| The blood pressure is the force that pushes | | | | discover that you have high blood pressure |
| on the arteries and veins' walls, because the | | | | you must start the treatment and continue to |
| blood is flowing through them. At those that | | | | check the values to see whether it working or |
| have high blood pressure this force is much | | | | not. |
| higher than normal and in time this can | | | | |
| damage the arteries and veins and cause heart | | | | You can check your blood pressure regularly |
| attacks and heart diseases. | | | | by visiting the doctor and asking him to |
| | | | measure it. However, if you know that you |
| High blood pressure is a very common | | | | have high blood pressure and you need to |
| affection, more than 50 million people suffer | | | | check it often visiting the doctor a few |
| from it only in the USA. Some call it the | | | | times a week is too time consuming. At those |
| silent killer because it has no symptoms and | | | | who have a very high blood pressure it needs |
| you can have it for years without knowing, | | | | to be measured a few times a day, so going to |
| and if you don't treat it for a long time | | | | the doctor more than one time a day is |
| then the chances that you get a heart disease | | | | impossible. |
| or stroke are very high. | | | | |
| | | | In this case you need to purchase a blood |
| The causes of high blood pressure are not | | | | pressure monitor. It is a tiny device, as big |
| known, but the most common risk factors that | | | | as a cell phone that can be worn on the belt, |
| lead to it are stress, the consumption of | | | | and that is connected to a wrist cuff. The |
| alcohol, tobacco, salt and fat foods. Those | | | | wrist cuff measures the blood pressure and |
| overweight usually have high blood pressure | | | | records the values a few times a day. The |
| too. | | | | doctor can make a chart based on these values |
| | | | and see how the treatment is progressing. The |
| It is very important to control your blood | | | | information provided by the blood pressure |
| pressure as much as you can, before you reach | | | | monitor is very valuable when you are trying |
| an older age and you regret that you haven't | | | | to treat your condition. |
| done it. High blood pressure can only be | | | | |
| discovered if you constantly monitor your | | | | The monitor and the cuff can be worn under |
| blood pressure and keep an eye on the values. | | | | the clothes so they are invisible to others. |
| If you see that the values are high then you | | | | It's very simple and very helpful, so try one |
| need to measure them more often to see if | | | | if you have high blood pressure and need to |
| they are increasing even more. Once you | | | | know the values of your blood pressure. |