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Health Tip: Controlling Blood Pressure
By LadyLively on September 16, 2015
If you’ve got high blood pressure, you must work with your doctor to help keep it under control.
The U.S. National Heart Lung and Blood Institute recommends:
- Eat a healthy diet, get regular exercise and stay at a healthy body weight.
- Take all of your medications as prescribed. Don’t skip pills or let a prescription run out.
- Follow your doctor’s orders for checkups and tests.
- Learn to check your blood pressure at home.
- Log your pressure readings in a journal.
Source: HealthDay
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