Understanding Hypertension

 If the pressure is too high, the thick layer of cells in the vessel’s wall is damaged, then in those places, other cells, f.eg, white blood cells and cholesterol, collect, creating atherosclerotic plaques 

•  Inappropriate lifestyle leading to overweight or obesity
• Lack of activity
• Unhealthy diet, salty dishes,
• Consuming of alcohol
• Smoking
• Stressful life
• Genetic predispositons

Hypertension is when blood pressure (BP) is over 140/90 mmHg.

It can be diagnosed according to several homemade measurements or during at least two independent doctor visits.

Hypertension can not be diagnosed after one measurement!
In people diagnosed with diabetes or chronic kidney disease, blood pressure should be less than 130/80.

•  People with a positive family history of cardiovascular system diseases.
• Overweight and obese people with a waist size over 88cm in women and 104cm in men with impaired fasting glucose, impaired glucose tolerance, or diabetes
• Smokers with hyperlipidemia