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What Precautions Needs To Be Taking While Suffering From High BP?
Question: I have high BP, what are the precautions I should take .
Brief Answer:
Healthy lifestyle and medication I'd the key
Detailed Answer:
Hello I am Dr Mody and I will be addressing your concern.
Some important things you should follow are.
1) try maintaining blood pressure upper under 135 and lower under 85mm hg with lifestyle and medication
2) if overweight, losing weight should be a priority, try achieving BMI less than 25.
3) 40-45 mins of aerobic exercise daily
4) Be regular with your medication, don't skip doses or stop abruptly.
5) in diet
-low salt. XXXXXXX 3 gms a day.
- avoid preserved food as all preservatives have salt.
- no pickles, papads, chips, Farsan as all have high salt and saturated oil which is not good for you .
- atleast 2 serving of fresh fruits in a day.
- 1 serving 35-40 gms of nuts like walnuts, almond to be included
- if you take fish 2 serving of fatty fish per will like salmon.
-avoid red meat, egg yellow, fried and spicy oily food
- may shift to better oils like olive in cooking
6) may consider supplements, like cod fish oil capsules, flax seeds, Chia seeds, krill oil as they have good content of omega 3 fatty acid.
Every 3 yearly treadmill stress test for heart, urine microablbumin and check up of your eyes for retinopathy for any Ill effect of hypertension on your body.
As you are young our aim is not just to control blood pressure but protect end organs from any further damage.
We generally know everything, it's just following which is important.
Any specific clarification needed I would be happy to help.
Regards Dr Priyank Mody
Healthy lifestyle and medication I'd the key
Detailed Answer:
Hello I am Dr Mody and I will be addressing your concern.
Some important things you should follow are.
1) try maintaining blood pressure upper under 135 and lower under 85mm hg with lifestyle and medication
2) if overweight, losing weight should be a priority, try achieving BMI less than 25.
3) 40-45 mins of aerobic exercise daily
4) Be regular with your medication, don't skip doses or stop abruptly.
5) in diet
-low salt. XXXXXXX 3 gms a day.
- avoid preserved food as all preservatives have salt.
- no pickles, papads, chips, Farsan as all have high salt and saturated oil which is not good for you .
- atleast 2 serving of fresh fruits in a day.
- 1 serving 35-40 gms of nuts like walnuts, almond to be included
- if you take fish 2 serving of fatty fish per will like salmon.
-avoid red meat, egg yellow, fried and spicy oily food
- may shift to better oils like olive in cooking
6) may consider supplements, like cod fish oil capsules, flax seeds, Chia seeds, krill oil as they have good content of omega 3 fatty acid.
Every 3 yearly treadmill stress test for heart, urine microablbumin and check up of your eyes for retinopathy for any Ill effect of hypertension on your body.
As you are young our aim is not just to control blood pressure but protect end organs from any further damage.
We generally know everything, it's just following which is important.
Any specific clarification needed I would be happy to help.
Regards Dr Priyank Mody
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