I just found out today that yesterday was World Hypertension Day:
17th May-World Hypertension Day
World Hypertension Day has been established to highlight the preventable stroke heart and kidney diseases caused by High blood pressure and communicate to the public information on prevention detection and treatment.
Every year seventeenth May is devoted to World Hypertension Day (WHD). This is an initiative of the World Hypertension League (WHL), an affiliated section of the ISH.
The WHD was first inaugurated in May 2005 and has developed into an annual event ever since. The aim of the WHD is to promote public awareness of hypertension and to encourage residents of all countries to prevent and manage this silent killer, the modern epidemic.
The Theme for 2010 is Healthy Weight – Healthy Blood Pressure.
I suppose it’s OK to have a day to raise awareness – but for me everyday is hypertension day.
What I mean is that being predisposed to hypertension I have to adopt a lower blood pressure lifestyle every day of the year.
But that has its perks. I feel more energetic and enjoy life more these days. Good health is the basis of true happiness.
If your worried about your blood pressure then get your own monitor and stop worring – it’s not good for your health. If you are too high then there’s plenty of information on this blog on how to reduce it naturally without being chained to a lifetime subscription of medications.
Best wishes.
