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    Essential hypertension is diagnosed when blood pressure is high on three or more doctor visits and no other cause is found. Secondary hypertension is caused by an underlying medical condition that affects organs like the kidneys, heart, or arteries. Other types include isolated, systolic, malignant, and resistant hypertension. The document recommends foods like vegetables, nuts, oily fish, and spices to help prevent and manage hypertension. It also discusses lifestyle changes that can lower blood pressure such as eating a healthy diet, regular exercise, maintaining a healthy weight, limiting alcohol and smoking, and reducing stress.

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    Essential hypertension is diagnosed when blood pressure is high on three or more doctor visits and no other cause is found. Secondary hypertension is caused by an underlying medical condition that affects organs like the kidneys, heart, or arteries. Other types include isolated, systolic, malignant, and resistant hypertension. The document recommends foods like vegetables, nuts, oily fish, and spices to help prevent and manage hypertension. It also discusses lifestyle changes that can lower blood pressure such as eating a healthy diet, regular exercise, maintaining a healthy weight, limiting alcohol and smoking, and reducing stress.

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    Hypertension Brochure

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    Denzelita Belgrave
    Essential hypertension is diagnosed when blood pressure is high on three or more doctor visits and no other cause is found. Secondary hypertension is caused by an underlying medical condition that affects organs like the kidneys, heart, or arteries. Other types include isolated, systolic, malignant, and resistant hypertension. The document recommends foods like vegetables, nuts, oily fish, and spices to help prevent and manage hypertension. It also discusses lifestyle changes that can lower blood pressure such as eating a healthy diet, regular exercise, maintaining a healthy weight, limiting alcohol and smoking, and reducing stress.

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    Types of Hypertensions Recommended Foods

    • vegetables, such as spinach, broccoli,


    Essential hypertension. This type of
    and carrots
    hypertension is diagnosed after a doctor notices
    that your blood pressure is high on three or • nuts, for example, pistachios and
    more visits and eliminates all other causes of walnuts
    hypertension.
    • oily fish, such as mackerel
    HYPERTENSION
    Secondary hypertension is high blood
    pressure that's caused by another medical • spices, such as cinnamon THE SILENT KILLER
    condition. It can be caused by conditions that
    affect the kidneys, arteries, heart, etc.

    Other types of hypertensions include Isolated,


    Systolic, Malignant, and Resistant

    Understand your numbers Chicken & White Bean Stew Oatmeal

    Systolic
    The top number measures the pressure of the
    heart pumping blood into arteries
    BY: JADEN RAYMOND &
    Diastolic CAROLITA WARNER
    The bottom number measures the pressure
    Vegan Superfood Grain Chicken Hummus
    in the arteries between heartbeats.
    Bowl Bowls
    HYPERTENSION Causes of Hypertension PREVENTION

    High blood pressure, also called Are overweight Changing your lifestyle can help control
    hypertension, is blood pressure that and manage high blood pressure
    is higher than normal. Your blood eat too much salt and do not eat enough fruit
    and vegetables including:
    pressure changes throughout the day
    based on your activities. Do not do enough exercise
    • Eating a heart-healthy diet with
    Hypertension or high blood pressure Drink too much alcohol or coffee (or other less salt
    is sneaky. You can have it and not caffeine-based drinks)
    be aware. That’s why it is referred
    to as the “silent killer” Smoke • Getting regular physical activity

    Do not get much sleep or have disturbed sleep • Maintaining a healthy weight or
    losing weight
    Too much salt (sodium) in your diet
    Live in a deprived area • Limiting alcohol
    Symptoms • Not smoking
    Non-steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs
    A diet low in Vitamin D • Reduce caffeine intake
    • Early morning headaches
    • Vision changes
    • Buzzing in the ears
    • Irregular heart rhythms

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