26/11/2017
High blood pressure, also called hypertension, is the phenomenon where the pressure in your arteries is higher than it should be.
Blood pressure is the force of blood pushing against the walls of the arteries as the heart pumps blood.
If this pressure remains consistently high,it can cause many severe damage in the body,If this High Blood pressure is Left untreated,high blood pressure can lead to health problems such as heart diseases,
stroke, kidney failure, and more.
What Is Considered High Blood Pressure?
If your doctor consistently reads your blood pressure as 140/90 mmHg (millimeters of mercury) or higher,
you will most likely be diagnosed with high blood pressure
Prevalence:
Hypertension is a very common condition,in both developing countries and industrialized nations.
Risk Factors:
The following can increase your chances for developing high blood pressure
Older age: The risk of high blood pressure increases as you age.
Race:Blacks tend to develop hypertension earlier in life and often experience more severe cases that lead to serious complications
such as stroke, heart attack, and kidney failure.
Family history: Having a family history of high blood pressure can also increase your risk,
as the condition tends to run in families.
Being overweight: The more you weigh,the more blood you need to supply oxygen and nutrients to your tissues,
as the volume of blood circulated through your blood vessels increases, so does the pressure on your artery walls.
Sedentary lifestyle: Being inactive is often linked to factors that can increase your heart rate,such as obesity and type 2 diabetes.
And the higher your heart rate is, the harder your heart has to work.
To***co use: When you smoke or chew to***co, your blood pressure rises temporarily,Smoking increases your tendency to have high blood pressure,
Being exposed to secondhand smoke also can increase your blood pressure.
Dietary choices:
What you choose to eat (and not to eat) can increase your risk for hypertension,
including the following:
•Too much salt (sodium) can cause your body to retain fluid, which increases blood pressure.
•Since potassium helps balance the amount of sodium in your cells,not getting enough potassium can lead to too much sodium in your blood.
Alcohol consumption: Drinking more than two drinks a day for men and more than one drink a day for women may affect your blood pressure.
Stress: Being under intense stress can lead to a temporary increase in blood pressure.
Moreover, if you try to cope with stress by overeating, using to***co, or drinking alcohol,all these can contribute to your high blood pressure.
Chronic conditions: Having kidney disease, sleep apnea,or diabetes can affect blood pressure.
Pregnancy: Being pregnant can cause an increase in blood pressure.
Birth control: Women who take birth control pills are at greater risk of developing high blood pressure.
But this is the good news,the solution is right here,
we offer you solution to your blood pressure crisis with our 100% natural supplements “High BP pack “which reduces your blood pressure to the normal rate
and keeps it steady to give you a healthy life....
let’s talk about it now.....
kindly reach us on the contact;
+2348079535675,(call or whatsApp)....
Also visit our website for more information;
wwww.livingcare.com.ng
SALAU ORIGBEMILEKE,
YOUR HEALTH CONSULTANT......