HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE

Fun Facts

If you've ever twirled around in a circle for a long period of time, you partially know how having high blood pressure would feel like.

DEFINITION

• condition where the force of the blood against your artery walls
• If it is high enough, it may eventually cause things like heart disease

BEHAVIORS

• tobacco
• To much sodium
• Obesity
• Alcohol
• Bieng inactive

SYMPTOMS

• Minor headaches
• Dizziness
• Few more nose bleeds then normal
• These only occur when levels become severe

TREATMENT

• Can be subdued by medication

TIPS

• Limit tobacco use
• Cut down on sodium
• Lose excess weight
• Be active
• Cut down on alcohol

CITES

• Mayo clinic staff, high blood pressure (hypertension), mayoclinic.org,mayoclinic.org,September 06, 2014, November 04, 2014
• No author,Preventing High Blood Pressure: What You Can Do, cdc.gov,cdc.gov, July 7, 2014