DON’T HOLD BACK YOUR HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE

-Ngwoke Ifeanyi 

The headline of this post sounds weird.

Who wants to hold back an ill health condition that could lead to many other life threatening health conditions and complications?

Well, many persons with high blood pressure hold back their high blood pressure. They don’t do so intentionally, but they do so indirectly or ignorantly.

Did your doctor tell you that you’ve come down with a high blood pressure? Are you hypertensive?

I’ve good news for you:

High Blood Pressure is treatable and reversible. You can have a normal blood pressure again if you take responsibility for your treatment and recovery.

But, you can hold back your high blood pressure even when it is treatable and reversible. You hold back your high blood pressure when:

1.     You don’t check and monitor your blood pressure levels frequently

Checking and monitoring your blood pressure levels and numbers frequently is essential to get your blood pressure back to normal. This will help you take early precautions as well as monitor the effect of your drugs and lifestyle modifications on your blood pressure levels. It would also give insight to the presence of any undetected underlying disease that is related to high blood pressure.

2.     You don’t take your high blood pressure treatment medications religiously

Blood pressure control pills require disciplined consistency to be effective. Stick to your Doctor’s prescription and continue to do so until your blood pressure levels are normal.

3.     You don’t adopt lifestyle changes that will help you recover

Lifestyle habits are some of the major causes of high blood pressure. Lifestyle habits like smoking, lack of exercise, too much alcohol consumption, too much salt consumption, and poor diet or eating habits can cause and keep high blood pressure. Adopt alternative and opposing habits that will help you recover faster.

4.     You don’t treat other underlying diseases

If you have any underlying disease like diabetes mellitus or kidney disease, keep up with your treatment plan for them too. These diseases are closely linked to blood pressure levels and can make your condition worse. Doing every other thing and ignoring your underlying diseases will not help you recover from high blood pressure.

Treating and recovering from high blood pressure requires some degree of self-discipline. You can recover from high blood pressure if you don’t indirectly or ignorantly hold it back.

If you have any questions, kindly drop them in the comments section.

Ngwoke Ifeanyi, BMLS

Coordinator for Healthcare, North East Region,

Hope for Us Charity