Hypertension means high blood pressure.This actually means the force and pressure with which blood flows and hits on the walls of the blood vessels.High blood pressure can lead to severe heart health issues like heart attack,strokes and death if not unchecked. Hence keeping blood pressure under control is very important maintaining good health and reducing the risk of these problems.
Once diagnosed with hypertension the person has to make changes to his lifestyle. People should exercise on at least 5 days of the week like walking, jogging, cycling, or swimming.
They should reduce salt intake in their diet and also make changes in the dietary intake like increasing consumption of vegetables and fruits.