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Hypertension and Overweight
What is hypertension?
Is the term used to describe high blood pressure. Blood pressure is a measure of the force exerted against the walls of the arteries as the heart pumps blood through the body.
The blood pressure readings are measured in millimeters of mercury (mmHg) and usually given as two numbers. For example, 120 over 80 (written as 120/80). One or both of these numbers may be too high.
The top number is systolic pressure:
* To be considered high if most of the time is above 140.
* It is considered normal if most of the time is below 120.
The bottom number is diastolic pressure:
* To be considered high if most of the time is above 90.
* It is considered normal if most of the time is below 80.
Either or both numbers may be too high.
If you are overweight or obese, it stresses the heart, raising blood pressure. That’s why to stay at your ideal weight, without other changes, your blood pressure may return to normal. Even a slight weight loss aid. According to experts, if there were a million fewer obese people have 99.000 fewer cases of hypertension. As confirmed by numerous investigations, being overweight can cause high blood pressure and this, in turn, potentially fatal diseases such as cardiovascular disease (leading cause of death worldwide.)
Consequences of hypertension
* Aortic Dissection
* Damage to blood vessels (arteriosclerosis)
* Damage cerebral thrombosis or cerebral infarction
* Congestive heart failure
* Chronic kidney disease
* Heart Attack
* Hypertensive heart disease
* Peripheral artery disease
* Complications of pregnancy
* Cerebrovascular Accident
* Loss of vision
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Hypertension and Herbs
Some patients with high blood pressure rely on Medicinal Plants with hypotensive properties to try to control. But plants are not always beneficial, especially when taken while other antihypertensive drugs. Since lower blood pressure, have a diuretic effect and hypotensive action, but before taking it you should consult your doctor.
Resorting to the plants to lower blood pressure can generate two types of problems. Some people of a certain age who are overweight take diuretic plants in order to lose weight and detoxify the body, but they can mix plants and diuretic drugs without being aware. Diuretics are olive leaf fasting, horsetail, the olmaria or goldenrod.
Hypertension
Which is it?
Hypertension is the increase in blood pressure chronically. It’s a disease no symptoms for a long time and, if untreated, can trigger severe complications such as myocardial infarction, cerebral hemorrhage or thrombosis, which can be avoided if handled properly. The first consequences of hypertension are suffered arteries that harden as they bear high blood pressure continuously, thicken and may be impeded the passage of blood through it. This is known as atherosclerosis.
Causes
The mechanism of hypertension most common, called “essential hypertension”, “primary” or “idiopathic”. In essential hypertension have not yet described the specific causes, but has been linked with a number of factors that are usually present in most people who suffer. Should be separated from those related to heredity, sex, age and race and rarely modifiable, those that could be changed by varying habits, environment, and morals of individuals, such as obesity, sensitivity sodium, excessive alcohol consumption, oral contraceptive use and a very sedentary lifestyle.
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Primary Hypertension
The causes of hypertension are varied and depend on what kind of hypertension is concerned. Today we will talk of primary hypertension, which is what they have 80% of people.
In primary hypertension the cause is unknown and there is a specific disease that caused it is believed that there is a genetic component and / or inherited responsibility for it.
This type of hypertension is influenced by different factors interacting with genetic susceptibility to increase blood pressure. Common factors in primary hypertension are:
Tips to Pay More on The Walk
Walking is an essential activity, very simple but very beneficial, it is even recommended as therapy for depression.
The walks help you stay active (a), relieves back pain, lowers blood pressure and cholesterol levels, reduce the incidence of type 2 diabetes, relieve stress, help you lose weight, among other benefits.
But if you’re not accustomed (to) walk, or if you take time to do so and want to increase your stamina, here are some ways to walk longer:
- Put your templates on shoes for the comfort of your feet and avoid injury. Keep your feet the same distance of shoulder width, and touches the ground with the center of the heel. Read the rest of this entry »
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