High Blood Pressure Causes
There are thousands upon thousands of people with high blood pressure who are completely unaware of their situation or the high blood pressure causes that created that situation. Hypertension is referred to as the silent killer for a reason ... it often goes undetected. The potential consequences: stroke, coronary disease, and kidney disease.
Here are the primary contributing factors to this condition:
- Too much alcohol
- Too much salt
- Obesity
- Stress (to a point)
Alcohol plays an interesting role in the regulation of blood pressure. Too much alcohol and there's an increase of hypertension. However, according to some studies, the moderate consumption of alcohol can actually help to lower a person's blood pressure to a level below a non-drinker. It's a tricky balancing act, though. Moderation is definitely the rule.
Most people have heard, or are aware through other channels, that salt intake can have a direct influence on blood pressure. Salt helps to regulate the body's blood volume, it's blood pressure, and blood vessel flexitility. When there's an increase in blood volume or a restriction of the blood vessels, blood pressure rises. Hence, the connection between salt and hypertension.
As it does with so many other functions of the body, obesity can also negatively affect your hypertension. High blood pressure is twice as common in adults who are obese than in those who are at a healthy weight. Added weight taxes all the vital organs, including the heart, and can lead to stroke and coronary disease.
Stress can cause a rise in blood pressure, however the rise is generally temporary. Current studies have yet to determine the long-term effects of stress as it applies to hypertension, though it's long been assumed that there is a connection. It appears logical that if stress can cause temporary rises in blood pressure, if such rises occur often enough, there should be damage to your blood vessels, heart and kidneys much the same as there is with persistent high blood pressure.
Though symptoms of hypertension or high blood pressure are not common, some people may complain of headaches, blurred vision, light headedness and dizziness. The only true way of ascertaining whether you have high blood pressure or not is by having it checked by a medical practitioner. It's recommended that every adult should have their blood pressure checked at least once a year. The procedure is quick and painless.
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