HEALTH & WELLNESS WEBINAR:

High blood pressure is common, often has no symptoms, and is one of the most important modifiable risk factors for heart disease, stroke, kidney disease, and dementia. Recently, family physician Dr. Doug Oliver joined Dr. Anthony Levinson for a 60-minute webinar to review what blood pressure numbers mean, what has changed in the recent Hypertension Canada guidelines, and how high blood pressure is diagnosed and treated today. They discussed why home blood pressure monitoring matters, what lifestyle changes can help to reduce blood pressure, when medication may be recommended, and how to make sense of your numbers in real life.