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High Blood Pressure

High Blood Pressure, Symptoms, Causes and its treatment


What Is High Blood Pressure ?


First, let`s define high blood pressure


When your blood pressure, the force of your blood pushing against the walls of your blood vessels is consistently too high, it is known as High Blood Pressure.
Uncontrolled high blood pressure (hypertension) increases your risk of serious health problems. including heart attack and stroke.


High Blood Pressure is also knows as HBP or Hypertension.

Symptoms


You should know that most people with high blood pressure have no signs or symptoms. But there are some people with high blood pressure who may have :

  1. Headaches
  2. Shortness of breath
  3. Nosebleeds
  4. Vision problem
  5. Fatigue or Confusion
  6. Chest pain
  7. Irregular heart beat

Causes


There are two types of high blood pressure.

Primary (essential) hypertension and Secondary hypertension.

Primary (essential) Hypertension


For most adults or elderly people, there is no identifiable cause of high blood pressure. Primary (essential) hypertension, tends to develop with time, over many years.

Secondary Hypertension


Secondary hypertension tends to appear suddenly and cause high blood pressure. Some health conditions and medications can lead to secondary hypertension, including :
  1. Kidney problems
  2. Thyroid problems
  3. Sleep apnea
  4. Adrenal gland tumors
  5. Congential in blood vessels
  6. Certain medications, such as birth control pills, cold remedies, pain killers and some prescription drugs.

Treatment


If you have been diagnosed with high blood pressure, you might be worried about taking medication to bring your high blood pressure down.

Don`t worry, The good news is that you can treat high blood pressure (hypertension) easily at home.

You can control your high blood pressure with a healthy lifestyle, which can help you in avoiding or reducing the need for medication.


6 natural ways to treat or lower your high blood pressure.


1. Eat Some Dark Chocolate


Dark chocolate has been shown to lower high blood pressure.

A review of studies on dark chocolates has found that eating one or two pieces of dark chocolate per day may help lower the risk of heart disease by lowering high blood pressure and inflammation.

2. Eat Health High Protein foods


People with kidney disease may need to use caution, so talk to your doctor before following any of these steps.

It is easy to consume 100 grams of protein daily on most types of diets. 


High protein food includes :
  1. Fish, such as salmon and tuna
  2. Eggs
  3. Chicken breast
  4. Beef
  5. Beans
  6. Chickpeas
  7. Cheese

3. Lose Weight If You Are Overweight



Losing even 5 to 10 pounds can can reduce your high blood pressure. Having a normal body weight is good for your overall health. For more information you can go here Obesity, Overweight, causes, complications and treatment


4.Reduce Sodium In Your Diet



Even a small reduction in the sodium in your diet can improve your health and lower your high blood pressure. You can choose alternatives of the food and beverages you normally buy. Use herbs to add flavor to your food.

 Avoid salt as much as you can, because consuming too much of salt can increase your blood pressure very badly.

5. Quit Smoking


I am not sure if you know this but each cigarette you smoke increases your blood pressure for many minutes after you finish smoking. If you quit smoking, it will help your blood pressure return to normal. People who don`t smoke, live longer than those who smoke.

6. Reduce stress


Stress is very bad for health, you need to learn to stay stress free, stress also causes high blood pressure. Read more here Cause and Management Of Stress

Note : You should not take high blood pressure lightly. It can be life threatening  sometimes. Here are some easy ways to lower or control your high blood pressure are :


  • Cut back on caffeine
  • Avoid consuming too much of salt
  • Stop taking alcohol
  • Quit smoking
  • Eat fish and chicken
  • Lose weight
  • Eat dark chocolate
  • Eat more green vegetables
  • Eat Fruits
  • Drink a lot of water
  • Avoid stress
  • Eat garlic
  • Avoid consuming too much sugar

Good Luck :)

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