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What are the Symptoms for High Blood Pressure?

Discussion in 'Health Issues' started by coolblues, May 14, 2013.

  1. coolblues

    coolblues Platinum IL'ite

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    What are the symptoms of Blood Pressure?
    (originally posted by ramyanand)


    High blood pressure can develop over many years with no noticeable symptoms. That's why regular blood pressure checks are so important. Only when high blood pressure is severe do symptoms appear. Warning signs can include nosebleeds, racing or irregular heartbeat, headaches, and dizziness. It's a mistake to conclude that you don t have high blood pressure because you don't have any symptoms.

    Men are more likely to develop high blood pressure than women in young adulthood and early middle age; thereafter, the incidence of high blood pressure is higher among women. In general, our blood pressure tends to rise as we get older -- that's true for both men and women.

    High blood pressure is serious business. Allowed to run unchecked, it can cause many health problems, including heart attack, stroke, kidney damage, and blindness. On average, people with uncontrolled high blood pressure are:

    Seven times more likely to have a stroke.
    Six times more likely to develop congestive heart failure.
    Three times more likely to have a heart attack.
    How to keep high blood pressure under control

    If you are diagnosed with high blood pressure, it's extremely important that you follow your doctor's treatment guidelines to the letter. These guidelines include keeping your diet low in fat, reducing your salt intake, quitting smoking, and limiting your alcohol consumption.

    In addition, you should exercise regularly, keep your weight within normal bounds, and learn to manage stress (instead of letting it manage you). Some recent research suggests that constant stress and pressure may predispose some men to continually elevated blood pressure later in life.

    Hey, what's wrong with salt, anyway?

    Excessive salt can make high blood pressure worse. It causes water retention, which makes your heart work harder than it has to. The National High Blood Pressure Education Program recommends no more than 2,400 mg per day (the amount in about 1 teaspoon of table salt). On average, Americans consume 4,000 to 6,000 milligrams of sodium daily.

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    Dinny IL Hall of Fame

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    Good one coolblues :thumbsup:
     
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    But at the same time you need to check your sodium and potassium levels otherwise it will lower your electrolyte level which may lead to damage of brain cells. As the brain cells will not recover from the damage it will risk your life.

    high Sodium level causes increase in BP. So you should also check the sodium intake through the vegetables you eat. Keeping all the points in mind, one should eat.
     

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