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Healthy
Living:
Ten Commandments for People with High Blood Pressure |
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- Know your blood pressure.
Have it checked regularly.
- Know what your weight should
be. Keep it at that level or below.
- Don't use excessive salt while
cooking or during meals. Avoid salty foods.
- Eat a low-fat diet according
to the American Heart Association recommendations.
- Don't smoke cigarettes or
use tobacco products.
- Take your medicine exactly
as prescribed. Don't run out of pills, even for a single
day.
- Keep your appointments with
your doctor.
- Follow your doctor's advice
about exercise.
- Live a normal life in every
other way.
- Make certain your parents,
brothers, sisters and children have their blood pressure
checked regularly.
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SOURCE:
The American Heart Association |
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| The information provided herein
is educational only, and it is not the provision of medical
care or medical advice which only your doctor can provide. |
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