High Blood Pressure Basics
This is the normal, healthy blood pressure.
What is 120/80?
Using this substance increases your risk of high blood pressure.
What is nicotine/tobacco?
Found in salty and processed foods, this should be limited to prevent high blood pressure.
What is sodium?
This is something you should do to monitor your blood pressure trends over time.
What are routine blood pressure checks and recording the number?
High blood pressure is considered "the silent killer" because it often has no ___.
What are "symptoms"?
This is the medical term for high blood pressure.
What is hypertension?
When this is uncontrolled, it can affect your mental health and also increase your risk of developing high blood pressure.
What is chronic stress?
This type of activity, such as walking, can help lower blood pressure.
What is physical activity/exercise?
Before taking supplements or over-the-counter medications, you should talk to this person
What is your doctor, nurse, or pharmacist?
Some supplements can reduce the effectiveness of the medication you are currently taking or increase your blood pressure.
These organs can be damaged by uncontrolled high blood pressure.
What is the heart, kidneys, brain?
This is the force that blood puts on your arteries when blood flows through your arteries.
What is blood pressure?
This is the dominant non-modifiable risk factor for high blood pressure.
What is advancing age?
This habit can help prevent high blood pressure, and also lowers the risk of heart disease, stroke, and lung cancer.
What is quitting smoking?
You should take your blood pressure medicine at this time, unless your doctor tells you otherwise.
What is the same time everyday?
When high blood pressure damages the blood vessels in your eyes, this change is the first warning sign.
What is blurry vision or vision loss?
According to the American Heart Association, this number is considered high blood pressure.
What is 130+/80+?
This is the strongest modifiable risk factor for high blood pressure.
What is overweight/obesity?
This substance should be limited to no more than 1/day for women or 2/day for men to prevent high blood pressure.
What is alcohol?
This is the amount of physical activity recommended for older adults every week to manage high blood pressure.
What is 150 minutes?
Waking up in the morning with a throbbing pain in this part of the body can possibly be a sign of dangerously high blood pressure.
What is the head? A complication of high blood pressure can cause throbbing headaches.
This is the top number of your blood pressure reading, and is the pressure created when your heart beats.
What is systolic BP?
About 6 in 10 people with this chronic health condition also have high blood pressure.
What is diabetes?
This number is the recommended daily limit for sodium intake.
What is 2000 mg?
This diet, which emphasizes eating plenty of whole grains, fish & poultry, fruits & vegetables, and low-fat dairy is recommended for patients with high blood pressure.
What is the DASH diet? (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension)
High blood pressure can lead to this serious condition affecting the brain.
What is stroke?