Concerned about your blood pressure? Medicare can help.
This post was originally published on this site. Reprinted with permission.
It’s difficult to detect high blood pressure. High blood pressure (also called “hypertension”) usually doesn’t have any warning signs until it causes more serious health issues, like heart attack and heart disease, stroke, eye damage, kidney disease, and vascular dementia.
It’s difficult to detect high blood pressure. High blood pressure (also called “hypertension”) usually doesn’t have any warning signs until it causes more serious health issues, like heart attack and heart disease, stroke, eye damage, kidney disease, and vascular dementia.
Preventing & managing high blood pressure
While there are certain risk factors for high blood pressure that you can’t control, like age and family history, there are plenty of things you can do to prevent and manage high blood pressure.
- Eat a healthy diet that’s low in salt and alcohol
- Exercise regularly and manage stress
- Maintain a healthy weight
- Don’t smoke
Here’s how Medicare can help
Medicare covers:
Learn more about preventing and managing high blood pressure at CDC.gov.
Sign up to review your Medicare options. https://quotes.medigaplife.com/find-plans-4/
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