| Doctors think that many things combine to | | | | symptoms of high blood pressure. Hypertension |
| cause HBP. Being overweight, drinking too | | | | is a modern day epidemic, with the number |
| much alcohol, and eating too much salt are | | | | people being diagnosed increasing year on |
| risk factors because they raise your risk of | | | | year. Approximately 1% of those that are |
| having HBP. Doctors established a long time | | | | considered as hypertentive (have high blood |
| ago that happy and humorous people don't fall | | | | pressure) are also at a risk of suffering |
| sick; they don't suffer high blood pressure | | | | with malignant hypertension. |
| and other debilitating ailments, just because | | | | |
| they choose to be happy. You would agree | | | | Hypertension is known as a 'silent killer' |
| that's not such a difficult decision to make. | | | | and may show no apparent health problems. |
| Doctors often suggest you to decrease salt | | | | Thus, it is essential to regularly get it |
| intake, as sodium can increase blood | | | | checked and keep a close watch on it. |
| pressure. But this is an advantage for people | | | | Hypertension is a name for high blood |
| with low blood pressure. | | | | pressure. Having high blood pressure puts you |
| | | | at risk for heart disease or even strokes. |
| Normal values of systolic over diastolic in | | | | |
| an adult is 130/85 and a reading which shows | | | | Exercise, a cigarette, a sudden burst of |
| 140/85-89 is considered normal high. There is | | | | anger: All of these can raise our normal |
| however two important aspects when the | | | | blood pressure readings, but they don't raise |
| normalcy of a reading is to be considered. | | | | our blood pressure to dangerous levels for |
| Normal function of adrenal medulla is to | | | | long periods of time. In the absence of high |
| produce epinephrine or adrenaline. Which is | | | | blood pressure symptoms, hypertension is |
| responsible for controlling blood pressure | | | | diagnosed based on several blood pressure |
| and to help cope with stressful situations. | | | | readings taken over a period of time. |
| Normal blood pressure is below 120/80; blood | | | | |
| pressure between 120/80 and 139/89 is called | | | | Headaches (more than normal). This is because |
| ?pre-hypertension?, and a blood pressure of | | | | not enough oxygen is being able to gain |
| 140/90 or above is considered high blood | | | | access to your brain through the blood being |
| pressure. The systolic blood pressure, which | | | | pumped around your body. Headaches, |
| is the top number, represents the pressure in | | | | nosebleeds, and dizziness are also common |
| the arteries as the heart contracts and pumps | | | | warning signs and symptoms of high blood |
| blood into the arteries. | | | | pressure, but these do not occur until high |
| | | | blood pressure has reached a more advanced |
| Hypertension causes your heart to work much | | | | stage. However, many people even with the |
| harder than it should because it has to | | | | highest blood pressure readings do not feel |
| compensate for the increased blood pressure. | | | | any of these symptoms. |
| Like any muscle that increases in size with | | | | |
| use, the heart increases in size. . | | | | Regular exercise improves and expands the |
| | | | circulatory system, reducing blood pressure. |
| Hypertensive retinopathy can cause the blood | | | | Just plain walking would be my favorite. |
| vessels of the retina to become damaged and | | | | Exercise at least five times a week, for at |
| can cause narrowing of the blood vessels. | | | | least thirty minutes at a time. This will go |
| Oftentimes fluid will ooze from the blood | | | | a long way in helping you loose weight and |
| vessels causing you to experience eye | | | | reduce high blood pressure. |