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Hypertension … high blood pressure … general medical term that we hear every day. While we associate with high blood pressure, stroke and heart attack, you know that slow the health of our body damage? Yes, high blood pressure!
The heart pumps blood into the arteries and throughout the body, the force of blood pushed through the wall of blood vessels, the blood pressure. When someone has high blood pressure, heart must work harder to pump blood through the body. Although the exact cause of hypertension is unknown, there are several factors: smoking, lack of exercise, salt intake, excessive alcohol, stress, age, genetics, kidney disease, thyroid disorders and obesity.
While hypertension is associated with stroke and heart problems, can also carry many other health complications. If left untreated, high blood pressure will damage the blood vessels causes the vessel wall or rigid or debilitating. If weak, the arteries are at risk of developing an aneurysm. If the arteries stiff and thick, reduced blood flow to the brains, heart, kidneys, arms and legs. This damage can lead to heart attacks, heart failure, angina, diabetes, kidney failure, dementia, stroke, peripheral arterial disease, and eye damage. Other health problems like osteoporosis, insomnia and sexual dysfunction. Ignoring high blood pressure can lead to health complications that will destroy our quality of life.
Lifestyle changes are not smoking, maintaining a healthy weight, adequate exercise, minimize stress, reduce caffeine, limiting salt and alcohol intake. Supplements may include antioxidants and vitamin B-12 and B6, folate, niacin, garlic and Hawthorne Berry. Medication could be diuretics, beta blockers, calcium channel blockers and alpha-beta blockers.
High blood pressure is a serious, life-threatening medical conditions. Because people have no symptoms until their blood pressure is very high, very important to have regular check-ups and a healthy lifestyle to choose prevention.