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Prevent hypertension
Today one of the diseases most common we hear is the hypertension. This is a problem in people of all ages, but it grows as we age. Prevention of hypertension is difficult, but with good will and good habits can help ensure a good health in this regard.
Hypertension involves high blood pressure , which may lead not only in circulatory problems, but also kidney problems and even heart attacks, which can be fatal.
The worst combination is overweight with hypertension. To prevent hypertension is necessary first of all look so overweight. The obesity is the best scenario for developing the disease, and it is therefore important to follow a healthy diet that allows you to have a normal weight.
By the way, speaking of diet, the other main measure to prevent the onset of the disease is to avoid sodium in foods. Cut the salt you consume, but as a whole, at least in large part. The high salt intake may increase the risk of the disease.
Age is another major cause of hypertension , and if you are over forty years and are at risk of developing it. If your family history, be careful because it is a hereditary disease.
If all this still did not manage to clear the blood pressure, talk with your doctor to prescribe drugs. This is not ideal, but if it helps improve health.
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Hypertension Diet Tips II
Throw away your salt shaker for herbs, herbal vinegars and marinades based on fruit juices. Give a final touch to your meals with your favorite herbs mixed dry.
Start eating three servings of dairy foods without fat or low fat every day to increase their calcium intake. Most cheese is high in sodium, but skim milk, low fat or nonfat yogurt are good choices.
An analysis conducted at the University of Navarra in 2008 found that eating low-fat dairy products reduced blood pressure.
Always taste the food at the restaurant before adding salt. Even better, order without salt. Put your salad dressings and sauces, which can be high in sodium aside.
Healthy food shopping tips
Learn to read labels. Containing the nutritional value of food portions you purchase. Both the sodium content and the percentage of maximum recommended daily value of sodium (currently set at 2,400 milligrams per day) will be there.
Many processed foods are marketed without any added salt, low salt, or versions with reduced sodium content. Compare them to determine exactly what the terms mean before you buy.
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Hypertension Diet Tips I
Blood pressure measures the force of blood against artery walls as your heart pumps blood through your body. The bigger, the harder your heart is working.
If your blood pressure stays higher than normal for an extended period, you have hypertension. Blood pressure readings remain above 120/80 are higher than normal, if it is 140/90 means that suffers from hypertension. Dietary changes can play an important role in controlling hypertension.
DASH Diet
The University of Michigan Health System recommends low-fat diet and salt to lower blood pressure. Known as the DASH diet. Read the rest of this entry »
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Recommended Foods for Hypertension Diet
People with high blood pressure who are trying to change their dietary habits have an advantage, since most of the recommended food patterns are so similar to the sound dietary advice with which most people are already familiar. Namely:
* Low-fat foods
* Many fruits and fresh vegetables
* Moderate consumption of red meat
* Moderate consumption of sugar
1. Whole grains
Whole foods such as:
* Oats Natural Products
* Barley
They are very good for you. They are a great source of complex carbohydrates (a great source of energy in the long term) and can help control cholesterol secretion and balance of hormones like insulin. Read the rest of this entry »
Alternative Therapies for Hypertension
Hypertension – also known as high blood pressure – is a medical condition in which blood pressure remains persistently elevated above 140/90 mm Hg. A treatment option for hypertension is an alternative treatment.
This type of treatment method is used instead of medical treatment, and is composed of herbs, nutritional supplements, massage, acupuncture and following a healthy diet plan. If you want to use an alternative therapy for hypertension, here are some things you can do.
1. Consult your doctor before starting an alternative treatment. You must tell your doctor if you are interested in using an alternative therapy to treat hypertension, rather than using the traditional medical approach. Your doctor can tell whether or not an alternative therapy alone is a treatment option for you.
