The Nueces County Medical Society and Alliance is hosting a health fair today with more than 1,400 free tests and screenings including blood pressure, cholesterol, EKG and bone density testing. The health fair will be from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Bayfront Plaza Convention Center.
All tests are free and results are confidential.
High blood pressure tops the list but few people, other than medical professionals, truly know what blood pressure is or why it is important. I recently asked a friend what the term meant, she said she didn't really know. She only knew that high blood pressure is bad. And even though many of my relatives have high blood pressure, some of them will not take their medications and continue to eat high fat and highly seasoned foods. Blood pressure is the amount of force exerted by the blood against walls of the arteries.