NKMT HEALTH SERIES - PART 1: MOVEMENT

Not all brain haemorrhages are preventable. But some are.

We know that high blood pressure is the biggest cause of lifestyle related brain haemorrhages (Stroke UK) and on average a third of people have high blood pressure but 50% of those people don’t know they have high blood pressure.

Our ‘CHECK YOUR BLOOD PRESSURE’ campaign therefore encourages you to take control of your own health by knowing your blood pressure and managing it accordingly to help prevent, potentially preventable, brain haemorrhages. High blood pressure can be controlled by managing certain aspects of your lifestyle such as stress, diet and not eating too much salt, engaging in exercise, managing your weight, ensuring you get enough sleep, not smoking and managing your alcohol intake.

In this health series, our experts guide you through helpful practices to help to manage your blood pressure. In this episode with Allie, she guides you through a simple yoga sequence which not only helps to regulate stress, but engages you in physical activity all benefiting your health.

For more helpful practices to help manage your blood pressure, watch the other episodes in this HEALTH SERIES, read more on the Prevention page on our website and follow us on Instagram and Facebook .