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“In healthcare, there is often too much information and not enough time. Here at The Melanin Initiative, we avoid TMI by breaking things down into language you can understand, we create a safe space to ask your questions, and share our nursing perspective without taking too much of your time.  Join us every week for TMI Tuesdays!”

• Today we are talking about the diagnosis that inspired this podcast: high blood pressure
• We’ll be talking about what it is, what it is not and how to lower your risk

Our TMI Takeaways for today’s episode are

1. Describe what happens to your body when you have high blood pressure
2. Name at least 3 risk factors for high blood pressure and the complications associated with those risks
3. Identify the American Heart Association’s goal for high blood pressure
4. Properly measure blood pressure at home
5. Identify when to seek medical care

List of resources:

• How to measure blood pressure at home https://www.cdc.gov/bloodpressure/measure.htm
• Omron blood pressure monitor https://amzn.to/44wn3qZ 
• Balance Smart blood pressure monitor https://amzn.to/3PGdcKX 
• American Heart Association’s recommended blood pressure monitors https://www.validatebp.org/ 
• Blood pressure goals chart https://www.heart.org/en/health-topics/high-blood-pressure/understanding-blood-pressure-readings 
• Complications of high blood pressure https://www.heart.org/en/health-topics/high-blood-pressure/health-threats-from-high-blood-pressure 
• DASH diet https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/education/dash-eating-plan 

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