High Blood Pressure

High Blood Pressure – The Silent Heart Killer

Executive Summary about High Blood Pressure By Shashi Agarwal MD

“High blood pressure is a silent killer.” American Heart Association

According to recent estimates, almost 65 million American adults–nearly 1 in 3–have high blood pressure. Blood pressure is measured as systolic and diastolic pressures. Systolic pressure is the force in the arteries when the heart beats, while diastolic pressure is the pressure in the arteries when the heart is at rest. Ideal blood pressure is less than 120/80. Pre-hypertension is blood pressure of 120-129/80-89 mm Hg. Blood pressure is high when it is greater than or equal to 140 mm Hg systolic pressure or greater than or equal to 90 mm Hg diastolic pressure. Physicians classify high blood pressure in two stages: Stage I is 140-159/90-99 and Stage II is 160/100 or higher. Blood pressure readings need to be taken properly. Oral contraceptives can also contribute to the development of high blood pressure. High blood pressure is dangerous and often creeps up without producing any symptoms. The risk of heart disease and stroke doubles for every 20 mm Hg increase in systolic blood pressure or for every 10 mm Hg increase of diastolic blood pressure. The higher the blood pressure, the greater is the risk of getting complications. Combined, these lifestyle changes can reduce your systolic blood pressure by almost 50 mm Hg.

The common classes of drugs used to treat high blood pressure are:
Diuretics are also called water pills. The blood vessels relax and become wider, lowering the blood pressure.
Alpha blockers also relax the blood vessels by reducing nerve impulses that constrict blood vessels. Physicians use this as a guide to treat high blood pressure.

High Blood Pressure Treatment – Your Guide to a Healthy Lifestyle

Executive Summary about High Blood Pressure By Oscar Wilde

A right high blood pressure treatment will cover everything from diet to lifestyle. If you are drinking coffee, the caffeine in it raises your hypertension levels. Smoking raised your blood pressure to hypertensive levels. If you can, stop smoking, if you can’t, try to stop smoking, consider using a stop smoking device if you have to. You will find this advice in any high blood pressure treatment guide. Carry around a small zip loc bag everywhere you go. Cutting down the amount of salt you eat every day is a key part in your high blood pressure treatment.

You can lower your blood pressure and be healthy once more.

Bringing Down Your High Blood Pressure Naturally

Executive Summary about High Blood Pressure By E. Jean Perrins

Eating a high grain diet that converts to sugar in the blood, further increases diabetic risk, and also has the potential to increase blood pressure. If you are the type of person who has hypertension because of your blood sugar levels, then getting your blood sugars normalized will also bring your blood pressure within normal ranges.

Lifestyle changes have been shown to normalize blood pressure in around 85 percent of people who have hypertension. Once you begin to adopt healthier eating patterns you can begin to adapt these twelve strategies to beat your high blood pressure.

Take time to breathe deeply. Stress hormones elevate a kidney enzyme called renin which actually raises blood pressure. Add more potassium rich foods to your diet. Among those people with high blood pressure certain demographics are salt sensitive. Dark chocolate contains flavanols which add elasticity to blood vessels. More elastic blood vessels can lower blood pressure.

Add one alcoholic beverage to lower your blood pressure. Studies show that ¼ to ½ a drink per day will reduce blood pressure more than no drink at all. Caffeine has been shown in studies to cause hypertension by tightening blood vessels. This can actually accentuate the effects of stress and raise blood pressure. Try hibiscus tea. The drop in blood pressure was consistent with results that would have been obtained by using a blood pressure medication. Aldosterone is a hormone that can boost blood pressure. Studies show that at least half of all apnea sufferers have elevated High Blood Pressure.