Hypertension is also known as highblood pressure or the “silent killer”. The disease has been known at one point as an age related disease, but it can affect younger children as well. Hypertension can strike anyone at any age. To avoid developing highblood pressure as you get older, you will need to make adjustments in […]
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Do You Have Birth Control High Blood Pressure Concerns?
Birth control high blood pressure symptoms can be a problem for women taking certain types of hormonal contraceptives. The two birth control methods that pose the most risk include the birth control pill and the birth control patch. However, not every woman who uses these methods of birth control will experience high blood pressure, as […]
Which Minerals Do You Need During Exercise?
Do you believe that exercisers need to take potassium, magnesium or any other mineral? The only mineral that you need to take during prolonged exercise is sodium, found in salt. The definitive studies on minerals and exercise were done during World War II. Dr. James Gamble of Harvard Medical School paid medical students to lie […]
Treating Hypertension Naturally – High Blood Pressure Natural Cure Outperforms Medication
Treating hypertension just got easier! If you are suffering from high blood pressure, you are most likely on medications to lower your score. However, recent studies have been showing that treating hypertension naturally is a better and more effective treatment than meds. Fact! High blood pressure medications are loaded with side effects including weight gain, […]
Pulmonary Hypertension Prognosis – What to Do
Pulmonary hypertension is a condition where the blood pressure in the lungs increases. This disease affects the lungs and be quite dangerous. When the blood pressure in the arteries or veins of the lungs is increased the person experiencing it can suffer a lot of damage. Pulmonary hypertension can be divided into primary pulmonary hypertension […]
Stage 1 Hypertension – What is it and What Can I Do?
So you’ve known you’ve had high blood pressure for some time now. Maybe it didn’t come as a big surprise because you have a family history. But when the doctor diagnosed you with stage 1 hypertension and put you on medication, suddenly this became a real condition. A condition that comes with real health threats. […]
Understanding Malignant Hypertension
Malignant hypertension is a severe form of hypertension in which a patient has an unusually high blood pressure. The diastolic pressure that is typically around 80mmHg reaches a reading of 130mmHg or higher. When this occurs, organs in the body such as the brain, kidneys, eyes, and the heart are most susceptible to damage. If […]
How to Lower Hypertension With Healthy Food Selections
Hypertension is considered such a dangerous disease simply because of its clandestine nature: it sneaks up on the individual who may never be aware that he or she has high blood pressure until they have an annual checkup with the physician. High blood pressure can result in a heart attack, stroke, and in extreme cases […]
Effects of High Blood Pressure on Your Body
High blood pressure is a heath condition that affects the body in such a way that there may be no outright symptoms for a long period of time. The damage this health risk causes occurs inside the body and if left untreated and unchecked, the effects of high blood pressure on the body can be […]
Caffeine Causes High Blood Pressure – Right?
First, some interesting facts about caffeine… 1) It’s the most widely consumed psychoactive substance in the world – an estimated 90% of adults in Western countries consume it daily. 2) Small doses of caffeine help reduce pain and speed up the effects of other pain relievers like aspirin by up to 40%. 3) Green tea, […]
Children and High Blood Pressure?
By now, we know that childhood obesity is a major problem in the U.S. Diabetes, high blood pressure and other problems go along with this problem. However, recent studies have found a link between a popular childhood activity and high blood pressure, even in otherwise healthy condition. Children love to play video games, and these […]
High Blood Pressure Natural Remedy
Heart disease is the biggest killer of Americans today and unfortunately for a lot of people there are no symptoms – they just die! That is why it was given the name – the silent killer. It is interesting to note that 60% of heart attack casualties do not have high blood pressure (hypertension), but […]
Choosing the Right Cold or Flu Medication for Those with High Blood Pressure
High blood pressure is an increasingly common affliction, and with it comes the increasing danger of unknowingly putting yourself at risk of new or increased blood pressure issues as a result of the use of over the counter medications as common as cold and flu medicines that are readily available. How is it that medicines […]