Tips for control high blood pressure.
What is blood pressure?
Blood transports the nutrition and oxygen to the cells. the heart pumps the blood all over the body. The force, given by heart to pump the blood is called as blood pressure.
Blood pressure varies from person to person. But normally it is taken as 120/80 mmHg.
What is high blood pressure?
If the blood pressure is increases than the normal range and persist for long time is taken as high blood pressure. Actually, it is not a disease. But it is symptom of other disease.
Blood pressure increases after exercises or if we are excited. But it is normal condition.
How I know if I have high blood?
There is no any exact symptom to identify the high blood pressure. but people believe that the symptoms given below are arising with high blood pressure condition.
- Morning headache
- fainting
- Bleeding through the nose
- Making sounds from ears
- Breathing difficulty
- Sleeplessness
- Nausea and vomiting
- Sweating
But sometimes these symptoms can be seen in person who are not suffering from blood pressure.
So, the best way to identify high blood pressure is measuring the blood pressure using pressure meter.
Nowadays, after 40 years old people are at a risk of high blood pressure. so, it is better to check your blood pressure at least once per three months.
Ready to check blood pressure….
you should take a rest before check blood pressure.
If you check your blood pressure just after meal or after having a coffee or after walking or
If you are not in good mental condition may provide wrong details.
Risk factors
- Age
Most unsafe age is between 40 to 60 years.
- Gender
Female are at a risk in pregnancy period
- Having family history of high blood pressure
- Intake of high amount of salt
- Less intake of potassium
- Intake of oily foods
- Obesity
- Mental stress
- Use alcohol
- Using oral contraceptive pills
- Smoking
- Unnecessary Intake of coffee
- Diabetic patient
Uncontrolled high blood pressure may give,
- Heart attacks
- Paralysis
- Bleeding inside of the brain
- Kidney failure
- Rupture of main vessels
- Blindness
How to control high blood pressure?
You should change your life style. Diet controlling, exercise, and maintaining good mental health may help you to live disease free life.
Diet controlling
- Balance diet should take.
- Should avoided from oily fat containing foods
- Less intake of salt
- Less intake of high protein containing foods
- Avoided from taking alcohol
- Less intake of caffeine.
- Less intake of short eats and artificial foods.
- Add garlic to your diet.
Avoid : table salt, bacon, ham, sausages, salted or preserved fish, sardine, potato chips, salted nuts, salted popcorn, pickles, olives, all types of chees.
Must have : apples, apricots, dates, grapes, melons, orange juice, barley, carrots, cabbage, cucumber, cooked cauliflower, cooked green beans, mushrooms, onions, unsalted margarine, spinach, tomatoes.
Exercises
- Light exercises like walking, jogging with small steps, “yogic” exercises are suitable for controlling high blood pressure.
Mental health
- Having good family background
- Reading books
- Live life with religious activities.
These things help you to maintain your blood pressure in good manner.
Article By Udari
