What Is Blood Pressure (Hypertension)?
Blood pressure is the pressure created in your arteries by your pumping heart. When this pressure becomes excessive it’s called high blood pressure. Blood pressure is measured using a blood pressure cuff, a completely painless procedure that gives your reading as two numbers such as 120/80mm Hg or “millimeters of mercury”, your blood pressure is said to be “120 over 80”. the first number is called systolic pressure which is the pressure recorded as the heart pumps and pushes blood through your arteries. The second smaller number is the diastolic pressure and this is the pressure in between pumps or when the heart is filling with blood.High blood pressure (HBP) affects nearly 70.6 million people in the United States alone. Also known as hypertension HBP is known as the “silent killer” as 20% of those 70.6 million people are unaware that they even have it! Uncontrolled hypertension can lead to stroke, heart attack, heart failure, or kidney failure.
Causes and Symptoms?
High blood pressure can be caused by obesity, lack of exercise, stress, some types of drugs (most notably stimulants), excessive salt intake, and the use of tobacco products, or may have other contributing factors. Even though hypertension may not display any symptoms, if you feel dizziness, shortness of breath, fatigue, low tolerance to exercise, episodes of confusion, or tightness, pressure, or pain in the arms or chest, these could be warning signs, and a trip to your doctor is in order. This disease can lurk in the background for years, all the while, causing damage to your body! If you haven’t had your blood pressure checked in a year or more (or say six months if you have had HBP in the past) it is time to see a doctor and have it checked. Remember the risks are real, but it’s preventable and treatable.?
It’s Preventable and Treatable!
Prevention is the best “cure” for HBP! By making healthy life style choices (see the link below)?on a day to day basis you may never suffer from hypertension in the first place. Failing this, the disease can be very treatable, you may find eating the right foods, losing weight, and getting some exercise will lower your blood pressure to acceptable levels. For more ways to prevent or lower your high blood pressure please visit my site. Don’t let this “silent killer” affect your life or the life of a loved one. Get it checked (or you can check it yourself at many drugstores.)?
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