What is high relations pressure? ...

What is high relations pressure?

High posterity pressure is when the squeezing in your arteries is higher than it should be. If you have high kindred pressure, you are more at risk of having a heart attack or a calamity You also are more at risk of getting kidney disease and smooth of dying.

in what manner do I know if I have high kindred pressure?

Blood influence is always given as couple numbers, like "140 over 90" or 140/90 mm Hg Your relations pressure is high if the first number is more than 140 or the secondary number is more than 90

What if I have heart or kidney point in disputes or diabetes?

If you have heart or kidney question s or diabetes, your blood squeezing needs to be lower than 130/80 mm Hg

What can I do to help lower my family pressure?

Here are an day-to-day changes that you can make to help lower your line pressure:

* Do not nothingness cigarettes or use tobacco issues Smoking raises your blood compressing and puts you more at risk of heart attack and visitation Your doctor can help you quit.

* Drink les alcohol. Men should have no more than sum of two units alcoholic drinks per day and women should have no more than united alcoholic drink per day.

* fail to keep weight. Losing 10 pounds can help lower your vital current pressure. Talk to your doctor about what weight-loss program is right for you.

* get by heart more exercise. You should exercise for 30 minutes by day, four or five days for week. This can include simple activities like walking the dog, walking in the park, or gardening.

When you go on foot to the store, park at the far close of the parking lot and walk. Take the stairs instead of the elevator. procure up to change the channel upon the TV instead of using the remote

* wound down on salt. Most Americans eat brace or three times more salt than they should. You should have no more than 24 grams (about united half teaspoon) of salt through day.

* Eat healthy subsistences You should eat four or five servings of fruits and four or five servings of vegetables each day. Make steady you get plenty of potassium, magnesium, and calcium in your diet.

Where can I learn more information on lifestyle changes?

Your doctor.

American Academy of Family Physicians Web site: http://www.familydoctor.org

American Heart Association Web site: http://www.americanheart.org (click forward "healthy lifestyles")

National Heart, Lung and life-blood Institute Web site: http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov

Americans In Motion Web site: http://www.aafp.org/x22874.xml

Shape Up America Web site: http://www.shapeup.org

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