1. False. You can have high blood pressure and never know it. Thats why its important to stay on top of your blood pressure and take steps to keep it down.
2. False. Try cooking with low-sodium baking powder. Your heart will thank you for it.
3. False. This is actually twice the amount of sodium you should have in a day. Try to keep your sodium intake below the 2,400 milligram mark. And be sure to look at labels so you know just how much sodium youre actually eating.
4. False. If you said yes to this one, youre half right. Diastolically speaking youre looking good. (That's the bottom number.) Systolically, you have some work to do. Ideally, you want your top number to be in the 120 range.
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