About Us - Monitor Your Blood Pressure
Our mission here at Monitor Your Blood Pressure
Is to help as many people as possible to take action and monitor their blood pressure. In the first place we want to help you to understand what causes high blood pressure and why it is important to stay on top of it. We are Health & Fitness Professionals and hope to make a difference in your life.
If even one more adult dedicates a moment to measure and control their blood pressure our hearts are full. Ultimately this is our way to save a life. Thank you for reading and taking action!
How we do it
We want to educate you. You will find useful tips how to prevent, manage and lower your blood pressure in our blog. We want you to know how to take care of your heart health if you are diagnosed with hypertension. We will help you to find the best blood pressure monitor that is affordable, accurate and easy to use for your regular check ups.
To summarize the aim of the game is to help you to create a simple habit for life – to monitor your blood pressure on a regular basis.
In addition to our blog and website we encourage you to check out our friends at American Heart Association. By volunteering, donating and supporting them you can help save lives from heart disease and stroke. The American Heart Association is a relentless force for a world of longer, healthier lives for all.
Why we do it
About 116 million Americans suffer from hypertension in 2023. This means almost 50 % of the adult population in the USA. Evidently high blood pressure is caused by multiple factors like smoking, alcohol, stress, a poor diet and lack of physical activity and proper sleep. In addition your genetics can play a big role as well.
In short the reports state that hypertension is the biggest risk factor for cardiovascular disease and affects almost 1.5 billion people on our planet. It kills almost 10 million people every year. Sad but true the numbers are growing year after year. In fact that is huge and we want to lower those numbers dramatically. It may not be you but your loved one who is affected.
Yet there is so much we can do to prevent complications like heart attacks or strokes. It should be highlighted that hypertension is not a death sentence if we acknowledge it.
Without a doubt dying from a heart condition at a young age can be prevented. First and foremost we need check our blood pressure and take action to keep it at bay. We want this site to be a reminder and also a place for you to find support and information that is plain and simple for you to understand.
