High Blood Pressure is called silent killer because it affects your health slowly, damaging your immune system, heart health, eye sight, liver and kidney functions.
[junkie-alert style=”green”] One in every four adults is a patient of blood pressure but it is diagnosed lately when it becomes a major health issue. According to National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute that elderly people have more risk of being affected by Hypertension. [/junkie-alert]
The easiest way to protect your life is to regularly test your blood pressure, with the advancement in technology now easy devices are available which can be used by layman to check his blood pressure.
If your blood pressure is below 120/80 mmHg (systolic pressure) then it is normal but if it crosses 120 mmHg then it is called Prehypertension which means now you are risk of becoming affected by blood pressure. Change in diet, exercise and better care is required at this stage.
If blood pressure reaches 140 mmHg then it’s called hypertension which may result in heart attacks and stroke