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- What is high blood pressure?
- Symptoms of high blood pressure
- Causes of high blood pressure
- Prevention of high blood pressure
- Risk factors for high blood pressure
- Complications of high blood pressure
- When to see a doctor about high blood pressure
- Diagnosis of high blood pressure
- Conventional treatment of high blood pressure
- Alternative/complementary treatment of high blood pressure
- Living with high blood pressure
- Caregiving for someone with high blood pressure
Caring for someone with high blood pressure
People who are caregiving for someone with high blood pressure can follow specific strategies to help them cope better with their condition:
- Eat in more - cooking your own food allows you to ensure that there is less salt, less saturated fat and less calories in the food
- Provide more fresh fruit and vegetables - fruit and vegetables are high in potassium and low in sodium, so they make excellent food snacks for people with high blood pressure - they will not elevate blood pressure and can only reduce it somewhat
- Encourage more exercise - sometimes its easier to exercise with a friend or partner and if you can be supportive by asking your partner/friend to join you when you partake in physical activity, this may encourage them to continue with the exercise
- Provide alternatives to alcohol - one really suitable alternative is red grape juice, which has the same benefits of red wine, without any of the alcohol, so it has no detrimental affects - just choose a juice with low sugar content and natural ingredients to ensure the most benefits
- Join in relaxation - there are a number of relaxation techniques that can be used to bring down blood pressure that has been temporary elevated. These activities are even more enjoyable with a partner or friend - yoga, mediation, tai chi, visualisation
- Support - the best thing that a partner or friend can do for someone with high blood pressure is just to provide support and be concerned
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< 11: living with hypertension Last reviewed: 21 August 2007 || Last updated: 10 January 2009
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Disclaimer: This guide is not intended to be used for diagnostic or prescriptive purposes. For any treatment or diagnosis of illness, please see your doctor.
