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Heart Habit Stroke Prevention Program can help people living with high blood pressure learn new habits to prevent hypertension for life.
High blood pressure is out of control in the US and worldwide. 2 out of 3 adults in the US (that is 150 million people) and over 1 billion people worldwide have pre-hypertension or hypertension! Only 54% have their blood pressure under control. See what contributes to it and how you can prevent it.
Heart Habit Stroke Prevention Program can help people living with high blood pressure learn new habits to prevent hypertension for life.
High blood pressure is out of control in the US and worldwide. 2 out of 3 adults in the US (that is 150 million people) and over 1 billion people worldwide have pre-hypertension or hypertension! Only 54% have their blood pressure under control. See what contributes to it and how you can prevent it.
If you’re a Mom or Dad in your middle years, you’re probably like this
Hypertension is the leading cause of cardiovascular disease worldwide leading to premature death. High blood pressure is the single most important risk factor for stroke and heart attacks.
A normal and healthy Blood Pressure reading should be below 120/80.
Where you should be: 119/73, Normal
Where you are now: 131/81, Pre-hypertensive
Where you are headed: 146/90, hypertensive
You might be at risk for developing Hypertension if things don’t change.
Your risk of dying from a heart attack within 10 years is up to 4.8x greater than someone with normal blood pressure.
Pre-hypertension Risk: 2.3x greater
Hypertension Risk: 4.8x greater
Your risk of dying from a stroke within 10 years is up to 9.3x greater than someone with normal blood pressure.
Pre-hypertension Risk: 3.2x greater
Hypertension Risk: 9.3x greater
Your risk of dying from kidney disease within 10 years is up to 3.1x greater than someone with normal blood pressure.
Pre-hypertension Risk: 1.9x greater
Hypertension Risk: 3.1x greater
High Body Mass Index (BMI) and Hypertension can lead to serious cardiovascular issues such as heart attack, stroke and kidney disease.
Where you should be: 25.5 BMI, Normal
Where you are now: 32.6 BMI, Overweight
Where you are headed: 38 BMI, Obese
A lower-salt diet means eating less than 1,500 mg of sodium per day. High sodium content is present in typical restaurant food and commercially prepared food (e.g. store, canned, frozen).
Where you should be: <1,500mg, Where sould be if you limit the amount of times you eat out. This is equivalent to eating out 1x a week.
Where you are now: 2,300mg, Where you are today. This is equivalent to eating out 3x a week.
Where you are headed: 3,000+mg, Where you could end up. This is equivalent to eating out 6x a week.
Stress can lead to bad habits which can impact your blood pressure.
Where you should be: Low daily stress
Where you are now: High daily stress
Where you are headed: Extreme daily stress
Reducing or losing weight can reduce systolic blood pressure by 3-11mg HG
Reducing sodium in your diet can reduce systolic blood pressure by 1-4mg HG
Increasing physical activity can reduce systolic blood pressure by 4-10mg HG
Managing or reducing stress can reduce systolic blood pressure by 1-5mg HG
Take a 30 seconds quiz to understand your blood pressure range and what you can do to lower blood pressure.
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