The blood pressure inside the arteries is called blood pressure. High blood pressure can be seen at any age from infancy. Many people in society suffer from hypertension. However, most of the blood pressure patients do not know their disease because they do not pay attention to the symptoms and do not go to the doctor’s examination. Being conscious about this disease and eating right prevent the disease from causing serious consequences.
HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE SYMPTOMS
- Shortness of breath
- Headache
- blurred vision
- Nose bleeding
- chest pain
- dizziness
Experts warn: “Most people with high blood pressure have no signs or symptoms, even if their blood pressure reaches dangerously high levels.” The NHS says the only way to tell if your blood pressure is high is to have it checked.
WHAT CAN BE DONE TO PREVENT HIGH TENSION?
- Consume heart-friendly meals with less salt content. Consuming foods with low salt content increases the effect of high blood pressure medications you use.
- Eating rich menus from all food groups (fruit, vegetables, cereals, meat, fish-chicken, dairy products).
- Consume foods containing saturated fat and trans fat as little as possible.
- Avoid consuming processed foods.
- Avoid smoking. Because smoking causes resistance to high blood pressure medications.
- Keep doing physical activities regularly.
- If you are suffering from obesity problem, you should lose weight for your health.
- You should reduce your alcohol intake.
- Leave the stress factor behind in your life as much as possible.
- Check your blood pressure at home periodically.
- Increase your folic acid consumption.
- Get quality sleep.
- Pay extra attention to the consumption of vitamins (C, D).