Control Your Blood Pressure

High blood pressure affects nearly one in three women and one in five men, and is a major contributor to strokes and heart disease. You may not even be aware you have a problem, but the dangers are still there. With the help of these 52 brilliant ideas, you can take simple steps to ensure your blood pressure stays under control.

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"As a practising doctor I'm all too aware of the dangers of high blood pressure. I know how important it is to look after one's body but at the same time, I know how easy it is to let things slide. I truly believe that keeping healthy can about what works and what doesn't to keep healthy and maintain a balanced blood pressure. "Control your Blood Pressure" brings these ideas together and will help you understand what may cause your blood pressure to become a concern, so that by looking out for it, your blood pressure will look after you." Dr Rob Hicks. What's it about? Health problems arising from blood pressure are on the increase for young and old alike. In "Control your Blood Pressure", Dr Rob Hicks offers you inspirational advice and ideas on how to recognise the symptoms and what to do about them. Staying healthy doesn't need to be a pain. In "Control your Blood Pressure" Dr Hicks remarkably reveals: How laughter can be the best medicine; Sensible but enjoyable dieting ideas; Why and how to stop using tobacco; Methods to relax and unwind; Gentle everyday exercise that you can enjoy; How to understand real health risks.
With the 52 Brilliant Ideas series readers can enhance their existing skills with negligible investment of time or money and will substantially improve their performance over the course of a year. Each of the 52 chapters tackles a single aspect of the subject in an entertaining and lively way. At the end of each chapter is a "how did it go?" feature which allows readers to reflect on the lesson in a classical experiential learning pattern. The tone of each book is personal and informal; readers will feel as thought they are having a one-to-one with their favourite coach.