How to prevent hypertension

You can prevent yourself from getting hypertension if you observe the following:

DIET

1. Reduce your salt intake: Salt contains two chemicals called sodium and chlorine. Sodium works to retain water in your body while chlorine helps kill bacteria in your food. If you have a problem passing urine as required, you should avoid drinking too much water because much of it will be retained in your body and end up raising the volume of blood.

How to monitor your blood pressure at home

Requirements:

You will need

• An electronic blood pressure  monitor: You can easily purchase one from any of the online stores such as AliExpress.com (an affiliate of Alibaba.com) or Amazon.com and it will be delivered to your specified address.
• A jotter to record your readings on a daily basis.
• Time: You need to dedicate time to checking your blood pressure every day. The time has to be the same every day.

Hypertension: What you need to know

What is Blood pressure?

Blood pressure is the pressure exerted on the walls of your blood vessels when your heart is pumping blood through them. The heart pumps out blood every time. When the heart is pumping, you can feel it beating. Between each beat, the heart also rests so blood can fill it up again for another round of pumping action. The heart pumps and rests within a second or less.