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HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE:
"IF YOU HAVE HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, KNOWN AS HYPERTENSION, IT MEANS YOUR HEART MUST PUMP HARDER TO CIRCULATE BLOOD THROUGH YOUR BODY, WHICH PUTS YOUR ARTERIES UNDER PRESSURE. UNCONTROLLED HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE IS A MAJOR RISK FACTOR FOR STROKE, HEART DISEASE AND KIDNEY DISEASE, ESPECIALLY WHEN COMBINED WITH OBESITY, SMOKING , EXCESSIVE DRINKING, HIGH CHOLESTEROL OR DIABETES.
HYPERTENSION IS OFTEN CALLED THE SILENT KILLER BECAUSE IT USUALLY HAS NO SYMPTOMS. THE ONLY WAY TO KNOW YOU HAVE HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE IS TO HAVE IT CHECKED. THE RECOMMENDED LEVEL IS LESS THAN 120/80 MM Hg. A CONSISTANT READING OF 140/90 OR HIGHER IS CONSIDERED HYPERTENSION, ANY READING HIGHER INDICATES PRE-HYPERTENSION."
