Did you know that nearly half of American adults have high blood pressure? Having high blood pressure has many risk factors, including:
Age
Race
Obesity or being overweight
Lack of exercise
Too much salt
Having uncontrolled blood pressure can lead to complications such as heart attack or stroke, kidney problems, eye problems, or changes with memory and/or understanding.
Here are some helpful tips for you to help control your blood pressure:
Be physically active, adults should get at least 2 hours and 30 minutes of moderate intensity exercise a week.
Don’t smoke, smoking raises your blood pressure and puts you at a higher risk for heart attack and stroke.
Limit how much you drink, alcohol can raise your blood pressure, men should have no more than 2 alcoholic drinks per day, and women should have no more than 1.
If you have high blood pressure speak to your PCP today and see how you can help control or even lower your high blood pressure.
Sources:
https://www.cdc.gov/high-blood-pressure/prevention/index.html
