Blood Pressure Management

High Blood pressure is one of the major causes of heart disease

Factors that increase Blood Pressure

1) Obesity

2) Drinking too much alcohol

3) Kidney disease

4) Lack of exercise

5) Too much salt

6) Stress

Once you know your blood pressure, you can agree on a management strategy with your physician.

How the heart for health team can help you

  1. Identify which of the factors above could be contributing to your high blood pressure
  2. Download the booklet and set measurable goals for each factor that is contributing to high blood pressure eg reduce alcohol intake, reduce weight by healthy eating, use less salt when cooking, take prescribed medication.
  3. Monitor your blood pressure on the ‘Blood Pressure monitoring sheet’ in the workbook
  4. If you are struggling attaining goals in any sphere of your health care make an appointment with the appropriate member of the team to aid you in achieving goals eg. if you are having difficulty quitting smoking, make an appointment with a life coach.

reference:
Healthy Heart.org. (2022) Blood Pressure. Available at: https://www.healthy-heart.org/keep-your-heart-healthy/blood-pressure/ (Accessed 12/11/2022)