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The only way to keep track of your blood pressure is to get it measured using a sphygmomanometer. This is what doctors use when they cuff a strap around your upper arm, which squeezes tightly. This machine is also available to buy online for home use. The charity Blood Pressure UK said: Eating too much salt is the single biggest cause of high blood pressure. If you d like to avoid high blood pressure, or perhaps you know you need to lower yours, you need to lower your salt intake, but how?
During December, Steve Rebus, 45, from Surrey will be taking 20,000 steps everyday for 24 days. He is doing so to raise money and awareness for the UK’s leading blood pressure charity, Blood Pressure UK, and will complete some 251 miles by the time he is finished. The challenge is of deep significance for Steve, who lost his sight aged just 24 due to the adverse impact of blood pressure on his vision. I decided it was time to get off the side lines again, Steve said. I m fundraising for Blood Pressure UK. @BloodPress UK Check out my @JustGiving page and please donate if you can. Thank you! #JustGivinghttps://t.co/uKI47Nhedb Steve Rebus (@steverebus) October 22, 2020