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My High Blood Pressure - By Steve AlanI have probably had high blood pressure for a long time. This is the story of how I found out. In hindsight, I can identify many symptoms of high blood pressure, but I either ignored them or thought they were related to other things. The major symptom I had was headaches. Most days I would either wake up with a headache or develop one. Some of them were real "head splitters" ... occasionally I would have to lie down to stop the nausea. I remember often working in front of my computer and trying very hard not to move my head to avoid feeling sharp pains. Since being diagnosed with high blood pressure and starting medication, I have not had one headache (around nine months now). My headaches were definitely due to my high blood pressure, but back then I thought they were due to stress, or poor posture due to sitting at a computer all day ... or any number of things.....
Blood Pressure Monitor: A Guide To Choosing Blood Pressure Monitors - By Gordon Cameron
Trying to choose a blood pressure monitor for use at home can seem bewildering. There is a wide range of blood pressure monitor machines available - all of them claiming to have advantages over each other. So - how do you choose a blood pressure monitor? Do you need to monitor blood pressure at home? This is really the first question that you need to ask yourself. Do you really need to check your blood pressure at home on a regular basis or is it enough to have your doctor check it every once in a while? The evidence is now pretty convincing that if your doctor checks your blood pressure then your blood pressure reading is likely to be quite a bit higher than if you check it yourself at home. This rise in blood pressure when faced with a doctor is sometimes called white coat hypertension - hypertension is just another name for high blood pressure.....
Using Blood Pressure Monitors To Maintain Your Health - By Mike Yeager
Many people today realize the importance of keeping their blood pressure under control. Blood pressure monitors are now available for home use. It’s a piece of medical equipment that can provide both you and your health care provider with an accurate measure of how your blood pressure is responding to diet, exercise and medication. Many medical supplies outlets offer blood pressure monitors that are simple and easy to use. For some people the thought of going to their Dr.’s office for a blood pressure reading is enough to send their pressure through the roof. That’s one of the advantages of having your own blood pressure cuff right in their own home. They can use the blood pressure cuff at their own convenience and get a more accurate reading.....
Blood Pressure Monitor: Is Your Blood Pressure OK? - By Beverley Brooke
The focus on reducing high blood pressure in today's society is more so then ever now we now know that living with a high blood pressure can result in having a stroke or a fatal heart attack. High blood pressure is the most common cardiovascular disease amongst the older generation aged 60 plus – high blood pressure actually effects 2 in 3 in those aged 70 or above and often comes without warnings, lending it the name ‘The Silent Killer'. The reason heart attacks are common amongst those with high blood pressure is simply because the heart must work far more then normal and eventually is unable to carry out the excessive workload high blood pressure demands in the body. Due to the silent nature of a high blood pressure it's recommended you monitor your blood pressure regularly, especially if you're in the 60 plus age range. Once a year is enough to keep tabs on your blood pressure and it's cheap and painless – therefore no one has any excuse not to monitor theirs!.....
White Coat Hypertension: What Is It? - By Mike Moorehead
As defined by the medical dictionary, this term refers to an increase in blood pressure during a visit to the doctor's office and normal blood pressure at other times. For some people, simply being in a medical setting or having their blood pressure measured by a doctor causes their blood pressure to rise. The more comfortable and relaxed a person is with the clinical setting, the more likely the blood pressure readings in the office will be close to the blood pressure readings seen at home. Experts disagree as to what levels of 24-hour blood pressure should be used to define white coat hypertension but almost everyone accepts that hypertension in the clinic should be defined by a cutoff point of 140/90 mm Hg. White coat hypertension is relatively common. To detect it, one must measure the blood pressure both in the clinic repeatedly to establish that it is persistently high, and also away from the clinic. The diagnosis can most reliably be established by performing a 24-hour blood pressure recording using ambulatory monitoring, although the finding of persistently normal blood pressure at home as measured by the patient or family member certainly supports the diagnosis.....
