High Blood Pressure: By making changes in your lifestyle, you can control your BP.

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  • By making changes in your lifestyle, you can control your BP.

  • By better understanding the causes, you can reduce your risk.

  • Eating too much salt and not eating fruits and vegetables is also a reason.

High Blood Pressure Causes: High blood pressure crosses 120/80 mmHg and puts the body at risk.

Many people believe that blood pressure is a sign of old age and they can do absolutely nothing about it.

However, paying attention to the cause of high blood pressure and making changes in your lifestyle can keep your BP under control.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, almost half of all American adults have high blood pressure.

However, many people with high blood pressure do not realize they have the problem, as symptoms often do not develop until high blood pressure causes organ damage.

By better understanding the possible causes of hypertension, you can reduce your risk.

Keep reading to know the major risk factors.

Factors that increase the risk of high blood pressure.

Factors That Increase The Risk Of High Blood Pressure

  • obesity

  • eating too much salt and not eating fruits and vegetables

  • don't exercise

  • drinking too much alcohol or coffee

  • smoke

  • Does not get much sleep or sleep is disturbed.

  • are over 65

Making lifestyle changes can sometimes reduce the chances of high blood pressure and can help lower your blood pressure if it is already high.

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Health conditions that cause high blood pressure:

  • kidney disease

  • Diabetes

  • prolonged kidney infection

  • obstructive sleep apnea

  • Hormonal problems – such as underactive thyroid, overactive thyroid, Cushing's syndrome, acromegaly, increased levels of the hormone aldosterone

  • Lupus - a condition in which the immunity attacks certain parts of the body, such as the skin, joints and organs.

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Medicines that can increase your blood pressure:

  • contraceptive pill

  • steroids

  • some pharmacy cough and cold remedies

  • some herbal remedies

  • certain recreational drugs

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