High Blood Pressure control
@erminiasanjose (1588)
Philippines
March 6, 2007 1:52am CST
High blood pressure can lead to kidney failure. My husband died in May last year due to kidney failure. My son underwent kidney transplant in August 2004. These are some
lifestyle changes that can help control blood pressure:
1. Maintain your weight at a level close to normal. Choose fruits, vegetables, grains, and low-fat dairy foods.
2. Limit your daily sodium (salt) intake to 2,000 milligrams or lower if you already have high blood pressure. Read nutrition labels on packaged foods to learn how much sodium is in one serving. Keep a sodium diary.
3. Get plenty of exercise, which means at least 30 minutes of moderate activity, such as walking, most days of the week.
4. Avoid consuming too much alcohol. Men should limit consumption to two drinks (two 12-ounce servings of beer or two 5-ounce servings of wine or two 1.5-ounce servings of "hard" drink) a day. Women should have no more than a single serving on a given day because metabolic differences make women more susceptible to the effects of alcohol.
5. Limit caffeine intake.
I hope that this can help.
6 people like this
5 responses
@charmedguyp1 (431)
• Philippines
6 Mar 07
Basically, just limit sodium and fat intake. Excercise a lot. Finally, take rests in between activities.
5 people like this
@whacks (774)
• Philippines
7 Mar 07
I didn't know that high blood pressure can lead to kidney failure. I have been feeling that I have a kidney disease because in some period of time when I was younger, the color of my urine became reddish like blood. I was then in the province and we boiled some leaves, sort of herbal, and my urine became clearer. I did not consult a doctor. I'm now afraid of this kidney failure thing. I hope that I would not suffer from such ailment. Thanks a lot for the information.
@arseniajoaquin (1732)
• Philippines
6 Mar 07
These are very good information that we may know what to do to control high blood pressure. I didn't know that hypertension can lead to kidney failure and kidney failure is really a dreadful ailment. Sorry for what happened to your family.
@paradisesuns (1754)
• United States
6 Mar 07
Thank you for that information.I just found out I have high blood pressure & never knew how serious it could be.That's kinda scarey.
1 person likes this
@celinlocario (334)
• Philippines
6 Mar 07
Thanks a lot. You're giving me a lot of information advantageous to my health condition now. I will do everything to prevent having any kidney disease and control my high blood pressure.
