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Blood Pressure Information
About Hypertension (Blood Pressure)
High
blood pressure (or hypertension) simply means that your blood is
pumping with more force than normal through your arteries. Your heart
pumps blood around your body through the blood vessels. Blood pressure
is the amount of force exerted on the artery walls by the pumping blood.
The added stress on the arteries
can accelerate the build of fatty plaques (atherosclerosis).
Compounding the risks normal risk associated with hypertension are
cigarette smoking and high blood cholesterol. Atherosclerosis
contributes to many illnesses, such as heart attack and stroke.
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Hypertension
is a common disorder of the circulatory system that affects around one
in seven adults. High blood pressure usually produces no symptoms so
most people don’t even realise they have it until it is diagnosed. This
is why it is highly recommended that everyone should have their blood
pressure checked regularly.
Your blood pressure is naturally
higher when you are exerting yourself, such as during physical
exercise. It is only a concern if your blood pressure is high when you
are at rest, because this means your heart is overworked and your
arteries have extra stress on their.
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walls. It is like your cars
accelerator being pressed down while stuck in traffic. Measuring Blood Pressure
Blood pressure is measured in two ways, Systolic
- the highest pressure against the arteries as the heart pumps (normal
systolic pressure is usually between 110 and 130 mm Hg) and Diastolic
- the pressure against the arteries as the heart relaxes and fills with
blood (normal diastolic pressure is usually between 70 and 80 mm Hg).
The device that measures your blood pressure is called a sphygmomanometer,
this is why we see adverts for Blood Pressure Monitors, much less a
mouth full. The sphygmomanometer uses an inflatable pressure bag
wrapped around your upper arm to measure your blood pressure. The bag
is connected to the pressure-measuring instrument and an air pump which
inflates the bag with until the circulation of the arm’s main artery is
interrupted. The pressure in the bag is then slowly released until it
equals the systolic pressure in the artery, indicated by blood once
again moving through your arms main blood vessel.
High Blood Pressure
High blood
pressure over a period of time can contribute to many illnesses,
including Heart attack, Heart failure, Kidney disease and Stroke. An
unhealthy lifestyle can cause hypertension major factors contributing
to the problem are hereditary factors, obesity, lack of exercise, a
diet high in salt and heavy drinking. These are worsened with the
addition cigarette smoking, high levels of saturated fat in the diet,
high cholesterol and Diabetes.
Two out of five people can
successfully lower their blood pressure by making adjustments to
lifestyle. Exercising, eating a healthy low salt diet, keeping within
your normal weight range and reducing alcohol will all have a dramatic
effect. See your doctor before you start any new exercise programWe strive to provide only quality articles, so if
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