Risk factors you can control
You have control over your body weight, your fitness level, what you eat, your drinking and smoking habits and the drugs/medication you are taking. |
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Wise food choices
Here are some guidelines on foods to avoid as well as wise choices to make regarding cretain foods. |
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What’s the DASH diet all about?
Developed in the US, DASH is the acronym for Dietary Approaches to stop Hypertension, and has proved so healthy that it’s been recommended for all Americans. |
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The DASH diet
The DASH diet is rich in fruits and vegetables and low fat dairy foods, but low in saturated and total fat. |
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Menu plan for the DASH diet
The following menu plan has been sourced from the National Institutes of Health in the USA. DASH stands for "Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension". |
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Useful tips for first-time runners
For every devoted runner there are several non-runners who’d like to try, but who’re worried they’ll make fools of themselves. Never fear: here are a few useful tips |
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Must I really stop smoking if I have hypertension?
Put it this way: in the USA, the number of deaths caused by smoking is the equivalent of a fully loaded 747 crashing and killing everyone on board each day. |
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I know I need to exercise, but how do I start?
It can safely be said that South Africans – and billions of people around the world – are crazy about sport. |
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Go green for healthy blood pressure
As fruit and vegetables contain the right combination of sodium and potassium, they're the ideal food for keeping your blood pressure at a healthy level. |
