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BLOG: High Blood Pressure 101<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/section>\n
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Odds are you know that your blood pressure is important and that you should be keeping it within a healthy range.<\/p>\n

But beyond that, what do you really know about your blood pressure? It can be hard to know what questions to ask, especially when you\u2019re just learning about managing your own blood pressure.<\/p>\n

Here are the answers to the questions you forgot to ask, were afraid to ask, or didn\u2019t know to ask.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n

What is\u00a0high blood pressure (aka Hypertension)?<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Anything above 120 systolic and 80 diastolic is considered\u00a0outside of the healthy zone<\/a>\u00a0for blood pressure measurements.<\/p>\n

Even within those parameters, there\u2019s\u00a0a range<\/a>\u00a0of healthy (and unhealthy readings). For example, your diastolic could be less than 80, but if your systolic is higher than 120 your blood pressure is outside of healthy levels.<\/p>\n

Read more about Hypertension\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>

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How do you feel when you have high blood pressure?<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

When it comes to the physical symptoms of high blood pressure, we have some good news \u2013 there are\u00a0no symptoms<\/a>.<\/p>\n

We also have some bad news \u2013 there are no symptoms.<\/p>\n

That means the only way to know if your blood pressure is at a healthy level is to have it checked at regular medical checkups or as often as your doctor recommends using a\u00a0home blood pressure monitor<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>

I never had high blood pressure before.\u00a0 Why do I suddenly have it now?<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

For most, high blood pressure, or primary hypertension, is something that develops over years. There\u2019s no easily identifiable single cause because it\u2019s an accumulation of many different factors.<\/p>\n

In some cases, high blood pressure can come on suddenly as\u00a0secondary hypertension<\/a>. This form of hypertension has an underlying cause such as sleep apnea, kidney problems, adrenal gland tumors, or thyroid problems.<\/p>\n

This may sound scary, but the good news is that treating the condition can help to reduce your blood pressure.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>

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How can you lower your blood pressure immediately?<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

There\u2019s no \u201cinstant cure\u201d for high blood pressure, but there are\u00a0little things<\/a>\u00a0you can do to lower your blood pressure naturally without medication.<\/p>\n

Your doctor will\u00a0likely recommend that you first attempt to correct hypertension by making lifestyle changes.\u00a0 Simple, common sense changes can have a big impact on your blood pressure, like the following things:<\/p>\n