Exercise programs offered through UT Arlington’s Center for Healthy Living and Longevity are drawing rave reviews from their target demographic: adults 65 and older. Participants in the studies cite improvements in cardiovascular fitness, decreases in blood pressure, and a more independent lifestyle. Video Rating: 0 / 5
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Hypertension Emancipation – Finding the Best Remedy for High Blood Pressure
How is blood pressure measured? How does one know if he or she has hypertension? Actually, most people know the answers to both these questions. But since hypertension – or high blood pressure – is such a “silent” condition (many people don’t even know they have it), people often simply don’t care. A doctor, in […]
Obesity
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION Obesity and overweight Facts • Globally, there are more than 1 billion overweight adults, at least 300 million of them obese. • Obesity and overweight pose a major risk for chronic diseases, including type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, hypertension and stroke, and certain forms of cancer. • The key causes are increased […]
Internal Medicine Report: Young Adults and Prehypertension
Young Adults With Prehypertension Are More Likely to Have Coronary Artery Calcium and Atherosclerosis Later in Life High blood pressure in middle-aged and older adults is a strong risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Less is known about the risks of high blood pressure in young adults. Researchers analyzed blood pressure measurements of 3560 adults 18 […]
CoQ10 Benefits For Hypertension – CoQ10 Can Help Manage High Blood Pressure
Studies are showing that among CoQ10’s most valuable benefits is its ability to help regulate high blood pressure, one of the most common and most deadly disorders among adults. More than one in four adults has hypertension, and every year it is a contributing cause of hundreds of thousands of deaths. Uncontrolled, it can lead […]
Hypertension Affects Millions
High blood pressure or hypertension is a silent killer that affects 600 million people worldwide, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Yet many are unaware that they have the disease and are at risk of developing stroke, heart disease, blindness and kidney failure. The WHO said hypertension causes 5 million premature deaths a year […]
Understanding High Blood Pressure
Imagine a garden hose. If there is little water pressure as you are trying to wash your car, the hose is flimsy and kinks easily. However, if there is high water pressure, the hose is firm, the water sprays out in greater amounts, and the hose may even burst. Your body’s arteries and veins work […]
Preventing Strokes in People With Type 2 Diabetes!
Strokes are the result of ‘accidents’ involving blood vessels in your brain. These ‘accidents’ can consist of bleeding into the brain or of blockage of a blood vessel, so part of the brain suddenly cannot receive a supply of blood and brain cells in that area die due to lack of oxygen. According to an […]
High Blood Pressure Medicine Solution
High blood pressure or hypertension means high pressure (tension) in the arteries. Arteries are vessels that carry blood from the pumping heart to all the tissues and organs of the body. High blood pressure directly increases the risk of coronary heart disease (which leads to heart attack) and stroke, especially when it’s present with other […]
Blood Pressure – The Basics
Blood pressure (bp) is defined as the force in the arteries when the heart beats (systolic pressure) and when the heart is in between beats (diastolic pressure). It’s measured in millimeters of mercury (mmHg). The measurement is written one above or before the other, with the systolic number on top and the diastolic number on […]
High Blood Pressure Home Remedies – Add 10 Years To Your Life With Natural Remedies
Can you really add 10 years to your life with natural high blood pressure home remedies? High Blood Pressure- Referred to as the silent killer. High blood pressure or hypertension occurs when the heart pumps blood that is restrained by the narrower arteries. This deadly disease effects about 1 and 3 adults. Unfortunately, most adults […]
Hypertension in Teens
Hypertension is synonymous to high blood pressure. If you are diagnosed with hypertension, you had better take it seriously as your life can be put in risk. Hypertension can even lead to chronic renal failure. It also poses some great risks to people prone to heart attacks, heart problems and strokes. Most people believe that […]
High Blood Pressure or Low Blood Pressure?
The optimum reading for adults who are under the age of 55 is 120/80. (120 is the systolic reading, and 80 is the diastolic reading.) That is OPTIMAL, or average. That doesn’t mean that any deviation from those numbers is not all right. The range of satisfactory readings for adults is between 120-140 systolic and […]