How To know if You have high blood pressure?

In the universe, According to world health organization An estimated 1.28 billion adults aged 30–79 years worldwide have hypertension, most (two-thirds) of people living in low income and middle income country.

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High blood pressure is when the force of blood pushing against your artery walls is consistently too high. This damages your arteries over time and can lead to serious complications, like heart attack and stroke. The normal blood pressure is measured by 120/80mmHg and high blood pressure is measured by 140/100mmHg and above.

Health care providers tagged HBP as a silent killer because the symptoms are not easily felt in the body system but the damage to the system is occurring silently.

Few symptoms you could feel are headaches, dizziness, fatigue, unable to rest or unable to have a proper sleep and also nose bleeding.

And the causes of high blood pressure are the primary causes and the secondary causes. Primary causes is as a result of inheritance. And the secondary causes are as a result of certain medical condition such as Kidney disease, Obstructive sleep apnea, Thyroid problems and Cough and cold medicines,plus other drug prescription.

Untreated, high blood pressure increases the risk of heart attack, stroke and other serious health problems. It's important to have your blood pressure checked at least every two to three days in a month.

And you are also at risk when you have this like Having overweight or
obesity, Not getting enough exercise
Eating foods high in sodium
Smoking or using tobacco products
Drinking too much and if you are aged of 55years and above. And also Having biological family members with high blood pressure,and cardiovascular diseases and diabetes.

How To Manage High Blood Pressure

Keep a weight that’s healthy for you.
Eat a healthy diet: Eating that’s full of fruits, vegetables, whole grains and low-fat dairy.
Cut down on salt. Ideally, limit your sodium intake to no more than 1,500 milligrams (mg) per day.
Exercise: In general, start slow and work your way up to 150 minutes of aerobic exercise per week.
Limit alcohol. If you choose to drink beverages containing alcohol, do so in moderation.

It's very important we take care of our health hypertension can cause a lot of damage to the body system unaware.

REFERENCES
https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/4314-hypertension-high-blood-pressure

https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/4314-hypertension-high-blood-pressure