Hypertension or High Blood Pressure

Hypertension or High Blood Pressure - By: Susan Price-johnson, Posted on: 2006-12-11

A fairly common illness nowadays is hypertension or in common man's language high blood pressure. It is this blood pressure that is responsible for making sure that the blood travels in our heart, arteries and veins. When someone has high blood pressure it means that the heart has to work at a much faster pace to ensure the blood reaches the whole body. This is a fatal illness which can result in a heart attack, stroke, kidney failure or blindness.

Hypertension has numerous causes and it is difficult to pinpoint any one cause. Sometimes it could also be a side effect of any medication that you may be taking. This is referred to as secondary hypertension. You can take precautions against hypertension by regular checkups with doctors to figure out whether you are hypertensive or not.

The good news is that hypertension is treatable. If you change your eating habits and make sure you get plenty of exercise you should be able to reduce your blood pressure. Your doctor may also prescribe certain medications that can help to lower your blood pressure but you should make these lifestyle changes as well. Reducing stress and learning how to deal with it is also beneficial.

Hypertension affects more those who are overweight. Thus, along with other lifestyle changes you also have to try to reduce your weight. Research has revealed that even a 10 pound drop in weight goes far in lowering your high blood pressure. Of course reducing weight is not an easy task and takes time to happen. You will have to be patient in the mean time.

Weight loss will have to be planned and programmed to suit your needs. To do so you can hire a personal trainer and get enrolled in a gym. There are various machines in the gym with which once you are familiar you can work easily. All this will also make you more active.

A good idea to correct bad eating habits is to get the help of a certified nutritionist, who can plan your diet for the whole week. Though nobody likes to be told what they can eat and what not but nonetheless a diet plan is essential to bring about a positive change in your eating habits. Also you will have a clear idea about what is good for you and what not.

If you smoke, you need to kick the habit. It's as simple as that. Smoking not only offers no health benefits but causes some serious problems as well. Smoking causes your blood pressure to increase and creates dangerous hypertension. Smoking is dangerous not only to your health, but also the health of those around you. Second hand smoke can be extremely dangerous to your loved ones. Be sure discuss different options for quitting with your doctor; you don't need to quit completely on your own.

Hypertension is a fatal illness that can be treated. But as always prevention is better than cure therefore it is advisable to start making changes in your lifestyle to have better health even if you don't have hypertension. Eating healthy, quitting smoking and exercise are anyways essentials of happy life and should be adopted in your life as soon as possible.

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