Hypertension(Elevated blood pressure)<\/p>\n
Hypertension:<\/p>\n
Stage 1 \u2013 Systolic 130 to 139 mmHg or diastolic 80 to 89 mmHg
\nStage 2 \u2013 Systolic at least 140 mmHg or diastolic at least 90 mmHg
\nRisk factors for hypertension<\/p>\n
Age: the older we are the risk increases<\/p>\n
Family history:having a parent or sibling with hypertension increases the risk<\/p>\n
Sedentary life style<\/p>\n
Increase Sodium consumption<\/p>\n
Increase alcohol consumption<\/p>\n
Medications<\/p>\n
Having uncontrolled hypertension can cause complications like:<\/p>\n
Congestive heart failure<\/p>\n
Heart attacks<\/p>\n
Stroke<\/p>\n
Renal failure<\/p>\n
Blindness, etc<\/p>\n
PREVENTION is the key to control the elevated blood pressure and to avoid complications.<\/p>\n
We will focus on preventive measures, monitoring , therapy and continues reevaluation<\/p>\n
Here are some resources to facilitate improvements in your life<\/p>\n
American Heart Association(AHA) recommendation for DASH diet(add diet)<\/p>\n
Being more active<\/p>\n
Add more vegetables and fruit to your diet<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Hypertension(Elevated blood pressure) Hypertension: Stage 1 \u2013 Systolic 130 to 139 mmHg or diastolic 80 to 89 mmHg Stage 2 \u2013 Systolic at least 140 mmHg or diastolic at least 90 mmHg Risk factors for hypertension Age: the older we are the risk increases Family history:having a parent or sibling with hypertension increases the risk<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1547,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1546","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\t\t\n