High Blood Pressure. . . is it treatable by Natural means? Learn more about this dangerous condition and a Natural Treatment.
High Blood Pressure is thought to be virtually epidemic in the United States. This is a life threatening condition. Why is it dangerous? We will cover many of the reasons in this article.
High Blood Pressure is also called Hypertension. It is also referred to as HTN or HPN when doctors use it on medical charts. Medical people most often use the term Hypertension when speaking of this condition. Although there are medical treatments for Hypertension, there also appear to be Natural treatments for this condition.
What is High Blood Pressure? High Blood Pressure is a medical condition in which the blood pressure is chronically too high. In current usage, the word “hypertension”without a qualifier normally refers to systemic arterial hypertension.
There are two classifications of Hypertension. They are either Essential (primary) or Secondary. Essential hypertension is when no specific medical cause can be found to explain this condition. Secondary hypertension is when high blood pressure is caused by another condition, such as tumors or kidney problems.
What are the dangers of chronic high blood pressure? There are many.
Persistent hypertension is one of the great risk factors for strokes, heart attacks, heart failure and arterial aneurysm. It is a leading cause of chronic kidney failure. So, hypertension is an important indicator in the human body as far as disease in the future is concerned.
Even moderate elevation of arterial blood pressure leads to shortened life expectancy. At severely high pressures (defined as mean arterial pressures 50% or more above average) a person can expect to live no more than a few years unless appropriately treated. Thus, treatment should certainly not be overlooked.
For those who are older than 50, hypertension is considered to be present when their systolic blood pressure is consistently 140 mm Hg or greater or when the diastolic blood pressure is consistently 90 mm Hg or greater.
With a systolic pressure starting at 115 and diastolic pressure of 75 (commonly written as 115/75 mm Hg), cardiovascular disease risk doubles for each increment of 20/10.
Prehypertension (defined as blood pressure from 121/81 mm Hg) is a designation chosen to identify individuals at high risk The Mayo Clinic specifies that blood pressure is normal if it is 120/80 or below.
Persons with blood pressures over 130/80 mm Hg along with Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes, or kidney disease are at risk and recommendations are to promptly seek out further treatment. Today, it is possible to have a small, hand-held instrument which reads ones blood pressure. Those with any of the conditions or diseases mentioned above would be wise to have such an indicator — and to use it with regularity.