Friends,
Hypertension is common nowadays so understand and solve it.
Hypertension is the medical term for high blood pressure. A
normal blood pressure is 120/80. A blood pressure reading higher
or equal to 140/90 is considered abnormally high.
Elevated blood pressure means your heart is working harder than
normal, putting both your heart and arteries under great strain.
High blood pressure is serious business. On average, people with
uncontrolled hypertension is.
Seven times more likely to have a stroke. Six times more likely to
develop congestive heart failure.
Three times more likely to have a heart attack. In 90% of cases,
the cause of hypertension is unknown. This is called "essential
hypertension". The other 10% of cases are called "secondary
hypertension". Secondary hypertension is caused by kidney
disease, severe narrowing of the aorta, tumors in the adrenal
gland, or hardening of the arteries. There are many factors
associated with high blood pressure, including smoking, age,
race, a high-salt diet, excessive alcohol consumption, stress, use
of birth, control pills, obesity, and a sedentary lifestyle.
If you are a man from 35 to 50, you are in a high-risk zone for
hypertension, this is especially true if hypertension also runs in
your family. It is less likely for women to have high blood
pressure, but the risk increases after menopause.
There is usually no symptoms of hypertension. This is why it is
often called the "silent killer". Actually, you could have
hypertension for years and to know about because you feel fine.
But symptoms do show up if the case is severe. Some of these
symptoms are:
1 A headache
2 Nosebleeds
3 Drowsiness
4 Confusion
5 Dizziness
6 Irregular heartbeat
7 Numbness and tingling in hands and feet
8 Coughing up blood
9 Shortness of breath
Hypertension accelerates hardening of the arteries, which may
contribute to a stroke or heart attack. This can also lead to brain
hemorrhage, kidney failure, heart failure, or blindness.
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