Showing posts with label hypertension. Show all posts
Showing posts with label hypertension. Show all posts

Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Low hypertension level diet

Get all the necessary nutrients needed for the health. Your focus should be on various foods that include whole-grains, fruits, vegetables, lean-chicken and fish.

Low Blood Pressure Diet
Eat little, low-carb meal’s: To help avoid hypertension level from dropping greatly after foods, eat little meal several times a day. Furthermore, limit high-carbohydrate foods such as potatoes, grain, grain, and bread. Java containing liquids such as, coffee with foods may quickly improve hypertension level. This rise may sometimes by as much as 3 to 14 mm of mercury (mm Hg). However, because caffeinated liquids can cause other problems, examine with the physician before improving the caffeinated liquids consumption.

Increase Sodium salt intake: Increased consumption of sodium salt is excellent for individuals with low BP. However, because excess sodium can lead to heart failure, especially in seniors, you should examine with the physician before improving salt consumption.
Drink plenty of Drinking water and less alcohol: Although nearly everyone can benefit from drinking enough water, this is especially true for individuals with low BP. Fluids improve, improves the volume of the system in the body, in addition, and inhibits contamination. Both of which are essential in raising hypertension level to treat hypotension.

Increases Java intake: Java containing liquids such as, coffee, tea, and some carbonated drinks can activate the adrenal gland. This quickly raises your hypertension level to certain time. By often, taking these liquids allows to improve the hypertension level and manage to keep at a normal level.

Low hypertension level foods can help hypo tension treatment and eliminates hypotension symptoms.

Thursday, May 26, 2011

Risks of hypertension, rewards of healthy living

Hypertension
Hypertension, or high blood pressure, is one of the leading contributors to Americans developing heart disease, heart attack and stroke. Today, 74 million Americans suffer from hypertension, including an astounding 50 percent of Alaska Native and American Indian elders (age 55 and older). Although this can be a deadly disease, hypertension can be detected and treated with your awareness and the help of your doctor.

May is National Hypertension Awareness Month and a perfect time to learn more about high blood pressure. By finding out if you are at risk for developing high blood pressure and understanding the things you can do to keep your blood pressure controlled, you can help prevent some of the disease's devastating consequences.

Hypertension is a commonly misunderstood disease. Many of us may think that only people who are stressed out or anxious get high blood pressure. But in fact any of us, even if we are extremely calm and relaxed, are at risk for developing high blood pressure. Some people are at increased risk of developing high blood pressure due to their age, gender, race, lifestyle or even genetics. If you are over 50 years old, overweight, smoke, have diabetes, or drink alcohol, you may be at increased risk.

Blood pressure is a measurement of the amount of pressure pushing on the walls of your blood vessels or arteries. It's measured using two numbers: a systolic pressure, the top number, and a diastolic pressure, the bottom number. For example, you might be told at the doctor's office that you have a blood pressure of "130/80." The top number (systolic) tells you the amount of pressure on the vessels while your heart is actively pumping blood. The bottom number (diastolic) tells you the amount of pressure on the walls while your heart is relaxed.

Both numbers are important, and if elevated can signal a sign of trouble. An ideal blood pressure is 120/80, but it's important to discuss with your doctor a specific blood pressure goal for you and to find out what you can do to decrease your risk of developing or worsening your high blood pressure.

What signs or symptoms should you look out for to indicate that you have high blood pressure? There are none! Although with severely elevated blood pressure, or hypertensive crisis, you may experience vision changes, headache, and bloody nose, with most cases of high blood pressure there are no symptoms. Hypertension does the damage to your body and organs silently and you may not know there's a problem until it's too late.

The damage to your heart, lungs, kidneys, blood vessels, and brain can happen slowly or suddenly, and lead to permanent injury, disability, and even death. If untreated, even mildly elevated blood pressure can lead to these terrible consequences. This makes it important to identify high blood pressure early in its course, begin treatment and make lifestyle changes as soon as it is identified.

With your doctor's help and your own commitment, you can get control of your blood pressure. By checking your blood pressure regularly, being active, watching what you eat (low salt/low calorie diet), quitting smoking and limiting alcohol consumption, you can decrease your risk of serious outcomes.

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Friday, April 15, 2011

Lowering Cholesterol, Blood Pressure May Reduce Alzheimer’s Risk

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Treating traditional risk factors for heart disease such as hypertension, high cholesterol, and diabetes may also prevent the progression of mild memory and cognitive problems into full-blown Alzheimer’s disease, a new study suggests.

Although dietary changes, cholesterol-lowering statins, and hypertension drugs such as beta-blockers are far from a surefire way to prevent Alzheimer’s, these and other treatments that promote healthy blood vessels may be a practical way for people to reduce their risk, the researchers say.

The study, which was conducted in China and published in the journal Neurology, “highlights the importance of midlife vascular risk factors for Alzheimer’s disease, which, unlike age and genetics, can be modified,” says Whitney Wharton, PhD, a research scientist at the University of Wisconsin’s Alzheimer’s Institute, in Madison, who was not involved in the research.

Researchers at Daping Hospital, in Chongqing, followed 638 men and women over the age of 55 for five years. All the study participants had problems with memory and mental function that were noticeable but not severe enough to interfere with their daily functioning. This condition, known as mild cognitive impairment, progresses to Alzheimer’s in roughly 10% to 15% of cases each year, according to the study.

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