High Blood Pressure - The Silent Killer (know your BP )

[Journeyman]

It seems simple enough to know what your blood pressure is , many never get checked!

One in every four adults ... some 50 million people in the USA alone ... have high blood pressure... But many people are unaware that they have the condition....there is no excuse not knowing your own BP!

This is the number one reason you must lose weight if at all possible...I believe in many cases, people themselves cause their own HBP (it can be hereditary of course), overweight playing a huge role...

You guys that may be just starting to get a few extra pounds on you, think about that...that alone should motivate some I would think...

High blood pressure interacts with other major risk factors such as diabetes and high levels of cholesterol to amplify the risk of heart attack and stroke.

Changes in lifestyle can therefore help us achieve blood pressure goals...

There is NO EXCUSE FOR NOT BEING ON MEDICATION IF ONE HAS HIGH BP

...WAKING UP ONE MORNING AND NOT BEING ABLE TO FEEL ONE SIDE OF YOUR BODY BECAUSE YOU JUST HAD A STROKE DUE TO HIGH BP...ITS TOO LATE THEN!

know your BP!

 

[wilheim]

I have high blood pressure but it is under control by medication. Just took a reading with my Lumiscope cuff - 112 over 70 - which is for me great. Jman is right about BP being something that can sneak up one you. Get your BP checked at least once a year and more often if you are over 40.


Your guide to lowering blood pressure.


http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/hbp/


wil.

 

[Journeyman]

Very true Wil , and as you are well aware 112 over70 is excellent, for any age even...120-80 is ideal...and as we age, the range for normal does go up slightly...

If nothing is done about HBP you are more than likely doing damage to your critical organs, it can damage important parts of your body including the heart, brain and kidneys....

This is ANOTHER reason why its important to keep weight off! Do not let yourself go, if at all possible..FIGHT AGE THE WHOLE WAY!

 

[Journeyman]

:lolBIG: I would love to see what my BP is during a saturday in the fall....not funny really, but I would imagine it would go up around 12:00, 3:30 , 7:00, and 11:00 PM...