If you must order fast food, order grilled chicken or a plain small hamburger instead of a cheeseburger. Skip the soda, chips and don’t order jumbo anything. Plan this strategy: Only eat half of what is served on your plate. You can even ask the server when ordering to put half of your dish in a to-go box and only serve you the other half. Check whether the menu is online before you go. You may also be able to find out some of the nutritional content of the food before you get to the restaurant.

The personal symptoms of a hypertensive crisis might be unnoticed, or could include any of the following: severe headache, anxiety, nosebleed, and shortness of breath (or no symptoms).