Living with High Blood Pressure
The strange thing about high blood pressure is the widespread physical damage it can cause before a single symptom appears. A person can be feeling just fine, yet that hypertension (another word for high blood pressure) is increasing risk of serious afflictions, including heart attack and stroke.
Blood pressure is determined by the amount of blood your heart pumps and the amount of resistance to blood flow in your arteries. The more blood your heart pumps and the narrower your arteries, the higher your blood pressure.
Fortunately, high blood pressure can be easily detected. And once you know you have high blood pressure, you can work with your doctor to control it.
Traditional medicine prescribes drugs to control hypertension. The drugs result in unwanted side effects, so more drugs are prescribed to control the side effects – it becomes a vicious circle. Beta-blockers, diuretics and calcium channel blockers are most usually prescribed for hypertension, but these are classes of drugs and there are hundreds of brand names and sizes of doses.
Nutrition plays a major role in maintaining normal blood pressure. Various supplements – actually a triad of three supplements – have been recommended by a leading cardiologist. A combination of coenzyme Q-10, L carnitine and D-ribose have been found to bring the blood pressure down. There are other natural alternative herbal supplements which have been shown to lower the blood pressure in many studies.
Additionally, a healthy diet will help lower blood pressure. It is not necessary to eat only green leafy vegetables and fish to attain a healthy diet, but most people could use some moderation in their diets. A healthy diet also helps shed extra pounds which in turn helps lower blood pressure.
Exercise is another important aspect of a natural program to lower blood pressure. A walk around the block will lower blood pressure, and other forms of exercise assist as well.
There’s no need to resort to drugs and their side effects for a normal blood pressure. You can work with a nutritionist and doctor and use a combination of diet, supplements and exercise and get a better result.
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