Are you at risk of hypertension ?
Let's put some facts out about High Blood Pressure
About 26% of the world population have high blood pressure ๐
Most of the time it doesn't present with obvious symptoms๐ค
High blood pressure can only be identified by measuring blood pressure with a sphygmanometer or personal blood pressure monitor๐ค
Some people, no scratch that, most people don't realize they have it, so it's important you know your blood pressure digits and monitor from time to time ๐ค
High blood pressure is preventable ๐๐๐ช
It is a leading cause of death๐
It increases the risk of heart diseases, stroke, kidney failure๐ค๐
To manage it, healthy lifestyle choices have to be adopted, take prescribed meds and constantly monitor your blood pressure ๐
It can affect the brain, eyes, kidneys, heart...๐
Risk factors ๐
-age
-obesity
-family history of high blood pressure
-sedentary lifestyle
-race (people of African descent)
-use of tobacco/smokers
-too much salt intake
-poor diet choices
-high alcohol consumption
-preexisting health conditions (e.g. diabetes, kidney disease)
-stress
Ok, now that you have this info, you can make an informed assessment to know if you are at risk or not.
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