2. Make changes and adjustments to your current diet. It is important to follow a healthy diet, well balanced and nutritious. You should try to reduce the amount of sodium (salt), increase intake of fruits and vegetables, the fiber (whole grains, cereals and breads), eat less red meat and eat fewer foods high in cholesterol, fat and saturated fat in general. By following a healthy diet can lower your blood pressure and help control hypertension.
3. Create an effective plan of exercise. Try to exercise at least 3 to 4 days per week for 30 to 60 minutes each day (eg walking, running, aerobics or cycling). Be sure to talk with your doctor before starting a new exercise routine. Read the rest of this entry »
Gene Therapy for Hypertension
Gene therapy for hypertension in human skin patches
U.S. scientists have used keratinocytes and fibroblasts that are in their genomes the gene for atrial natriuretic peptide
Researchers at the National Cancer Institute United States have developed through biological engineering of human skin grafts could be used to treat hypertension.
The results of the study, conducted in mice, published in the online edition of “Proceedigs of the National Academy of Sciences.
Also, explain that their work could lead to a new method for producing and administering therapeutic molecules for a variety of systemic genetic disorders.
They note that one of the most important challenges in the use of skin tissues in gene therapy has been to maintain the sustained expression of therapeutic genes in a high percentage of cells.
Directed by Jonathan Vogel, overcame this difficulty by introducing the gene for atrial natriuretic peptide (NPA) – can lower blood pressure-stem cell keratinocytes and fibroblasts.
Cultured skin cells with the gene of the NPA were used to create patches of skin, grafted onto the backs of mice fed a high salt diet, reduced blood pressure.
According to the authors, the technique could be used to help develop specific therapies for human diseases, including those with a genetic component, such as hypertension and cystic fibrosis.
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Hypertension Treatment with Diet
Salt restriction and weight reduction
The excess salt in the diet causes fluid retention and increased BP. To lower the TA, the first step is to reduce total salt intake (including that contained in the bread, broth concentrates, prepared foods, etc..) To a smaller amount of a teaspoon a day.
The daily requirement of salt are about half a gram a day (half teaspoon), but in a normal Western diet is consumed eight times that amount, not only in salt shaker, but also snacks, cheeses, cold cuts, condiments, soups envelope.
Advances in Hypertension: Gene Therapy
U.S. scientists have used keratinocytes and fibroblasts that are in their genomes the gene for atrial natriuretic peptide.
Researchers at the National Cancer Institute United States have developed through biological engineering of human skin grafts could be used to treat hypertension. The results of the study, conducted in mice, published in the online edition of “Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Also, explain that their work could lead to a new method for producing and administering therapeutic molecules for a variety of systemic genetic disorders.
They note that one of the most important challenges in the use of skin tissues in gene therapy has been able to maintain sustained expression of therapeutic genes in a high percentage of cells.
Floral Therapy and Arterial Hypertension
The research is part of an observational study referred to essential hypertension and the use of floral therapy in the treatment of the disease. We studied the population of 12 clinics Polyclinic “Alcides Pino Bermudez” Holguín municipality in the period from April 2, 2001 to May 31, 2002, by a purposive sampling to obtain a specific sample and thus realize a case study.
Initially the population was all patients given health area 9651 diagnosed hypertensive patients over 15 years of which were selected from among 464 essential hypertensive patients with hypertension including 27 for “work stress”, which did not accept the disease and / or drug treatment did not engage in a disciplined, presented with psychological manifestations. (After assessment with the cardiologist and the clinician).
Hypertension Treatment
What is the best treatment?
Today we have many drugs to treat hypertensive patients. The ideal treatment should be effective, safe, easy to perform, without adverse economic effects. Unfortunately, all these features are hard to find in a single drug, but every day makes more progress in achieving the objective. Modern treatments have demonstrated efficacy of 50 to 70%, and by combining two or more drugs are able to control blood pressure over 90% of cases.
The objective of the consultation is whether the pressure is controlled with treatment, and if you did not take medication is impossible to know. The drugs exert their action during a given time; past it are metabolized and eliminated from the body.
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