is overreacting and thathis heightened blood pressure is “no big dealâ€. How would youexplain the internal control of blood pressure, and how would yourelate the recommended lifestyle changes to what you know of bloodpressure homeostatic control mechanisms to your uncle?
