It is checked every time you visit the doctor, but exactly what is blood pressure?
Blood pressure is a vital sign that refers to the amount of force imposed on the walls of the arteries by circulating blood. When the heart beats, pumping blood into the arteries, blood pressure is at its highest point. This [...]
Hypertension (also known as high blood pressure) is one of the most widely diagnosed health issues in the Western world. For those suffering form this condition, it is important to know how to take blood pressure readings. A byproduct of the human body’s fight-or-flight reflex, it is designed to push more blood out to the [...]
Before analyzing some of the effective solutions for high blood pressure, we must first look at some of the possible causes of this problem. According to modern medicine some of the basic causes of high blood pressure are:
1. MALFUNCTIONING OF THE KIDNEYS may in various ways disturb the proper balance of water in the [...]
Our lives have become fuller and fuller, and the temptations of modern convenience living has taken its toll on many millions of people in industrialized nations with high blood pressure growing year on year. It is also a sad truth that many people are unaware that they are suffering with high blood pressure. [...]
Do you have high blood pressure? Do you have low blood pressure? This is an important question for your health and your life. Why? According to the American Heart Association (AHA), about one in three adults in the United States have high blood pressure. And only about 63 percent of [...]
Low blood pressure, known as hypotension, means that the pressure of blood circulating around your body is lower than normal or lower than expected given the environmental conditions.
Hypotension, however, is a relative term – a person can have low blood pressure compared to other people who have similar physical characteristics, but may still be perfectly [...]
Low blood pressure, known as hypotension, means that the pressure of blood circulating around your body is lower than normal or lower than expected given the environmental conditions.
Hypotension, however, is a relative term – a person can have low blood pressure compared to other people who have similar physical characteristics, but may still be perfectly [...]
Low blood pressure with high pulse rate is not a good condition. It shows a malfunction concerning the function of heart and brain. Some symptoms of a low blood pressure are as follows: nausea, dizziness, breathlessness, chest pain, headaches and quick heart rate. Those patients with low blood pressure have other health problems. Usually, it [...]
It is more convenient to have your own blood pressure monitor at home if you have been diagnosed with high blood pressure or hypertension. You could do monitoring in the comfort of your own home rather than going to the doctor’s clinic.
You can also go to Walgreens, Sam’s Club or other pharmacies that [...]
High blood pressure or hypertension – to give it the correct medical term – is regarded as the
silent killer. It is a disease of the modern age. The fast pace of life and the mental and physical
pressures caused by the industrial and metropolitan environments give rise to psychological
tensions. Worry and mental tension increases the adrenaline [...]