Know your numbers
- Have your blood pressure checked regularly, especially after 40.
- If you are on treatment, keep a simple record of your readings.
Help it come down
- Use less salt.
- Stay active, avoid smoking and keep a healthy weight.
- Take medicines every day as prescribed.
See a doctor if you notice
- Severe headache, chest pain or breathlessness
- Sudden weakness, face drooping or difficulty speaking — this is an emergency
General information only — not a diagnosis or a substitute for advice from a doctor who has examined you.
