| It is a modern-day disease and can be a silent | | | | pressure is when the readings are between 140 |
| killer. That is why it's necessary to keep an eye | | | | 90 and 159/99. Stage 2 is when it goes higher |
| open for high blood pressure symptoms so that | | | | than 160/100, and this is when most people will |
| the condition can be treated before it gets out of | | | | begin experiencing acute high blood pressure |
| hand. The primary cause of high blood pressure | | | | symptoms. |
| symptoms, or hypertension, is our fast-paced | | | | Is there any treatment for high blood pressure or |
| frenetic lives in industrialized environments. So | | | | any proven high blood pressure remedy? Garlic |
| how do you know when you have this condition? | | | | has, in a number of trials, proved to be an |
| The very first sign of high blood pressure could | | | | effective remedy to ease high blood pressure |
| be a dull pain in the head or the neck on waking | | | | symptoms. However, garlic tends to thin the |
| up in the morning. If the condition worsens, you | | | | blood and must be taken only for high blood |
| could experience nosebleeds, dizzy spells, | | | | pressure symptoms after consulting a qualified |
| breathing difficulties, frequent urination, fatigue and | | | | physician. Fish oil has also been touted as a high |
| nervous tension. High blood pressure symptoms | | | | blood pressure treatment and studies indicate that |
| also worsen with age. Factors that make us more | | | | it is probably the docohexaenoic acid, or DHA, |
| prone to high blood pressure are our genes, being | | | | content that stabilizes blood pressure. Sodium |
| overweight, lack of exercise, or in some cases | | | | tends to increase high blood pressure in those |
| kidney problems. Once these factors have loaded | | | | prone to it so a reduction of salt in the diet usually |
| the gun against us, factors that can trigger off | | | | shows positive results. This should be coupled with |
| high blood pressure are smoking, alcohol, stress, | | | | potassium-rich foods to see best results because |
| and either too much sodium or too little | | | | the two minerals balance each other. For example, |
| potassium. | | | | when potassium content goes down, sodium |
| So what constitutes 'high' as far as hypertension | | | | levels rise, bringing on high blood pressure |
| is concerned? Blood pressure is measured in | | | | symptoms. Other supplements for the treatment |
| milligrams of mercury by an instrument called a | | | | of high blood pressure include folic acid. Smokers |
| sphygmomanometer. The first number denotes | | | | who took folic acid for a few weeks saw a |
| systolic pressure which is the highest pressure | | | | significant decrease in blood pressure. |
| reached by the heart and the second is the | | | | There is also a large body of evidence to suggest |
| diastolic pressure, which is the lowest pressure. | | | | high blood pressure can be lowered through |
| The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute | | | | exercise and weight loss. The trick, however, is to |
| guidelines state that blood pressure in its normal | | | | be moderate and not overdo either the exercise |
| state should read 120/80 mmHg. When the | | | | or weight loss in order to reduce high blood |
| pressure reads over 120/80 but less than 139/89, | | | | pressure. It also pay to be moderate in our diet |
| it is defined as being 'pre-hypertensive'. People | | | | to make sure high blood pressure is minimized or |
| with pre-hypertension should expect to see a few | | | | better still, completely eradicated.. |
| high blood pressure symptoms. Stage 1 high blood | | | | |