The Danger Of High Blood Pressure
Known As Hypertension

The Silent Killer High Blood Pressure...

Many studies have shown that because of its nature of not showing any symptoms it can go undetected, damaging vital parts of our circulatory system, including the blood vessels in our hearts, brains and kidneys.

There is evidence that if we leave hypertension undetected we are three times as likely to get coronary artery disease, six times as likely to get congestive heart failure, and seven times as likely to get a stroke.

What is it?

When the force is high and remains elevated the tension against the flow increases, causing the heart to work harder to pump the blood into the rest of the body.

The additional workload on the heart increases the muscle mass in the heart, decreasing its ability to pump efficiently.

Measuring Our Blood Pressure:

The pressure inside our arteries can be measured using a Sphygmomanometer.

The Sphygmomanometer is a blood pressure monitor which measures how high the pressure in our arteries can raise a column of mercury. It consists of a cuff that gets filled with air, a hollow rubber bulb which pumps air into the cuff, and a glass tube containing a column of mercury.

The cuff is wrapped around the arm. A stethoscope is placed on the artery of the arm just below the cuff. The pulsation of the blood in the arteries can then be heard. Air is pumped into the cuff, causing it to press down on the arteries. This stops the blood flow and the sounds stop.

Then the air is slowly let out of the cuff. When the pressure of the cuff becomes less than the blood pressure, the blood flow returns. The pressure at which the blood flow returns is called the Systolic pressure. It represents the blood pressure when the heart is contracting. The pressure is determined by reading the gauge on the mercury tube.

As more air gets released from the cuff, the sound becomes muffled. The pressure at this point is called the Diastolic pressure. It represents the pressure while the heart is relaxing.

Hypertension Is Treated By Lifestyle Changes

Lose weight

Exercise

Eat Healthy

Medications

If you think you may have high blood pressure...

If you were told by your doctor that you have high blood pressure, or hypertension that you may be at risk for heart diseases don't hesitate, there are many things that you can still do.

These are things that you can do to avoid the risk of developing heart disease and begin living a healthy lifestyle.

• Diet and proper nutrition eating heart healthy foods such as soy, almonds and nuts that are known to lower cholesterol levels.

• Losing weight and keeping the weight off through any type of diet program that fits your personality. and start losing weight the healthy way.

• Exercising doing cardiovascular exercises and resistance exercises. Don't wait for a heart attack to occur before deciding to exercise. If You need advice on how to start you can ask the advice of online personal trainers, they can instruct you on what activities are considered to be a proper aerobic exercise for heart health.

• Quitting smoking

• Reducing stress through various relaxation techniques

• Controlling your blood pressure, through diets exercises, relaxation, vitamins and medications if the need arises

• Reducing your cholesterol levels through exercise, vitamins, natural cures, and statins if prescribed to do so by your doctor.

Why wait till its too late, begin living a heart healthy lifestyle now. and start doing aerobic exercises for heart health.

Disclaimer:
The information that I am writing on these pages are for educational purposes only, and are intended to inspire us to learn more about heart disease. By doing so we can learn how to eliminate the leading cause of death, and create a better life for us and our children. I am only a heart patient, in no way should what I am writing, replace any medical advice given to you by your doctors.