EVEN In the midst of a pandemic, hypertension, aka high blood pressure, should not be ignored. Moreover, hypertension is a silent killer because it is often without complaints so that patients do not know it.
Reason hypertension including lack of rest, not maintaining a diet, and an unhealthy lifestyle.
Summarizing from the official Instagram page of the Ministry of Health (Kemenkes), even though he has no complaints, hypertension can be prevented and controlled so that a person can live a longer healthy life.
A person is diagnosed with hypertension if the systolic blood pressure is more than 140 mmHg, while the diastolic blood pressure is more than 90 mmHg on more than one visit.
However, a person does not need to panic and be afraid if he is diagnosed with hypertension, because this disease can still be controlled.
Hypertension can be prevented, and when it is affected it can be controlled by taking regular medication and changing lifestyles to become healthier.
You do this by limiting the consumption of sugar, salt and fat (GGL), doing physical activity, doing regular health checks, and avoiding smoking.
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Consumption of salt must be considered, it is recommended 5-6 grams per day. In addition, eat more vegetables, fruit, a little saturated fat, fish and a little sugar accompanied by physical activity for at least 30 minutes per day.
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