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 […]
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Does Anxiety Cause High Blood Pressure?
Does anxiety cause high blood pressure? Nobody has ever been able to give one specific cause for blood pressure readings that are consistently too high. Scientists do, however, agree that high anxiety and stress most certainly do not LOWER blood pressure, and repeated and prolonged periods of stress and anxiety can contribute to the development […]
Symptoms of High Blood Pressure
This is the scary part. There actually are not any real obvious symptoms of high blood pressure that people can easily notice. That is precisely why it is called “the silent killer.” High blood pressure can sneak up on you, and you might never know you have it until you have a heart attack, heart […]
Hypertension in Seniors
It is just another one of those joys of aging. The risk of developing high blood pressure increases as we get older. The increased risk actually begins in midlife. Men over the age of 45 and women over the age of 55 are more apt to develop hypertension than younger people. The risk seems to […]
Pregnancy Low Sodium Diet
During pregnancy, a low sodium diet may be required for some women who are holding extra water in their bodies. This condition is called pregnancy-induced hypertension, and can be very dangerous to the mother and the baby. In many cases, a low sodium diet is recommended to help relieve the condition. Sodium, or salt, as […]
Calcium-Channel Blockers For Hypertension
All hypertensive patients who are undergoing an anti-hypertensive treatment agree on one goal – and that is to lower their high blood pressure. One of the controversial medications is the calcium-channel blockers. Calcium-channel blockers, or sometimes referred to as calcium blockers, have been around lately in the field of anti-hypertensive drugs. Debates recently have stirred […]
Learning about Hypertension Complications
Hypertension or high blood pressure can lead to several complications, the most common of which is the narrowing and hardening of the arteries, a condition known as Arteriosclerosis. This happens when fatty deposits build up on the inner lining of the arteries, causing it to harden and thicken. When hypertension worsens, the fatty build up […]
Cholesterol and Hypertension
There are lots of things that contribute to hypertension, or high blood pressure. Your age, your sex, and your race are all factors that can contribute to high blood pressure. The level of noise that you are exposed to and the levels of stress that you live with are also factors that contribute to hypertension […]
How to Save Yourself from Hypertension
Hypertension is the number one cause of heart attacks, heart failure, kidney failure, and strokes. Yet there are millions of Americans walking around with high blood pressure, or hypertension, and they don’t even know it. They don’t know it because they haven’t had it checked. These unsuspecting people don’t feel bad. As a matter of […]
Garlic and High Blood Pressure
I like food that has been seasoned with garlic. Garlic adds a dimension to food that no other spice can add. Maybe I am so fond of garlic because my grandmother used a lot of garlic in the meals she made for me when I was a child. She raised garlic along a “fence row,” […]
Headaches and High Blood Pressure
Just because you get a headache doesn’t mean that you have high blood pressure. Headaches CAN be an indication of very high blood pressure, but more often that not, a headache is just a headache. Take an aspirin or a Tylenol and move on. Hypertension isn’t called “the silent killer” for no reason. There are […]
Diagnosing Hypertension
Hypertension is any blood pressure reading that is above 140/90. The first number is the systolic reading, while the second number is the diastolic reading. There is also a newer category called “pre-hypertension.” It is defined as a blood pressure reading of 120-139/80-89. If your reading is 130/89, you do not have high blood pressure, […]
Confusion- A Symptom of Hypertension
Confusion is the result of a sudden mental malfunction associated with the inability to focus attention. It is a general symptom of brain dysfunction caused by many factors such as neurological, metabolic and even circulatory. The most common of the factors are the neurological disorders. One neurological disorder that can have effects to the circulatory […]