High Blood Pressure Blog

It’s a sad statistic – depending on the study, anywhere from a quarter to one-half of all Americans today are overweight. It’s not just the adults – almost 14% of all children carry more weight than they should, a sharp increase from barely 5% only a few decades ago.

The main factor for this is that exercising is being done less and less by the average american, experts say. And as household income increases, so does the consumption of unhealthy foods.

And while schools are doing their share in combating this problem by requiring students to take up Physical Education or JROTC, the growing number of obese children proves that we need to do more.

It’s a well-known fact that the risk of hypertension is directy related to one’s weight. If more weight is being carried by the body, more work is being done by the heart to counteract it. As time passes, the heart grows larger and weaker.

Hardening of the arteries may also happen, which impedes the blood from circulating around the body.

A Blood pressure reading of over 120/80 mm Hg is an indication of hypertension. An individual with hypertension is more likely to suffer heart attacks, strokes, kidney failure, dementia, blindness, and impotence. One should try to cure high blood pressure naturally.

Studies indicate that overweight individuals are three times more likely to suffer from high blood pressure than those who are healthy. People who are obese should reduce weight to fight high blood pressure. Read the rest of this entry »

Medications of high blood pressure is far more dangerous then High blood pressure. The reasons are listed below :

The medical companies are also aware that the medications for hypertension causes serious side effects.

Some of the major side effects are dizziness, headache, fatigue, depression, throbbing of the heart, lack of energy, lack of concentration, impotency, frigidity etc.

These medications can give rise to the feeling of “false security”.

It’s like wearing a safety helmet with an unnoticeable crack in it. You take more risk because you trust the helmet. But when something hits you in the head and the helmet breaks and your head along with it. The medications for hypertension do not cure them or prevent heart attack

Because hypertension medications neither cure hypertension nor protect you from sudden fatal cardiovascular events – such as heart attack, stroke, embolism, kidney failure and other conditions that are directly caused by high blood pressure. It often doesn’t even work to normalize the blood pressure itself. The natural way is the best way to cure high blood pressure Read the rest of this entry »

Have you been curious about those two numbers in your blood pressure reading? It’s amazing that doctors emphasize the importance of those numbers, while we don’t have a clue as to what they mean.

These numbers symbolize how hard your blood is pushing against the walls of your arteries. Imagine how water builds up in a hose until it damages it, that’s how your blood can also damage your arteries and make you more prone to strokes and cardiac arrest. It always better to reduce blood pressure.

A blood pressure reading can look like this: 120/80 mmHg. The first number represents the systolic blood pressure, which is the pressure your blood exerts on your arteries when your heart beats. The second number represents the diastolic blood pressure, which is your blood pressure when your heart rests between beats. Maintaining a normal blood pressure will prevent stroke. Read the rest of this entry »

There are three factors that contribute to hypertension…

- genetic causes

- dietary factors

- factors relating to emotional tension and stress

The third reason, emotional tension, is the most harmful.

Genetic Factors:

Primary hypertension is largely caused by these reasons.

Researchers and scientists are not currently sure which genes are actually responsible for the development of hypertension. They are not sure of perfect hypertension remedies too. Read the rest of this entry »

Living in a land that offers plenty; plenty of food, transportation, entertainment, and easy access to the electronic age leaves a burning question for me. What are we lacking if so many things are so easy to obtain?

What could we be lacking when cars, busses, fast food, movie theatres and golf courses are everywhere. How have human connections been impacted? I’m not referring to a 30 second conversation when ordering a meal with the waiter, or even a longer “relationship” with the person who is selling us a car. Having a strained relationship is also one of the blood pressure causes.

I have to wonder in what ways our familial and close community ties have been impacted and if so, has that also made any difference in our health?

Fortunately, there are a number of specialized researchers out there who apparently ponder some of these same questions – and have the means and desire to find out some answers as well.

“The Roseto Effect” is a fascinating study conducted by psychiatrists amongst an Italian-American community in Pennsylvania in a town called Roseto. This study spanned over 30 years starting in the 1950’s involving this group of immigrants who were very poor but shared many of the same eating habits as neighboring areas. Actually happy and peaceful family cures blood pressure naturally. Read the rest of this entry »

So much is said about high blood pressure and the potentially disastrous health consequences if left untreated (heart attack, stroke, blindness, and all sorts of other scary health concerns) that almost everyone over the age of thirty knows at least something about it. People should learn to fight high blood pressure

In fact, that is why I write so extensively about this condition and the fact that it is so very treatable.

We are all told things to avoid such as high sodium foods, processed foods, fast food, red meat, alcohol, caffeine, nicotine and tobacco. Avoiding all the above will control blood pressure

What not everyone knows is why we should do this. The fact is that these types of foods all contain some sort of toxin which can affect one’s health – high blood pressure being the topic of today’s article. Read the rest of this entry »