Hypertension: Facts You Need - By Adefemi Kazeem
What is hypertension? Hypertension is derived from two root words; Hyper meaning High and Tension meaning Pressure. Hypertension simply means high blood pressure. Pressure is the force generated when the heart contracts and pump blood through the blood vessels that conduct the blood to various parts of the blood. Although hypertension does not mean or result from excessive emotional tension, but evidence shows that stress and emotional tension do cause increase in blood pressure, and if continuous, could be sustained. High blood pressure is therefore generally defined as a blood pressure exceeding 140/90mmHg confirmed on multiple occasions. The top number (140) is called the systolic pressure, and it represents the pressure in the blood vessels (arteries) as the heart contracts and pump blood into circulation. The bottom number (90) is called diastolic pressure, and it represents the pressure in the blood vessels as the heart relaxes after contraction. These figures measured in millimeters of mercury (mmHg) reflect the highest and lowest pressures the heart and blood vessels are exposed to during circulation. The generally accepted normal value for blood pressure is 120/80mmHg. Above this value but less than 140/90mmHg is not considered to be hypertensive yet but signals danger, it is therefore called High normal.....
Hypertension And High Blood Pressure: How To Improve Life Threatening Weight-Related Diseases - By Ian Mason
The American Heart Association estimates that one of three Americans have have hypertension. And yet many of us don’t know what it is, why it’s dangerous, and what the treatment options are. What Is Hypertension? Hypertension is a fancy medical word for high blood pressure. Your blood carries nutrients and oxygen to your body, and picks up waste like carbon dioxide. The heart pumps the blood through “pipes” - blood vessels called arteries- and the blood returns to the heart through veins. Blood pressure is the “push” of blood against the walls of the arteries. It is a good thing to have blood pressure - if blood pressure is zero, it means there’s no blood moving through the arteries! But like the water pipes in a house, if the blood is being pushed too hard against the walls of the vessels, they might be damaged. Extra pressure can also contribute to creating blood clots that block needed blood supply to the brain. Hypertension can lead to dangerous conditions including heart failure (when the heart has to work too hard just to get the blood moving around the body), stroke (interference with the blood flow in the brain), and kidney disease, to name a few.....
What You Need To Know About High Blood Pressure - By Mansi Aggarwal
As I investigate the various diseases or problems that afflict most of the Americans, I find that blood pressure is quite a common problem that has deteriorated the healthy life of many. It is not just the senior citizens but even middle-aged men and women who are troubled by blood pressure. This is because there are several origins to this problem and as life is spontaneously picking pace, people are becoming more and more negligent of their health and fitness. What is blood pressure? High blood pressure is also known as hypertension. It is basically the resistance to the flow of blood by the arteries. The heart pumps the blood with a certain force, which is termed as the systolic blood pressure. The force against the arterial walls when the heart relaxes is known as diastolic blood pressure. The systolic (the natural force with which the blood is pumped by heart) and the diastolic (the arterial resistance or the force needed against arterial walls) are the two parameters to detect the blood pressure.....
Low Blood Pressure: Why Is Your Blood Pressure Low? - By Gordon Cameron
Why is your blood pressure low? As a doctor with an interest in the subject, I’m often asked if a low blood pressure is normal or if such a reading indicates some abnormal process in the body? In fact – it can be difficult to precisely define what we mean by low blood pressure. It all really depends on what’s normal for you as an individual. If 1000 people had their blood pressure measured then we might expect to find a spread of readings. These might range from as high as 200 / 120 down to 80 / 50 with most people clustering around a level of around 130 / 85. Most of these people would have no symptoms of any kind – no matter what their blood pressure reading actually was. Even those with obviously low blood pressure would be free of any symptoms in most cases. The answer to whether it is normal or abnormal to have a low blood pressure depends on what your own typical or average blood pressure reading is.....
High Blood Pressure? Natural Alternatives Can Help! - By Roger Jirves
High blood pressure (hypertension) is a dangerous condition that can lead= to stroke, enlarged heart, congestive heart failure, kidney and eye damage, atherosclerosis hardening of the arteries, and premature death. According to a recent report released in The New England Journal of Medicine of 16,000 adults surveyed over the age of 24, nearly 30 percent had blood pressure of at least 140/90 and more than one-third of them were unaware of their condition. Blood pressure refers to the force of the bloodstream against the walls of the arteries as they deliver blood from the heart to the rest of the body. Normal, healthy blood pressure ranges from about 110/80 to as high as 140/90. The higher number refers to systolic pressure, which is the hearts contractions. The second number, the diastolic pressure, measures the rests between heartbeats.....
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