Today is National Hypertension Day. The promotional theme of "National Hypertension Day" in 2022 is: "You must know blood pressure and meet the standards for lowering blood pressure." Hypertension is the world and the highest prevalence cardiovascular disease in my country. But m

Today is National Hypertension Day ,

promotional theme is:

" Blood pressure You must know, and blood pressure reduction must meet the standards"

Hypertension is the world and the highest prevalence cardiovascular disease in my country. But many people don’t know that they already have high blood pressure, and even fewer people are effectively controlled and treated.

If you allow hypertension to develop, it will become a "silent killer". heart failure , uremia , blurred vision, and even cerebral hemorrhage , which can directly lead to death, will seriously threaten our health.

Although hypertension is very harmful, we can control blood pressure within a safe range through healthy lifestyle :

do a good job in self-management of blood pressure,

control the risk factors of hypertension, and

health and happiness are with you.

The first step to self-management of hypertension is to understand your physical condition, measure your blood pressure regularly, and pay attention to it in time when your blood pressure exceeds the standard.

Know Hypertension

Blood pressure exceeds the standard. Pay attention to

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2. If your blood pressure exceeds 130/80mmHg, you should pay attention to . As the blood pressure rises, it may bring harm to the heart, brain and kidneys. It is recommended to start lifestyle intervention.

If you diagnose hypertension, you don’t have to worry too much. Most of the milder hypertension can be controlled through a healthy lifestyle. Let’s take a look at how to do it~

Control Hypertension

Healthy lifestyle control

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The key to preventing and controlling hypertension through a healthy lifestyle can be summarized into one sentence: limit salt and weight loss and exercise more, quit smoking and quit drinking and mentality .

1 Restrict sodium salt intake: excessive sodium salt intake of

increases the risk of hypertension, and long-term salt can delay the rate of blood pressure increase with age. recommends that each person consumes no more than 5g of salt per day.

reduces salt. Is it an important way to control hypertension. How to reduce salt? You can refer to the core information of salt reduction in "Three Reductions and Three Healths" ~

"Salt Reduction" promotional core information:

salt is also called sodium chloride, sodium is more likely to increase blood pressure

Learn to use a limited salt spoon, 5 grams a day does not add

Home cooking and put less salt, light taste is the best

seasoning contains more sodium, use less to praise the technology

Restaurant takeout, do not forget to order food and look at the label, choose low sodium

2 Weight loss:

Overweight and obesity can promote blood pressure to rise and increase the risk of hypertension. Abdominal obesity may have a stronger correlation with hypertension. It is recommended that people with overweight and obese lose weight.

3 Moderate exercise:

Exercise can relieve tension, reduce weight, and reduce the risk of hypertension. recommends proper aerobic exercise, muscle strength and flexibility exercises according to your own conditions.

4 Quit smoking and quit drinking:

Smoking can increase the risk of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases , recommends quitting smoking (including traditional cigarettes and e-cigarettes) . Drinking a lot of alcohol increases blood pressure, and not drinking is the most beneficial to health. recommends that patients with hypertension do not drink alcohol .

5 Maintain psychological balance:

Long-term mental tension or anxiety and depression can increase the risk of hypertension. should maintain a positive and optimistic attitude, avoid negative emotions, and actively accept psychological intervention if necessary.

In addition to adhering to a healthy lifestyle, patients with hypertension should follow the doctor's advice to take medicine.

Everyone needs to pay attention to that all measures to control blood pressure are helping you achieve the goal of reducing blood pressure to a safe range. You must meet the standards to achieve results.

Treatment of Hypertension

Adhere to pressure control and lowering blood pressure must meet the standards

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1. Patients with hypertension should insist on taking for a long time and encourage the choice of long-acting antihypertensive drugs that can be taken once a day to ensure stable blood pressure.

. Blood pressure meets the standard standards:

starts with daily life,

controls blood pressure and stabilizes happiness,

can stay away from the threat of disease,

enjoys a beautiful life.

Source: National Healthy Lifestyle Action

Editor: Guo Lei