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Prevention Tips
The best way to prevent hypertension is through changes in your lifestyle.- Maintaining a Healthy Weight
- Quitting smoking
- Eating a healthy diet
- Reducing the amount of salt in your diet
- Getting regular aerobic exercise (such as brisk walking)
- Limiting alcohol-Men should not regularly drink more than three-to-four units a day. Women should not regularly drink more than two-to-three units per day
Others
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Adults who are pre hypertensive (120-139 and/or 80-89 mm Hg) should have their blood pressure checked as often as recommended by their doctor or at least yearly
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Adults with other risk factors for heart disease or evidence of disease caused by high blood pressure need to have their blood pressure checked more often
Watch Out
- Acute Fatigue (feeling tired and having very low energy)
- Abdominal Bloating
When to See Doctor
- Discomfort or even pain in the chest
- Having trouble breathing
- Heart Palpitations
- Severe headache, especially pulsating headaches behind the eyes.
- Blurry vision and drowsiness
- Nausea or vomiting