‘Hypertension’, or more accurately ‘arterial hypertension’, is commonly known as ‘high blood pressure’. Hypertension gives the greatest risk of heart failure, heart attacks and strokes, but also several other very serious (chronic) diseases such as kidney (renal) failure and arterial aneurysm. Hypertension is classified into two types: essential and secondary hypertension. The former is where […]
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Understand Your Hypertension Classification
Stimulus from your body will create a change in your blood pressure. The interaction is complex and is between the kidneys, many different hormones, the nervous system, blood vessels, and the heart. There are many different circumstances that can lead to the change in stimulus and increase the blood pressure. On the other hand your […]
Heart Health Stent Implantation Coronary Surgery PreOp® Patient Education Feature
on.fb.me -NEW facebook page – it’s cool! Patient Education Company Your doctor has recommended that you undergo a balloon angioplasty with a stent implant. But what does that actually mean? The heart is located in the center of the chest. It’s job is to keep blood continually circulating throughout the body. The blood vessels that […]
Tests For High Blood Pressure
The one test that is performed to determine blood pressure readings is simply measuring blood pressure using either an electronic system or a cuff, column of mercury, and a stethoscope. The test is noninvasive, and there is nothing painful about it. The optimal reading for an adult under the age of 55 is 120/80. Readings […]
Understanding Blood Pressure Readings – Easy Reading
Understanding blood pressure readings are not complex as one may think. Those two numbers one hears when visiting a doctor or getting a reading could be easily understood. Blood pressure readings are commonly done with every doctors visit one encounters. There are also portable blood pressure monitors which are commonly found in drug stores. Getting […]
How To Use A Blood Pressure Chart With Blood Pressure Machines
The little blood pressure machines are great. But they don’t usually tell you what the readings mean. A blood pressure chart that you can understand is the only thing that will really tell you whether or not you need to worry over the readings it is giving you. You have to put it all into […]
Understanding Your High Blood Pressure Medications
Blood pressure is a necessary part of the body’s survival; we often think of it as a bad thing because so many have problems with high blood pressure. However, your blood pressure is simply a measurement of the movement of your blood through your system. When your heart beats, it pumps and then rests, pumps, […]
Can Garlic Cure Hypertension?
Hypertension is a health condition that is not to be taken lightly. Complications attributed to having hypertension poses significant health risks to a person. Before relating the medicinal effects of garlic to hypertension, one must be aware if he is suffering from hypertension or not. A visit to the doctor will tell if you are […]
Food For High Blood Pressure Reduction – Eat Better And Be At Your Best
Foods for high blood pressure reduction include unsalted foods, low fat foods and foods high in potassium and foods that are high in fiber. Sodium is an enemy to hypertension. By itself, a high sodium diet will usually elevate blood pressure readings. Foods that are high in potassium tend to neutralize or even lower levels […]
Lower High Blood Pressure Naturally
How do we lower our blood pressure without pills and what are the dangers of hypertension? In today’s world, everything can make your pressure rise. Your job, your children, your spouse, driving in traffic, waiting in line, worrying about money, stressing over your health, and many other things. What are the symptoms of hypertension? The […]
Empowered Health News | Blood Pressure Cognitive Impairment
www.empowereddoctor.com Approximately 50 million people in the US suffer from hypertension, and what is most concerning is that nearly 15 million people are undiagnosed. The latest issue of Archives of Neurology has revealed that high blood pressure is associated with an increased risk of mild cognitive impairment-a condition that affects thinking and learning. Nearly 10 […]
Natural Ways to Lower High Blood Pressure – 5 Secrets to Naturally Cure Hypertension
Did you know there are natural ways to lower high blood pressure that your doctor might not be sharing with you? With a career based on natural health, I talked with thousands of people who are suffering or suffered from high blood pressure (hypertension). Though most of these people have at one time tried doctor-prescribed […]
When to Use Drugs For Hypertension
If in spite of everything you’ve done, your blood pressure remains high, it’s time to use drugs. There are many antihypertensive medications today and your doctor may prescribe any of the following: Diuretics – that rid the body of excess fluid and water. Beta -blockers – that reduce the heart rate and the amount of […]