Blood Pressure Health care Program Awareness

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Blood Pressure Health care Program Awareness
Many would be wondering about this topic but yeah
most of us don't know how it's important to be
aware of what blood pressure causes, and
symptoms as this can lead to major several health
issues in the future. Let's start with what and
how questions and make this blog useful for
everyone
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What is blood pressure? The pressure of blood
pushing against the wall of the arteries.
Arteries carry blood from your heart to other
parts of the body. Your blood pressure keeps on
varying throughout the day. ASP Health is a
non-profit health foundation that is committed to
helping patients to obtain better health
care. Now, its important to know if someone has
blood pressure or not and how it is
measured What do blood pressure numbers
mean? You might have noticed always two numbers
which would look like 120/80 mmHg. Have you ever
got curious to know about these numbers The
first number is called systolic blood pressure,
which measures the pressure in your arteries
when your heart beats. The second number, called
diastolic blood pressure, measures the pressure
in your arteries when your heart rests between
beats. If the measurement reads 120 systolic and
80 diastolic, you would say, 120 over 80, You
might be aware of high blood pressure, lets get
into this more in deep What does high blood
pressure mean? Hypertension or high blood
pressure, with the term itself anyone can
predict, blood pressure thats higher than
normal. Having blood pressure consistently above
normal can lead to various serious health
issues, such as heart disease, heart attack, and
stroke. Also Read High Quality Urgent Care
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• Your healthcare can diagnose high blood pressure
  and can make treatment decisions by reviewing
  systolic and diastolic blood
• pressure levels and comparing them to levels
  found in certain guidelines.
• ASP Health works closely with government programs
  as well as
• patient assistance programs run by pharmaceutical
  companies. We do provide necessary medical
  documentation to patients.
• What leads to high blood pressure, we should be
  aware of its signs symptoms
• What causes high blood pressure?
• Not eating enough fruit and vegetables and eating
  too much salt.
• Drinking too much alcohol or coffee (or other
  caffeine-based drinks) smoke and not doing
  enough exercise, but the list goes on
• Overweight
• Eat too much salt and do not eat enough fruit and
  vegetables
• Do not do enough exercise
• Drink too much alcohol or coffee (or other
  caffeine-based drinks)
• Smoke
• Do not get much sleep or have disturbed sleep
• Are over 65
• Have a relative with high blood pressure
• Are you of black African or black Caribbean
  descent
• Live in a deprived area

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Assistance for Primary Care How do I know if I
have high blood pressure? High blood pressure is
a silent killer as it has no warning signs
symptoms. Consult with your doctor and get it
measured, Its quick and painless. Even nowadays
you can purchase BP measurement machines from
medical shops. Patients do it on their own by
self-measured blood pressure (SMBP) monitoring.
Its simple and easy to do. ASP Health is a
resource to help patients who need medical
equipment funded by pharmaceutical company
assistance programs or governmental programs.
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• How to prevent blood pressure?
• By living a healthy lifestyle, you can keep your
  blood pressure in a healthy range. Practice the
  following healthy living habits
• Eat a Healthy Diet
• Keep Yourself at a Healthy Weight
• Be Physically Active
• Quit Smoking
• Limit intake of alcohol
• Get Enough Sleep
• ASP Health helps to provide quality care for all
  your needs.
• Whether you need any medications, advice, or
  queries related to your health care, we are here
  for you.
• We are just a call away, do try and help us to
  reach out to you by calling us on 702-551-5212