Hypertension
Prevention
Is it Possible To Prevent High
Blood Pressure?
About
hypertension prevention
High blood pressure can be avoided and treated if you are willing to
take the steps to do it. Many people don’t know what
high blood pressure is.
Your blood pressure is
measured
by the
force of blood flowing within your hearts arteries. It is
measured when
your heart beats and when your heart rests (diastolic
pressure), if your blood pressure is high then that can lead
to Hypertension, which is also called high blood pressure because if
its higher than normal it can lead to heart disease.
Normal blood pressure is less than 120, (systolic, beating) and less
than 80, (diastolic, resting). If your blood pressure is any higher
there is a term called pre
hypertension, if it’s higher than that it’s called
Hypertension. You are at risk of a heart attack or stroke because your
heart is working harder trying to pump blood to your body and when you
lack blood supply organs began to malfunction. The heart will not
continue to take a continuous pounding, it has limits.
What
causes high blood pressure? Many things do
Too
much weight on your frame causes your heart to beat harder to
give blood where there is extra fat. Loosing weight if you are
overweight is the best way to cut the risk of heart disease. Dropping a
few pounds is easy if you follow these steps, everything else will fall
into line. This is very important when it comes to hypertension
prevention.
You need to stay
active, even walking up a few flights of stairs instead of taking the
elevator is simple enough to do. Get out and walk when you can, giving
your heart a healthy activity will help to regulate it to a normal
pressure. Even when you exercise
you heart pumps blood and helps your
body to generate oxygen. If you aren’t sure what your blood pressure is
you can test it, it’s painless and should be done once a month so you
can review the numbers.
When you do test your blood pressure take it three times, average it
out between the readings and that will give you a good estimate. If
it’s a little higher than it should be talk to your doctor about your
concern. Also, you should limit
your salt intake; this is sometimes hard
to do with all the
processed food we eat but its one of the key elements of hypertension.
Limit
your intake of alcohol too, there are studies that show
drinking is fine in moderation, if you stick within the guidelines and
don’t get drunk a lot, then your blood pressure won’t suffer unless you
abuse alcohol.
If you are unable to take steps to lower your blood pressure you may be
placed on medications that will help lower it for you. Medicine should
be the last resort, but it’s available for those that need it. Even if
you have to take blood pressure medication you can still take small
steps to help keep it low. Exercise
when you can, limit your salt intake, drink with moderation and don’t
smoke. Hypertension prevention is possible.
If you are serious about lowering your high blood pressure, you can do
it, your heart will thank you by beating another day.
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