Treating hypertension in elderly patients is not an easy task because the condition is often characterized with additional illnesses and health complications that make it difficult obtaining accurate and representative blood pressure readings.
Older people often suffer from more variable blood pressure that changes from standing to a seated position or even after having a meal.
To evaluate suspected hypertension on elderly patients the blood pressure readings have to be taken while the... Read Full Story
Our blood goes into every part of our body through the arteries and veins. The work of pumping the blood is done by the heart. Over time as we age or due to some improper foods or habits, some problems begin to occur both in the functioning of the heard and as well in the arteries through which the blood flows. As a result of this improper functioning the pressure of the blood begins to become abnormal, as the heart begins to work harder and harder to pump the blood. This is known as high... Read Full Story
Microlife BP3BG1-4K Premium Automatic Blood Pressure Monitor comes equipped with a memory recall mode, which serves as a record of up to 99 measurements each for two users, and is compatible with PC software that BPAnalyzer easily track and graph your progress. Microlife BP3BG1-4K Premium Automatic Blood Pressure Monitor allows you to measure automatically, accurately and record systolic and diastolic blood pressure and heart rate with the touch of a button. Features auto-inflate the arm... Read Full Story
In the United States it is estimated by the American Heart Association that 30% of all adults suffer from high blood pressure. Because there can be no symptoms in the initial stages almost one-third are not even aware that they have it. People can have high blood pressure for years and not know it. Nearly 30% of adults in the United States have high blood pressure and of those over one-third are unaware that they have this condition. These numbers come from the American Heart Association... Read Full Story
For controlling your hypertension, there are two effective yoga exercises that helps lower the blood pressure:
Inverted Yoga
Inverted yoga reverses the action of gravity on the body. The most profound changes led to by Inverted Yoga is in circulation. In inverted poses, legs and abdomen are placed higher than the heart.
Lengthening up through the legs and keep them very active thus your spine opens and the whole body actively involved within the pose.
One in all the reasons for this... Read Full Story
The Importance of Potassium Rich Foods: If you follow a healthy, well-balanced, and plentiful diet of foods high in potassium , it is not likely that you will need to worry about suffering from mineral imbalance. Potassium is naturally found in fresh fruit, vegetables, whole grains, and dairy products. Meat, Poultry and Fish foods are high in potassium too, but an entirely carnivorous diet will be detrimental to your health, causing a rise in acid levels and depleting potassium levels. A... Read Full Story
People who have high blood pressure typically don’t know it until their blood pressure is measured.High blood pressure usually causes no symptoms.Thus, high blood pressure often is labeled "the silent killer."Even if high blood pressure does cause symptoms, the symptoms are usually mild and nonspecific (vague, or suggesting many different disorders).
Sometimes people with high blood pressure have thefollowing symptoms: Headache , Dizziness , Blurred vision , Nausea.
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High fructose corn syrup is an increasingly common sweetener found in processed food and some health advocates blame it in part for the recent rise in obesity. A new study suggests it could also contribute to hypertension, or high blood pressure. Diana Jalal, MD, of the University of Colorado Denver Health Sciences Center, and her colleagues studied the issue in a large representative population of US adults. They examined 4,528 adults 18 years of age or older with no prior history of... Read Full Story
FAQ about High Blood Pressure Answers to your frequently asked questions about high blood pressure , in medical terminology called as hypertension. 1. What are Causes of High Blood Pressure ? Specially in essential hypertension we dont see any cause of high blood pressure , however a variety of conditions -- such as getting little or no exercise, poor diet, obesity, older age, and genetics can lead to high blood pressure. 2. What Is Diastolic and systolic Blood Pressure ? Normally, the blood... Read Full Story
According to the latest study published in the journal Neurology , it has been confirmed that high blood pressure in people can lead to memory loss over a period of time.
A large-scale study, involving nearly 20,000 people over the age of 45, found that high diastolic blood pressure (the lower reading when measuring blood pressure (BP) is more likely to cause cognitive impairment or memory problems and thinking skills, compared to people with normal blood pressure.
The study found... Read Full Story
