How To Treat High Or Low Blood Pressure

When it comes to a person keeping their high blood pressure under control there are a number of different methods available. Some of the main steps a person can consider when it comes to high blood pressure control are covered in this article.

Firstly, following the treatment that their doctor prescribes for them is important. In many cases this means making changes to diet as well as quitting habits which increase the risk of high blood pressure.

It is estimated that as many as 50% of people who have been prescribed medication for high blood pressure do not follow the prescription as outlined.

The majority of cases of malignant hypertension (really high blood pressure) come about from people who misuse or do not follow prescriptions correctly. Malignant hypertension is very serious and requires immediate attention as it can be damaging to major organs and vital functions.

An excess amount of salt in the diet can make the condition worse. It was discovered that diets high in sodium/salt increase the risk of high blood pressure, as salt helps the body to retain water resulting in the heart having to work much harder than it should due to the increased level of fluid it has to pump around the body.

On average adults should only consume around about 2,400 mg of salt per day which averages out at about 1 teaspoon a day. Currently, it is estimated that most people in the US are consuming between 4,000 and 6,000 mg each day.

Lifestyle choices, including smoking and drinking excessive amounts of alcohol can impact blood pressure levels, and they should be reduced or be stopped altogether. Nicotine and the chemicals in cigarettes can cause serious damage to the arteries by clogging them with fat which results in yet more pressure being placed on your heart in order to push the blood through the arteries which have become constricted.

Alcohol contains high levels of refined sugars, which can unfortunately cause further complications and allow cholesterol to build up in the body.

If exercise could be bottled, it would be called a miracle drug. Even a small amount of regular exercise can lower blood pressure, and it can reduce appetite and help a person lose weight, another risk factor for high blood pressure.

If a person is overweight then the risk of elevated blood pressure increase. Generally, losing weight is a by-product of a blood pressure dietary treatment plan.

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If you want to take a natural approach to treating high blood pressure there are certain herbs and foods that have been shown in trials to be beneficial, including Garlic, Hawthorn and CoQ10. However, it is important to speak with your doctor to ensure there are no interactions with other medication you may be taking.

High blood pressure control comes from understanding the condition fully, and knowing what steps can be taken to lower blood pressure levels, and what has the potential of raising them, and then proceeding with common sense.

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Over 80 percent of patients who suffer from high blood pressure do not necessarily know that their blood pressure is high as the symptoms are often confused with the more general headaches, the lack of fitness or the common cold. Over the years, high blood pressure has been known as the “silent killer” because the causes of high blood pressure are hard to pinpoint and trace. Millions of people are completely oblivious to the fact that they have been having high blood pressure for years and just leave it undetected and untreated. When this condition continues, it could cause severe damage to your internal vital organs, slowly leading to a fatal condition by which time it is too late to take any meaningful treatment. Therefore, it cannot be stressed enough the importance of having an annual medical check up to ensure your blood pressure is within a healthy range.

There is a correlation between high blood pressure and heart attacks, as well as a stroke. When the high blood pressure is left untreated, the risk of a heart attack or a stroke is significantly increased. As more research is done on identifying the causes of high blood pressure, one of the latest theories is based around the fact that it is the brain, not necessarily your heart that is causing the high blood pressure. Intrigued? In 2007, a team of British scientists discovered that a defect in a protein located in the brain of lab rats caused the area of the brain that is responsible for regulating blood pressure in the body to be blocked. This caused an elevated blood pressure in the lab rats. While we cannot discount the possibility that certain conditions or defects of the heart could contribute to increased blood pressure, it is interesting to see the latest scientific analysis that purport to show the brain could also cause blood pressure to rise.

Believe it or not bearing a child during pregnancy can also cause high blood pressure. This is one of the more known causes of high blood pressure, also known as hypertension. It has been proven in scientific studies that link pregnancy to the development of hypertension in about 1 out of every 10 pregnant ladies. Left unnoticed and untreated it could have devastating effects on the pregnancy and could also cause potential complications for the expecting mother. It is therefore very important to seek immediate medical attention from the doctor to deal with this hypertension of pregnancy. Unfortunately doctors are not able to prevent the unavoidable high blood pressure that a child can cause after they are born.

Another commonly known cause of high blood pressure is the dilating or narrowing of arteries surrounding your heart that can significantly affect a person’s blood pressure. These conditions will need to be further tested to determine the exact problem and it is not uncommon this will result in surgery to correct the condition. Whatever the circumstances, it is vital that you treat high blood pressure very seriously and give it the attention it requires to avoid causing more damage to other internal organs.

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