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A SILENT KILLER
KNOW ABOUT
HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
WHAT IS BLOOD PRESSURE?
WHAT IS HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE?
WHY IS HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE BAD?
WHAT ARE THE RISK FACTORS AND
CAUSE FOR HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE?
Your age
Your Gender
Family history
Your Race or ethnicity
WHAT ARE THE RISK FACTORS AND
CAUSE FOR HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE?
CAN I HAVE HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
EVEN IF I FEEL OK?
Maintain Weight – with the help of diet and aerobic
exercises you should maintain ideal wt.
HOW IT CAN BE CONTROLLED?
HOW IT CAN BE CONTROLLED?
Change of life style -
quite smoking &
alcohol consumption.
If you have problems
of stress, contact
doctor about stress
management.
Manage
HOW IT CAN BE CONTROLLED?
Eat healthy Diet
Avoiding salt – A normal person need 6gm salt per day, if you have high blood pressure-Eat less than 2400 mg ( 1 table spoon) each day of salt. Avoid high salt diet like- papad/ pickle/ namkin/ samosa/ kachori etc.
HOW IT CAN BE CONTROLLED?
Modest exercise -
Begin with a brisk
15-20 minute walk 3
times a week
increasing to 30
minutes most days
of the week. You can
do swimming,
bicycling etc.
HOW IT CAN BE CONTROLLED?
Medications – Take
it regularly as
prescribed by your
doctor.
Do not reduce dose
or stop medication
on your own – It can
be very dangerous.