{"id":8575,"date":"2019-11-27T15:51:45","date_gmt":"2019-11-27T15:51:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hnetalk.com\/member\/?p=8575"},"modified":"2019-11-27T15:57:56","modified_gmt":"2019-11-27T15:57:56","slug":"whats-your-number-understanding-blood-pressure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hnetalk.com\/member\/whats-your-number-understanding-blood-pressure\/","title":{"rendered":"What\u2019s Your Number? Understanding Blood Pressure"},"content":{"rendered":"

Blood pressure is the force of blood pushing against the walls of your blood vessels as your heart pumps. High blood pressure, also known as hypertension, is when the force against the blood vessels is too high, making your heart work harder. Untreated high blood pressure can lead to heart attack, stroke, heart failure and other complications.<\/p>\n

Know Your Blood Pressure Numbers<\/strong>
\nControlling your blood pressure and knowing your numbers are very important to your overall health. Talk with your doctor about your blood pressure, how often you should check it, and any lifestyle or medication changes needed to help manage it.
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\nBlood pressure is recorded as two numbers (see chart above). As an example, a blood pressure reading is usually stated as \u201c110 over 75\u201d or 110\/75. Systolic pressure (upper number) is the measurement of the force as your heart beats. Diastolic pressure (lower number) is the measurement of force as your heart relaxes.<\/p>\n

Simple Steps to Stay Healthy
\n<\/strong>Stay heart healthy and lower your risk for developing heart disease by following some simple steps:<\/em>
\n\u00bb Eat healthy, low-sodium foods and maintain a healthy weight
\n\u00bb\u00a0Exercise regularly and manage stress
\n\u00bb\u00a0Control blood pressure and cholesterol
\n\u00bb\u00a0Quit smoking, if you smoke, and limit alcohol consumption<\/p>\n

For more information, visit www.cdc.gov\/heartdisease<\/a><\/p>\n

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\n\u201cThe effects of high blood pressure or hypertension can go undetected for many years until a devastating event happens. Checking your blood pressure is simple; it takes less than a minute. Don\u2019t wait until it\u2019s too late \u2013 check, learn and act,\u201d says Dr. Laurie Gianturco, Chief Medical Officer for Health New England.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Blood pressure is the force of blood pushing against the walls of your blood vessels as your heart pumps. High blood pressure, also known as hypertension, is when the force against the blood vessels is too high, making your heart work harder. Untreated high blood pressure can lead to heart attack, stroke, heart failure and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8580,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[17],"tags":[904,778,906,905],"class_list":["post-8575","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-medicare","tag-blood-pressure-numbers","tag-heart-health","tag-high-blood-pressure","tag-hypertension"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hnetalk.com\/member\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/woman-blood-pressure-e1574870039589.jpg?fit=850%2C567&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6ZZGa-2ej","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hnetalk.com\/member\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8575","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hnetalk.com\/member\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hnetalk.com\/member\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hnetalk.com\/member\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hnetalk.com\/member\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8575"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/hnetalk.com\/member\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8575\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8585,"href":"https:\/\/hnetalk.com\/member\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8575\/revisions\/8585"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hnetalk.com\/member\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8580"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hnetalk.com\/member\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8575"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hnetalk.com\/member\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8575"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hnetalk.com\/member\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8575"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}