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| Know your blood pressure. Have it checked regularly.
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2.
| Know what your weight should be. Keep it at or below that level.
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3.
| Don't use too much salt in cooking or at meals. Avoid salty foods.
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4.
| Eat a diet rich in fruits, vegetables and whole-grain high-fiber foods according to American Heart Association recommendations.
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5.
| Control alcohol intake. Don't have more than one drink a day if you're a woman or two a day if you're a man.
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6.
| Take your medicine exactly as prescribed. Don't run out of pills even for a single day.
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7.
| Keep appointments with the doctor.
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8.
| Follow your doctor's advice about physical activity.
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9.
| Make certain your parents, brothers, sisters and children have their blood pressure checked regularly.
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10.
| Live a normal life in every other way.
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