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High Blood Pressure: Should I Be Worried?
High Blood Pressure: Should I Be Worried?
A forest is more important than a single tree. A piece of music is more important than a single note. A grain of sand pales in importance to a whole beach. For a baseball team, a season matters much more than a single pitch. Are you getting the picture? In...
Read more…Blood Pressure Medicine :(
Blood Pressure Medicine :(
All my life I have had normal blood pressure. A couple years ago my Doctor noticed that it was starting to increase a bit. I didn't want to go on the normal blood pressure medicine if it could be helped so we talked about diet, exercise, etc. and she decided
Read more…High Blood Pressure - Hypertension
High Blood Pressure - Hypertension
Points to Ponder If you have this condition you are not alone. Over 50 million Americans or 217 out of 1000 have high blood pressure, that s one out of every five people. Many who have this condition are unaware of the health risks or that lifestyle changes......
Read more…Grapes May Reduce Hypertensive Heart Failure Risk
Grapes May Reduce Hypertensive Heart Failure Risk
Recent studies involving grapes and hypertension may bear great news for those suffering from heart complications. These studies show that those on a diet including daily portions of grapes may reduce risk of hypertensive heart and conditions, and improve the overall functioning of the heart.
Read more…Obesity Plus Hypertension can Equal Diabetes
Obesity Plus Hypertension can Equal Diabetes
Just as obesity has witnessed an upsurge, so too has type 2 diabetes. Approximately 197 million people globally suffer from compromised glucose intolerance. Doctors indicate that approximately 90 percent of all type 2 diabetes cases are attributable to the combination of excess weight and hypertension (high blood pressure).
Read more…What Exactly Is Hypertension?
What Exactly Is Hypertension?
Often referred to as the silent killer , high blood pressure (hypertension) often causes no symptoms. Many people do not know that they have hypertension. Because hypertension can cause serious problems, it is important that people know more about it and that they get their checked regularly.
Read more…What Causes High Blood Pressure? Part 2, Renal (Kidney) Hypertension
What Causes High Blood Pressure? Part 2, Renal (Kidney) Hypertension
Renal (or renovascular) hypertension is a type of secondary high blood pressure caused by diseases of the kidneys. Narrowing of the arteries that supply blood to the renal artery can cause renal hypertension.
Read more…High Blood Pressure (Hypertension) Chronic Condition Risk Factors: Part 5, Sleep Apnea
High Blood Pressure (Hypertension) Chronic Condition Risk Factors: Part 5, Sleep Apnea
Sleep apnea can lead to high blood pressure. High blood pressure can lead to heart attack, heart disease, impotence, cardiovascular changes, irregular heartbeat, stroke, and death.
Read more…Stroke & Hypertension
Stroke & Hypertension
There are many risk factors that can lead to a stroke but the one risk factor that is the greatest is hypertension. Considering a stroke is life threatening it is important that a person with hypertension take the steps to monitor their blood pressure closely.
Read more…Address the Emotional Causes of Hypertension with Taurine
Address the Emotional Causes of Hypertension with Taurine
Stress can be a helpful emotion in short bursts. It was especially helpful to our ancestors for escaping predators. More commonly known as the Fight-or-Flight response, short bursts of stress are meant to prepare us for short-lived, vigorous muscular activity.
Read more…High Blood Pressure and Sex: Overcome the Challenges
High Blood Pressure and Sex: Overcome the Challenges
High blood pressure can interfere with one's ability to enjoy sex. Most blame it on the medications they take because of sexual side effects and others blame it on the condition itself. Conditions such as erectile dysfunction in men or vaginal dryness in women can be caused by several factors...
Read more…Hypertension & Heart Disease
Hypertension & Heart Disease
Hypertension is the affliction of having high blood pressure. Besides hypertension being a disease by itself it can cause other more serious diseases, such as heart disease.
Read more…High Blood Pressure (Hypertension) Uncontrollable Risk Factors: Part 3
High Blood Pressure (Hypertension) Uncontrollable Risk Factors: Part 3
Thought has been given about race and its influence on high blood pressure for years. This is not a new theory. It's more than a theory now; it's fact.
Read more…Isolated Systolic High Blood Pressure
Isolated Systolic High Blood Pressure
Isolated systolic high blood pressure is the top number in a blood pressure reading. This top number measures the pressure in the arteries when the heart contracts and blood is pumped into the arteries.
Read more…High Blood Pressure (Hypertension) Chronic Condition Risk Factors: Part 4, Kidney Disease
High Blood Pressure (Hypertension) Chronic Condition Risk Factors: Part 4, Kidney Disease
Kidney disease or kidney failure is the result of high blood pressure. Kidney failure can lead to dialysis or a kidney transplant. There are more than 25,000 new patients with kidney failure every year in the United States
Read more…Symptoms of Hypertensive Emergency
Symptoms of Hypertensive Emergency
Hypertensive emergency occurs when there is organ damage, which is the result of extremely high blood pressure. If hypertensive emergency does occur, the blood pressure must immediately be brought down so that extensive damage to the organs does not occur. Generally, the lowering of blood pressure is done in a...
Read more…High Blood Pressure (Hypertension) Uncontrollable Risk Factors: Overview Part 1
High Blood Pressure (Hypertension) Uncontrollable Risk Factors: Overview Part 1
It's important to get your blood pressure taken on a regular basis, especially if you are at risk for the diseases listed above - those medical conditions that are associated with high blood pressure.
Read more…High Blood Pressure (Hypertension) Controllable Risk Factors: Overview
High Blood Pressure (Hypertension) Controllable Risk Factors: Overview
High blood pressure doesn't just stop there. It can progress to life-threatening medical conditions like kidney failure, heart disease, stroke, and death. This is important because kidney failure is the #9 cause of death in America, heart disease is the #1 cause of death in America, and stroke is the...
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