Tuesday, 5 July 2011

LOWER BLOOD PRESSURE IN DAYS

It's true.

And so for the first time, I began to "dig deep" and understand the harmful effects of high blood pressure -

And I realized that I was going to have to receive treatment fast - either through drugs or another method - or my health would be seriously compromised.

What You Must Know

About "The Silent Killer"

Here's some of what I learned during my research on high blood pressure (or hypertension to give it it's medical name):

First off, if you know you have high blood pressure you should consider yourself very lucky.

Why lucky?

Well, estimates suggest that nearly one third to as many as one half of those with high blood pressure don't even know they have it...

And that's the reason this condition is called "the silent killer", because for many people it offers no signs ... no symptoms ...and no warnings of the danger present.

Pretty Scary huh?

If symptoms do appear, it's normally because blood pressure levels have reached the danger zone ... maybe even to the point of no return.

The risk of having high blood pressure goes up, for both men and women, as you get older...

BUT - high blood pressure is not only a disease of the old - young people can have it too.

Before age 55, more men than women have hypertension - After 55, things reverse and women gain on men until they are the ones with the higher number of hypertension diagnosis.

And, it's estimated that a staggering 50 million Americans are suffering with this condition right now...

But Isn't High Blood Pressure

Connected To A Disease Of Some Sort? http://www.natural-blood-pressure-reduction.com/bloodpressure.html?hop=ng7425

Actually, only between 5% and 10% of high blood pressure is the result of another condition like kidney disease, sleep apnea, cirrhosis, Cushing's disease or pregnancy .... as for the other 90% to 95%, causes remain unclear but all the evidence points to "environmental" factors...

And so, high blood pressure in the majority of patients is a result of a mix of lifestyle and diet choices in people with genetic tendencies towards developing hypertension.

Also, there are other risk factors, like race, obesity, stress, smoking and lack of exercise - these are all thought to increase the likelihood of developing high blood pressure.

The Life-Threatening Problems

Of Your High Blood Pressure

High blood pressure can cause a number of truly serious, life-altering problems if not controlled.

This is why there is so much emphasis on regular checkups and making the changes needed to keep blood pressure within "normal" ranges...

Why is it such a problem?

Because without treatment, hypertension damages the lining of artery walls, making them thick and stiff (called arteriosclerosis or "hardening of the arteries")...

Once the walls are damaged, cholesterol has an easier time attaching; the arterial walls narrow and more pressure is needed to push the blood through.

This puts a strain on the heartn and means it has to work harder...

And worryingly, High blood Pressure increases the risk of a heart attack by as much as five times, depending on the severity of the reading.

As well as that, it substantially increases your risk for stroke by about ten times, depending on the severity of your blood pressure...

AND Hypertension is also seen as a precursor to congestive heart failure at least 75% of the time.

That's not all... Beyond what uncontrolled high blood pressure will do in terms of damage or disease to the heart, it can also cause:

Organs like the kidneys and eyes to deteriorate

Silent blockages in the brain that can lead to stroke

Increased risk of Metabolic syndrome (a combination of medical disorders that increase your risk for cardiovascular disease and diabetes)

Reduced short term memory or mental abilities, dementia over time

A loss of bone mineral density http://www.natural-blood-pressure-reduction.com/bloodpressure.html?hop=ng7425

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