Controlling high blood pressure (HBP) can help prevent the malfunction of different organs in our body such as the heart (heart failure), kidneys (chronic kidney disease) or brain (vascular dementia).

It has been demonstrated that systemic arterial hypertension is a coronary risk factor, the main cause of mortality in the world; although one in five adults suffers from it, the vast majority fall into the «essential» category, with no known etiology. With the exception of hypertension, which is associated with oral contraceptives, endocrinopathies are found in only one out of every 100 hypertensive patients; although they are difficult to diagnose, we could say that because of their esoteric nature, treatment is grateful because they are entities that are considered curable causes of hypertension.

• Control weight. Being overweight causes more blood to circulate and this puts pressure on the walls of the arteries.
• Daily physical activity. Sedentary people tend to have an elevated heart rate.
• Do not smoke. Smoking increases blood pressure instantly and can lead to narrowing of the arteries.
• Reduce stress.
• Reduce salt. This condiment favors the retention of liquids and consequently the blood pressure rises.
• Reduce or eliminate alcohol. Large amounts of alcohol increase blood pressure in the long term and this can lead to chronic high blood pressure.