Black Girls Thrive Daily

Blood Pressure and Heart

High blood pressure shows up earlier and more often in Black women than in any other group in the United States, and it is the one major risk factor you can measure at home for the price of a cuff. These guides cover what the category numbers mean, how to take a reading that a clinic would accept, which symptoms are worth an urgent call, and what the research does and does not support about diet, salt and stress.