Posted by Dennis Barnes on March 1st, 2008
High blood pressure, which also called hypertension, is primarily considered as being an adult condition. Although its exact cause is still unknown, researchers have developed many types of medications that help prevent life-threatening complications of hypertension such as stroke, heart attack, and kidney failure.Combined with dietary changes and regular exercise, these medications work very well [...]
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Posted by Laura Perry on February 25th, 2008
If your blood pressure is high enough to be consider in the stage one or stage two level, you will need to work with your physician to lower high blood pressure. Not all drugs in the same amount work for all people and continual monitoring may be necessary to work out a specific regimen that [...]
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Posted by Gloria Long on February 22nd, 2008
Many people want to know the cause of high blood pressure. That’s because even the most healthy people sometimes find themselves with unmanageable levels and doctors are unsure of why. That’s because genetics may play a very important part in the cause of high blood pressure. Of course, for those who don’t lead healthy lifestyles, [...]
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Posted by Dennis Barnes on February 19th, 2008
The correlation between increased blood pressure and stress has been well documented, but the idea of stress contributing the long-term high blood pressure has not yet been proven. Although high blood pressure and anxiety seem to go together, not everyone with anxiety has high blood pressure.Stress does cause temporary high blood pressure and anxiety is [...]
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Posted by Kathy Watkins on February 14th, 2008
By the time you experience its deadly effects, it may be too late. Many people never realize they have hypertension until that first stroke or heart attack. For this reason, hypertension is called “the silent killer” because there may be no sign of high blood pressure until it reaches a life-threatening stage. [...]
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Posted by Bruce Nelson on February 13th, 2008
High blood pressure is an extremely common ailment – some sources suggest that at least 1 in 3 Americans are afflicted with the disease. Unfortunately, there are not many observable symptoms of high blood pressure, most people who suffer from the disease only find out because a routine check shows their blood pressure is abnormally [...]
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Posted by Bruce Nelson on February 10th, 2008
Start with some excess body weight and sprinkle with salt or sodium. Mix in some alcohol and a portion of nicotine and then remove a lot of exercise and you have a good high blood pressure recipe.One of the biggest problems with this high blood pressure recipe is that you may not even be aware [...]
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Posted by Raymond Ross on February 3rd, 2008
Many people with high blood pressure want to know what kind of high blood pressure treatments are available to them. Many people don’t know how to get their blood pressure down to more manageable levels once they’re told they have high blood pressure. The fact is, the best high blood pressure treatment is prevention. That [...]
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Posted by Raymond Ross on February 3rd, 2008
In addition to changes in lifestyle and diet, those suffering from hypertension will most likely need to take high blood pressure medication. Unfortunately some people think that they can manage their hypertension without taking high blood pressure medication; this isn’t a wise choice unless it’s approved by your physician. High blood pressure medication [...]
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Posted by Scott Stewart on January 28th, 2008
High blood pressure is an extremely common ailment – some sources suggest that at least 1 in 3 Americans are afflicted with the disease. High blood pressure is often called the silent killer, because there are not many obvious symptoms. Patients may have high blood pressure for many years without being diagnosed, and unfortunately, if [...]
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Posted by Carol Sullivan on January 23rd, 2008
Blood pressure is a measurement of the force against the walls of a person’s arteries when the heart beats; the first of the two numbers rendered are that of the systolic pressure, and this measures the pressure in the arteries at the time the heart is beating. The second number is that of the diastolic [...]
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