HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE(HYPERTENTION)

High Blood Pressure (Hypertension) occurs when the pressure or force with which blood circulating against the walls of the arteries is high. High blood pressure doesn’t cause trouble over a day, weeks or months. It causes problem over many years. High blood pressure is one of the risk factors for stroke, heart attack, heart failure, kidney failure, damage to eyes, brain damage, arterial aneurysm and so many other diseases.

A normal blood pressure should be 120/80 mmHg, anything above this is abnormal and needs attention. Blood pressure is summarized by two measurements, systolic and diastolic, which depend on whether the heart muscle is contracting (systole) or relaxed between beats (diastole) and equate to a maximum and minimum pressure, respectively.

Prehypertension : 139 – 89mmHg

High Blood Pressure:
(Hypertension) Stage 1  140 – 159 or 90 – 99mmHg

High Blood Pressure:
(Hypertension) Stage 2  160 or higher or 100mmHg or higher

Hypertensive Crisis:
(Emergency care needed)  Higher than 180 or Higher than 110mmHg

Hypertension is rarely accompanied by any symptoms. It’s identification is usually through screening, or when seeking healthcare for an unrelated problem, although signs can include:

•       Headaches (particularly at the back of the head and in the morning).

•      Lightheadedness.

•      Vertigo.

•      Tinnitus (buzzing or hissing in the ears).

•      Altered vision or fainting episodes.

•      Anxiety.

Causes

•      Lifestyle.

•      Low birth weight.

•      Maternal smoking.

•      Lack of breast feeding.

•      Renal Disease.

•      Endocrine Disorder.

•      Obesity.

•      Sleep Disorder.

•      Pregnancy.

•      Coarctation of the Aorta.

Of all people with high blood pressure, over 20 percent are unaware of their condition. This symptomless disease could leave them with substantial health consequences. Are you one of them? If you don't know, see a healthcare professional to be tested.

Recommendation: A natural way to lower HPB is to minimize the intake of red meat, dietary sodium, alcohol and carbohydrate. Eating a diet rich in fruit and vegetables (at least five portions per day) and having a regular massage, breathing exercise and aerobic physical activity such as brisk walking to help expand the walls of the arteries.