BLOOD PRESSURE : IS SERIOUS DISEASE ?

🔎What is normal blood pressure?

Normal blood pressure for most adults is defined as a systolic pressure of less than 120 and a diastolic pressure of less than 80. Elevated blood pressure is defined as a systolic pressure between 120 and 129 with a diastolic pressure of less than 80.

🔎What is normal blood pressure according to age?

🔎High blood pressures is more likely to cause:

🧿Heart attack

🧿Stroke

🧿Heart failure

🧿Vision loss

🧿Kidney failure

🧿Dementia

🧿Erectile dysfunction

🔎How to treat high blood pressure?
Some of the suggested lifestyle changes by the physicians are as follows:

🧿Quit smoking

🧿Lose weight

🧿Avoid alcohol or at least limit the intake

🧿Eat a low-sodium and low-fat diet such as the DASH diet

🧿Avoid too much stress

🧿Eat foods rich in potassium, magnesium, and calcium such as bananas and milk

🧿Regular monitoring of blood pressure after reaching the age of 35 years

🧿Practice meditation and other stress-relieving exercises

🧿Cut back on caffeine

🔎The physicians may prescribe the following medications:

🧿Diuretics

🧿ACE inhibitors

🧿Alpha-blockers

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