If your blood pressure (BP) is 140/90 mmHG or thereabouts, you either have hypertension or are tending toward it. You can check your BP from rising and even lower it with a careful diet. Begin with a heart-friendly diet called the DASH eating plan.
Power of attorney. A medical or health care power of attorney is a type of advance directive in which you name a person to make decisions for you when you are unable to do so. In some states this directive may also be called a durable power of attorney for health care or a health care proxy. The person you name may be a spouse, other family member, friend or member of a faith community.
In most states, any type of POA, including a healthcare power of attorney can be made durable. Durable is an attribute you give your Power of Attorney form.Think of it as an adjective. In fact, some people choose to make several different Durable Powers of Attorney.