Managing High Blood Pressure with Baptist Health Corbin

High blood pressure is often called the silent killer because usually patients do not show symptoms until significant damage has been done to the body and they end up having serious diseases like heart failure, heart attack, stroke, and even vision loss. For healthy adults, the recommended blood pressure level is less than one twenty over eighty. For elderly above sixty years of age, you can be more lenient. A blood pressure level of one thirty of over eighty is okay as well.

The best way to manage or lower your blood pressure includes lifestyle modifications like daily regular exercise. We recommend at least thirty minutes of moderate intensity exercise. Most days of the week, eating healthy diet, like focusing more on fresh fruits, vegetables, whole grains, trying to avoid high fat products, sugary products, cutting down on alcohol, quitting smoking. All these healthy lifestyle choices can help bring down your blood pressure significantly.

And for those in whom lifestyle modifications are not enough, we do have medicines that help lower the blood pressure. There are certain groups of people who should be vigilant about monitoring their blood pressure, especially the elderly, those with underlying kidney disease, diabetics, pregnant women, those who are overweight or obese, and those who have a family history of hypertension or heart disease. Here at Baptist Health Corbin, we can help manage your blood pressure so that you can go on and live a healthy and happy life.