Lowering
Your Blood
Pressure is Up to You
Today, more
and more people are having their blood pressure tested
and controlled. But many others either never bother
to check their blood pressure or stop following their
doctor’s orders.
Unfortunately,
high blood pressure will not simply go away. Ignoring
it is very dangerous. You must accept that treatment
is important. You must also accept that, while it’s
up to the doctor to prescribe the best treatment to
lower your blood pressure, it’s your job to follow through
with that treatment.
"Follow
through" includes making lifestyle changes and having
your progress checked, since your treatment needs probably
will change over time. For instance, some people need
to cut back more on sodium, lose weight, or begin taking
a drug; other people may be able to reduce or, in some
cases, stop taking drugs.
If you need
help making changes, contact your doctor, a pharmacist,
registered dietitian or qualified nutritionist, or other
health care professional.
Only by
taking change of your health will you get the most from
your treatment. So start now to lower your high blood
pressure: Treat it for life!
High
Blood Pressure:
Treat it for Life
Years ago,
having high blood pressure often meant withdrawing from
life. Many people had to retire early and stop doing
favorite activities. Little was known about the condition
and there was no effective treatment.
Today, that
has changed. People with high blood pressure can have
a full life. With lifestyle changes, they may be able
to lower their blood pressure without taking a medicine.
And many of the steps that improve their health can
also keep others in their family from ever getting high
blood pressure.
This booklet
will tell you about high blood pressure---what it means
and what to do about it.
High blood
pressure still has no cure. Once high blood pressure
occurs, it usually lasts a lifetime. You can lower it
with treatment. But stop treating it and it goes up
again.
So
Lower Your
High Blood Pressure
And Have A Full,
Active Life!
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Portions of this booklet have appeared in "High Blood
Pressure & What You Can Do About it," by Dr. Marvin
Moser, published and copyrighted by The Benjamin Company,
Inc., White Plains, NY. Used here by permission.
National High Blood Pressure Education Program, NHLBI
Obesity Education Initiative, Coordinated by the National,
Lung, and Blood Institute.
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