2006-07-27 08:02:42 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Heart Diseases
What Is High Blood Pressure?
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Blood pressure is the force in the arteries when the heart beats (systolic pressure) and when the heart is at rest (diastolic pressure).
What Can I Do?
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High blood pressure is a lifelong disease. It can usually be controlled but not cured. Once you begin to manage it and start a treatment program, maintaining a lower blood pressure is easier. By controlling your high blood pressure, you'll lower your risk of diseases like stroke, heart attack, heart failure and kidney disease. You can do it!
The first thing to do is to have your blood pressure checked. If you have high blood pressure, you can do a lot to reduce it. Work with your doctor to determine the best treatment for you.
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It may include reducing the fat (particularly saturated fat) in your diet, eating less salt, and changing your lifestyle by losing weight and getting regular physical activity.
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Quitting smoking is also important to reduce your overall risk for heart attack and stroke.
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Your doctor may recommend reducing how much alcohol you drink.
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Many medicines also can help reduce and control high blood pressure. Your doctor will decide whether you need medicine in addition to dietary and lifestyle changes.
Be sure to look at our patient education sheets on high blood pressure. These can be printed out and taken to your physician. There are spaces for you to ask questions and for your physician to write special instructions for you.
How Can I Reduce High Blood Pressure?
This information sheet discusses the following steps for treating your high blood pressure:
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Lose weight if you’re overweight.
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Eat a healthy diet low in saturated fat, cholesterol and salt.
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Be more physically active.
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Limit alcohol to no more than one drink per day for women or two drinks a day for men.
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Take medicine the way your doctor tells you.
* Know what your blood pressure should be and work to keep it at that level.
2006-07-27 08:12:17 · answer #1 · answered by Brittany B 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are some pretty good suggestions here but I think something has been overlooked because it's not always present. Barring any obvious problems, most of which are mentioned here, there is a renal (kidney) component. Circulation to the kidneys influences blood pressure and the vessels to and from can get blocked just like any other in the body. Talk to your doctor. If everything else checks out and you're doing what you can to fix it they may want to do an arteriogram of your renal vessels to see if that's the culprit. Hope this helps. Jeff the nurse in Nashville
2006-07-30 17:03:59 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stress, alcohol, smoking and family genetics are the leading causes for hypertension (High Blood Pressure). Regular exercising, eating correctly with lots of veggies and fruits; lessen your fried food intake; and getting your proper rest. Not getting a full night sleep can raise your pressure. If you think its out of control, contact your doctor immediately. Its called the "Silent Killer"; because it can lead to heart attacks, stroke, or even blindness. It's victims never see it coming; until it hits. Take care and good luck!
2006-07-27 08:09:20 · answer #3 · answered by Swordfish 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can't do anything High blood pressure is known as the "Silent killer" A Dr. can give your wife the correct medications. It also depends on what might be causing it. Please see a Dr. Stay away from salt, although salt does not cause high pressure in everyone.
2016-03-16 06:34:12 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
blood pressure is very sensitive to salt intake.
most americans eat way too much salt.
eliminate salt from diet (not just added salt but check the ingredients in things for sodium or salt).
start there.
of course if there are drugs involved i cannot help (like cocaine or something might do it).
2006-07-27 08:07:19 · answer #5 · answered by Sufi 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nerves and food those almost caze high pressure so u have to little frome oil in food and little from salt and be quit all time this is magic solution as i do
2006-07-27 08:09:22 · answer #6 · answered by susu s 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
blood pressure can be cause by obesity
i think doing excerise will help
2006-07-27 08:07:12 · answer #7 · answered by Ibrar 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
constricted blood vessels make BP go up
2006-07-27 08:05:42 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
high colestrial. eat healthier foods
2006-07-27 08:07:06 · answer #9 · answered by Veronica 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