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From Dr Mom:
Welcome to the practice advice column. My goal here is to provide usable advice to fit into your everyday life. As a Physician-Mom, the challenge of maintaining a workable work-life balance is far from lost on me. I hope to share lifestyle tips that I have found helpful over the years, while providing educational advice that I hope helps you separate the wheat from the chaff. I will discuss topics of interest and when applicable embed links to helpful articles for your review. Leave me questions and I will do my best to answer them just as soon as feasible. Here's to a healthier You! Happy Reading:)
Welcome to the practice advice column. My goal here is to provide usable advice to fit into your everyday life. As a Physician-Mom, the challenge of maintaining a workable work-life balance is far from lost on me. I hope to share lifestyle tips that I have found helpful over the years, while providing educational advice that I hope helps you separate the wheat from the chaff. I will discuss topics of interest and when applicable embed links to helpful articles for your review. Leave me questions and I will do my best to answer them just as soon as feasible. Here's to a healthier You! Happy Reading:)
Health Topics:
High blood pressure also called Hypertension is a very common health condition that affects at least 65 million Americans. Only a third of people affected are adequately treated.
What YOU need to know:
- Most people don't know that they have high blood pressure, so, you should have your blood pressure checked by a health professional at regular intervals
- Untreated high blood pressure causes your heart to work harder for every beat, this places you at risk for heart attack, heart failure, stroke, kidney disease, and eye disease to mention a few
- Family history, excess weight, alcohol intake, smoking, excess salt intake all contribute to the development of High blood pressure, but other health conditions may also cause High blood pressure, so it is important to seek the help of a Physician at the time of newly diagnosed High Blood Pressure, as you may require further testing to look for other potentially treatable causes
- High Blood pressure can be easily treated with a combination of lifestyle changes and, in some cases, medications. Consistent control of elevated blood pressure will minimize your risk for heart attack, stroke and other diseases that may result from untreated or incompletely treated High blood pressure
- Exercise regularly, at least 30 minutes of cardiovascular exercise for at least 5 days of the week is a good place to start (Tip: using the stairs at a rapid pace several times during the day, walking at a rapid pace while running errands, are fairly easy tricks to fit into your daily schedule)
- Quit Smoking, Limit alcohol intake, limit salt intake, lose weight, eat more fruits and vegetables. (Tip: pay attention to your liquid calories daily, choose water instead)