Posts Tagged ‘cause high blood pressure’

causes: High Blood Pressure

Wednesday, January 27th, 2010

While there are a number of different factors that lead to heart attacks, many of which that are still largely unknown, there are a number of well known lifestyle factors that can lead to this event. Here is my very own list of the Top Ten Ways to Have a Heart Attack.

10. Smoke. We all know that smoking is dangerous to your health, to your cardiovascular system, especially your heart. When you smoke, your arteries clog, raising your blood pressure, making you doubly prone to heart attack compared to those who do not smoke. Therefore, smoking cause high blood pressure and heart attack

9. Drink too much, or not enough. Alcohol consumption, in the right amount, can actually have a protective effect on your heart. Drinking too much, or too little, is not effective anymore. Drinking too much puts your heart at serious risk of an attack because alcohol raises your blood pressure and can have other negative effects on your body.

8. Vegetate. If you have a sedentary lifestyle, you will not reduce stress, you will not decrease your cholesterol levels, and you cannot heal your body from issues with blood pressure or excess weight. This will all lead to heart attack. Vegetables are actually hypertension medications (more…)

Keep blood pressure down

Monday, December 21st, 2009

I travel often, in fact more often than not. It seems that I see women everywhere scurrying through their daily lives, the same as me. But these women are carrying a new life. A little person completely dependent upon them for survival – not the same as me! Pregnancy amazes me.

Unfortunately for some, pregnancy does not allow for a “normal” daily life. Certain conditions such as Pregnancy Induced Hypertension can create emotional as well as serious physical concerns.

Pregnancy Induced Hypertension (PIH) also sometimes referred to as preeclampsia or toxemia occurs in about 5 to 10 percent of pregnancies. Chronic hypertension varies from PIH in that it is normally present prior to pregnancy.

Both conditions, however, can pose serious health threats to both mother and baby. There are also cases of gestational high blood pressure which do not necessarily pose the same risks, but can increase the chances of the mother later developing PIH. Therefore, it is advised to keep blood pressure down

What causes high blood pressure? Why high blood pressure is a problem in pregnancy (more…)