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How to ward off this silent killer before it has devastating effects on your heart and overall health
Exercising regularly and reducing stress are two ways to lower high blood pressure
They call it the Silent Killer. You can’t see it or often even feel it, but its effects can be devastating to your heart and your overall health. High blood pressure (outside the generally accepted norm of 120/80) affects one in five Canadians, and almost half of these people don’t even know they have it because there are so few symptoms.
High blood pressure can damage blood vessel walls, which over time can strain and weaken the heart, and contribute to peripheral vascular disease and renal disease. Uncontrolled, high blood pressure can lead to heart attack, heart failure, kidney failure or stroke, which is why it’s so important that you control your blood pressure.
If you have high blood pressure (and even if you don’t), here are 10 simple ways to help take some of the pressure off.
Originally published in Wellness Matters, Canada Wide Media’s quarterly newsletter on health and wellness.