BLOOD PRESSURE CLINICS
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According to recent estimates, nearly one in three U.S. adults has high blood pressure, but because there are no symptoms, nearly one-third of these people don't know they have it. In fact, many people have high blood pressure for years without knowing it. Uncontrolled high blood pressure can lead to stroke, heart attack, heart failure or kidney failure. This is why high blood pressure is often called the "silent killer." The only way to tell if you have high blood pressure is to have your blood pressure checked.
How Do I Know If I Have High Blood Pressure?
High blood pressure usually has no symptoms. In fact, many people have this disease for years without knowing it. Having high blood pressure (hypertension) doesn't mean you're tense, nervous or hyperactive. You can be a calm, relaxed person and still have hypertension. The only way to find out if you have this disease is to have your blood pressure checked! A blood pressure test is quick and painless. It can be done in a doctor's office, hospital clinic, school, nurse's office, company clinic or at a health fair.
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How Do I Know If I Have High Blood Pressure
Ten Ways to Control Your High Blood Pressure
Know your blood pressure. Have it checked regularly.
Know what your weight should be. Keep it at or below that level.
Don't use too much salt in cooking or at meals. Avoid salty foods.
Eat a diet low in saturated fat according to American Heart Association recommendations.
Control alcohol intake. Don't have more than one drink a day if you're a woman or two a day if you're a man.
Take your medicine exactly as prescribed. Don't run out of pills even for a single day.
Make certain your parents, brothers, sisters and children have their blood pressure checked regularly.
Live a normal life in every other way.