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 […]
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High Blood Pressure and Macular Degeneration
Often health problems can be prevented when an early eye problem has been identified. Conditions such as diabetes or hypertension are often first discovered during an eye exam. Macular degeneration occurs when the vascular system that feeds the macula is not working properly. Not enough nutrients and oxygen are getting to the macula and likewise, […]
Low Blood Pressure Readings – Should You Be Concerned?
Ironically enough, it seems as though everyone has heard about high blood pressure, but not many are familiar with low blood pressure. If you’ve recently been for a health checkup and you’ve had low hypertension readings then it’s advisable that you familiarize yourself with the condition, which is also known as hypo-tension. Low blood pressure […]
Systolic Blood Pressure
How often do you go to your doctor to have your blood pressure check-up? Or when was the last time you had it? Though you have normal blood pressure, it is still recommended to have your blood pressure checked regularly. You may not know your systolic blood pressure have increased. Systolic blood pressure is the […]
Natural Cures For High Blood Pressure – HBP, Hypertension
Have you noticed that every other person we know or meet either has high blood pressure or showing signs and symptoms of it? Displaying alarming statistics, high blood pressure sometimes referred as HBP and medically termed as hypertension has become so widespread that today it is believed that one in every five Americans already is […]
Home Remedy for High Blood Pressure
High blood pressure and how to live a heart-healthier life. Blood pressure is the force of blood against the walls of arteries. Blood is carried from the heart to all parts of your body in vessels called arteries. Blood pressure is recorded as two numbers–the systolic pressure (as the heart beats) over the diastolic pressure […]
Natural Remedies For High Blood Pressure – Try These Four Foods
High blood pressure is often referred to as the silent killer because it can pave the way for heart attacks, strokes and kidney failure without a warning sign. Once it’s uncovered, however, you don’t have to end up on a regimen of medications that never end. There are natural remedies for high blood pressure that […]
The Stalking Menace: Hypertension
What’s considered hypertension? Hypertension is the chronic increase of blood pressure above what are considered normal levels. Blood pressure fluctuates during the day; this is normal and nothing to be alarmed about. For example, it might go up to 130/100 during physical exercise or go down to 100/70 during sleep but its supposed to be […]
Hypertension – Exploring Its Causes, Diagnosis, Complications and Management
Hypertension, otherwise known as high blood pressure, is a fairly common chronic disease in the community. In Singapore, about 1 in 5 adults is hypertensive, and this figure is set to rise as our population ages. It is often called a “silent killer” because most people do not experience any symptoms even when their blood […]
Blood Pressure, What Do You Need To Know About It?
Hypertension is regarded as America’s most prevalent chronic illness today; this requires a team effort and a lifelong treatment plan. As an important part of the team, you play a role that is vital in maintaining overall success that will prevent problems in the future. Having a complete understanding of your condition, appropriate lifestyle changes, […]
Understanding Blood Pressure
Blood pressure is the pressure of the blood in the arteries. When the heart muscle contracts, it creates the blood pressure. Measuring the blood pressure makes use of its systolic and diastolic pressures. Calculation of the systolic pressure refers heart’s contraction at its highest. While diastolic pressure refers heart’s contraction at its lowest. You would […]
What is Low Blood Pressure? – Treatment Advice
What is low blood pressure? BP in simple terms is the force that the heart exacts as it pushes blood round the vessels of the body. BP is generated by the strength of the heart’s pumping action and is partly caused by the resistance of the blood vessels to the flow of blood around the […]
High Blood Pressure – The Silent Killer
You wake up in the morning and you have a pain in your right side. It’s pretty acute. You’re not sure but you think it might be your appendix. At the very least, you do feel some pain and suspect that something is wrong. So you go to the doctor to get checked up. With […]