Changes you can make to manage high blood pressure
by Georgios Papadimas | 8 April 2019
Fighting the silent killer
Hypertension is a silent killer (without symptoms) that damages blood vessels and leads to serious health problems.
The use of antihypertensive drugs, lifestyle changes can improve your quality of life and reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease, kidney disease and stroke.
Make changes that matter
- Balanced diet low in salt
- Limit alcohol
- Regular physical exercise
- Manage stress
- Maintain a healthy weight
- Stop smoking
- Take your medicines properly
- Work with your doctor
If you have been diagnosed with high blood pressure you should monitor it regularly. Monitoring your results will reveal over time whether the changes you have made are working. Download the printable blood pressure diary (PDF).
Blood pressure management is a lifelong commitment
If you have high blood pressure it is important to listen to your doctor. You are a team (doctor - patient).
By adopting a healthy lifestyle you can:
- Reduce high blood pressure
- Prevent or delay the development of hypertension
- Improve the effectiveness of medicines
- Reduce the risk of cardiovascular events, stroke, heart failure, kidney damage, vision loss and sexual dysfunction
You can fight high blood pressure
Although cardiovascular disease remains the number one cause of death worldwide, death rates have declined significantly. More timely and effective treatment of high blood pressure plays an important role in this reduction.