Prevention & Intervention
As with any health complication/disease, it is important to be aware of the various prevention methods, as well as the interventions or treatments that are available. Below is a video that summarizes what hypertension is, and provides tips of how to manage high blood pressure, or prevent it all together.
Useful Websites
The Mayo Clinic is an excellent source of information that includes detailed information about health issues such as hypertension. The link to the left will direct you to a Mayo Clinic page that discusses the various prevention methods, as well as treatments, drugs, and lifestyle modifications that can reverse or prevent the consequences of hypertension (2).
WebMd is another great web resource to educate oneself on the basics of Hypertension. The link to the right will direct you to WebMd's "A Visual Guide to High Blood Pressure", which basically is a fully illustrated slideshow that explains Hypertension from it's symptoms, to risk factors, to various treatments (3).
Mobile Applications
In this day and age, mobile applications are becoming the most convenient and effective ways to manage our health, especially in the convenience of our own homes, or wherever a mobile device is available. Bellow are some suggested health apps. designed particularly for individuals concerned about their blood pressure.
Cardiio-Heart Rate Monitor
This app helps you to measure your heart rate, educates you on how to read these numbers and apply them to your health, and provides work outs to strengthen your heart, while tracking down your progress (4).
This app helps you to measure your heart rate, educates you on how to read these numbers and apply them to your health, and provides work outs to strengthen your heart, while tracking down your progress (4).
Fooducate
This app effectively helps users decide what foods are healthy to eat, and unhealthy to eat. For the user's convenience, this app has a barcode feature that allows users to scan the products they are eating, and see all its caloric, sugar, sodium, fat, carbohydrate, and fiber content (4).
This app effectively helps users decide what foods are healthy to eat, and unhealthy to eat. For the user's convenience, this app has a barcode feature that allows users to scan the products they are eating, and see all its caloric, sugar, sodium, fat, carbohydrate, and fiber content (4).
Blood Pressure Companion
This app helps users track blood pressure, heart rate, and weight. Users who have hypertension are able to easily monitor their blood pressure through visual messages, charts, and histograms (4).
This app helps users track blood pressure, heart rate, and weight. Users who have hypertension are able to easily monitor their blood pressure through visual messages, charts, and histograms (4).
*All application icons are clickable and link directly to the iTunes app store