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