Hypertension is such a dangerous health problem that should not be taken for granted or toiled with; it should be handled with the seriousness it deserves and everything should be done to prevent the nasty experiences that come with it. Anyone who wants to live long and enjoy life to the fullest must take his health serious and show concern when it comes to incurable conditions especially hypertension.
You should take Hypertension seriously because of the following reasons:
1. It is crippling: Some of the complications of hypertension are crippling e.g. Stroke or cardiovascular accident. This deadly complication can render a man who has been very active and agile completely helpless to himself, his family and the society at large. Inability to move a particular part of the body makes one dependent on others for hygiene, feeding, mobility, and sometimes speech. In order not to experience this state of complete dependence you must take this health monster serious and do all you can to lead an independent life.
2. Blindness: the worst thing that could happen to a man is for him to be blind; then he is unable to admire the beauty of his surrounding environment, the beauty of his wife, his new clothes, the faces of his new born children, the beautifully coloured flowers in his compound, his beautiful bed spread, just name them. Blindness is one of those things hypertension could cause and so in order not to live in perpetual darkness for the rest of your life you need to take it serious and if you are hypertensive you should do your best to prevent this ugly complication from setting in by having your eyes examined from time to time.
3. Kidney damage: Have you ever thought of the possibility of living on a dialysis machine for life? Have you also thought of getting someone who is compatible to donate a kidney for you? Does the possibility of tissue rejection strike any fear inside you? Then think of taking your health serious. Visit your doctor and seek his help to prevent you from losing your priceless kidneys to hypertension.
4. Heart failure: Just like stroke, heart failure could make you live like vegetable if it ever happens to you (especially the serious type). What happens then? You feel tired all the time, you are no longer able to do those physically challenging things you could do before – no more football, boxing, cycling, sex, marathon, etc. Life would no longer make any meaning to you if you just exist but are not imparting your environment. Take your hypertension serious because it could really harm you and make you debilitated for the rest of your life.
5. Myocardial infarction: How about having an excruciating pain on your heart that could make you feel terrible all times, and living on drugs to kill the pain? A dead portion of your heart ensures that your heart is not able to carry out its normal duty of pumping blood to the rest of your body. In addition to that you suffer from a suffocating chest pain from time to time.
Hypertension must be taken seriously for the a fore-mentioned reasons, especially because of the fact that once these complications set in they are very difficult or almost completely impossible to cure.
Joseph Ezie Efoghor is a professional nurse with years of practical experience. He writes on variety of topics which you may find beneficial to you. For more on his write-ups visit http://bloodpressureandmore.blogspot.com
