What Are The Latest Hypertension High Blood Pressure Treatments?
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What Hypertension? Hypertension is a fancy medical word for high blood pressure. Your blood carries nutrients and oxygen to your body, and to take the waste, such as carbon dioxide. The heart pumps blood through “pipes” – the blood vessels called arteries and the blood returns to heart via veins. Blood pressure is the “push” the blood on the walls of arteries. It’s good to have blood pressure – if blood pressure is zero; this means that there is no blood moving through the arteries! But as the water pipes in a house, if the blood is pushed too hard in the walls of the vessels could be damaged.
Extra pressure may also contribute to blood clots that block blood flow required to brain. Hypertension can lead to dangerous conditions, including heart failure (when the heart has to work very hard just to get the blood moving around the body), stroke (interference with blood flow to the brain), and renal disease, to name few. How do I know if I’m in danger? While having a family history of hypertension may increase the risk for hypertension, not all People with hypertension have family members with it.
Hypertension is generally “asymptomatic” – most people have developed symptoms like – you control your blood pressure should be part of regular healthcare. How high blood pressure diagnosed? When your blood pressure is taken at a clinic or doctor’s office, the result is a mysterious figure like this: 120 / 80The first / top number is called “systolic” (SIS-tall-ick) blood pressure; The second / bottom, diastolic pressure. The American Heart Association recommends that the highest number in adults should not exceed 120 and the bottom no more than 80 (children have different areas of healthy blood pressure in different age groups – ask your pediatrician if you are concerned ). If your systolic pressure is between 140 to 159 and / or diastolic pressure is between 90 and 99 is considered mild hypertension. Moderate to severe hypertension, including systolic pressure above 160 and / or diastolic over 100.
The treatment of high blood pressure is one of the most important areas of modern medicine. Quality care and treatment of blood pressure can reduce the risk of death, the risk of stroke and the risk of heart attack or coronary disease. The British Hypertension Society produced guidelines in 2004.
This is what recommends. Blood Pressure Measurement all adults should have a blood pressure at least once every five years until the age of 80 – and more often thereafter. If blood pressure reading is borderline or high then the frequency of inspections should be increased to at least year. Nobody should be noted that he has high blood pressure If you do not sit at least four different indications confirm the problem.
Some people with suspected high blood pressure will need a twenty-four hours ambulatory blood pressure monitoring blood pressure check. High Treatment Lifestyle measures should form the initial basis of high blood pressure, loss treatment. Weight reduce levels of blood pressure almost everyone. High alcohol consumption has long been associated with high blood pressure readings. Diet should be modified to reduce salt intake, reducing saturated fats, increase fatty fish or fish oil capsules and increase consumption fresh fruits and vegetables.
Exercise – walking is best – for thirty minutes three times a week can significantly lower high blood pressure medicine levels. High blood pressure is a better choice than a physician with full access to your medical history and examination of any other health problems you may have. Most suffer from high blood pressure need more than one type of medicine to achieve good control of blood pressure. The target blood pressure level should be below 140/85 or below 130/80 if you suffer from diabetes and blood pressure.
Arnold talks with Joe about how he cured his high blood pressure with a raw food diet. After being on high blood pressure medication for 4 years he was able to stop taking the medicine as a result of going on an all raw diet.
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Question by Nick: What is considered high blood pressure for a 19 year old?
When I was at school, my university doctor diagnosed me with high blood pressure. I took medication (Atenol sp?) for a while before running out and summer vacation starting. I saw my family doctor at home now 3 months into summer vacation, and he said my blood pressure is fine.
I recently decided to log my blood pressure over the past month. Thus far in the morning it’s averaging at 135/79, and at night 136/85. Hypertension starts at 140/90, which it looks like I’m just beneath. My family doctor says im in the 95th percentile for my age in blood pressure, but 95 still in the range that it’s normal…
Should I be getting a third opinion? Could it be higher because of the stress at school? Should I be taking blood pressure meds? I really dont wanna die of a heart attack when I’m 35, so advice is appreciated here.
Best answer:
Answer by cheryl v
You need to take the advice of your Dr.You are with in normal range but you are still borderline,what they call prehypertntion and you dont want it to get higher than that,you need to keep track of it and take it often it can rise and you not know it thats why they call it the silent killer.
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SuperSanfrancis | Feb 1, 2010 | Reply
@NYCman530 Maybe you would be interested to know what happens to rats when they are fed 20% animal protein vs what happens when they are fed 5% animal protein? Better yet, what happens when they are fed plant base protein? You can find out by reading reviews of “THE CHINA STUDY” book at Amazon.com
SuperSanfrancis | Feb 1, 2010 | Reply
@dillon822 Hi, respectfully, I used to think like you, after I read ” The China Study ” Check the reviews in Amazon. I no longer eat animal products, I’m no longer sick, I fell better now.
Crosisborg | Feb 1, 2010 | Reply
Arnold is a terrible interviewer. He interrupts his guests way too much.
Crosisborg | Feb 1, 2010 | Reply
@muttr Sorry no. The health sciences are backing away from the high sodium/ high BP link. If you have a healthy diet and proper exercise then the salt in soy sauce is completely irrelevent.
morisssey | Feb 1, 2010 | Reply
hey people don’t eat any medecine!!! Get C, D vitamins, potassiuma and magnesium and 20-30 minutes of fast walking, get sweat ! And no processed food just homemade meals! Eat meatless tacos, fajitas, nachoos, chinese (all meatless)
morisssey | Feb 1, 2010 | Reply
Thanks for your advise. I’m alway buying low sodium Kwong Brand (2% or 15% sodium) . My problem is a lack of exercise. Also i love cheese which is loaded with sodium too.. 20 min. of fast walking on treadmill drops my blood pressure 10mg but most of the time i can’t find time for it . Right now i don’t exercise and I’m at 130/90. If i would exercise awould be 120/80 or so. I don’t eat meat for a year , but once a month i have some meat meal like koser hot dogs or burger.
muttr | Feb 1, 2010 | Reply
@morisssey You know that soy sauce is loaded with sodium. That is alot of salt in your diet. Pretty much you guarantee getting high bp with that diet. Don’t take my advice take a nutritional class from your local college or talk to dietitian. Also common sense
tayman1975 | Feb 1, 2010 | Reply
You like you have.
Digit3537 | Feb 1, 2010 | Reply
Is this man on the left singe? I don’t believe it
Digit3537 | Feb 1, 2010 | Reply
Is this man on the left single? I don’t believe it
Dynaverse | Feb 1, 2010 | Reply
I have this horrible stream of illness, im 25. Id really like to get in contact with you arnold, i have megan on my fb, can i contact you throgh her?
I have a story to tell, if i can even lower 1 medication an keep it normal ill be happy. Im sick of being sick, and sick of my pressure medication side effects
tbursee | Feb 1, 2010 | Reply
I’m on high blood pressur emedicien now. .Sometimne I notice when I forget to take it , my blood pressure is still pretty much the same. I hate taking the pills though. I’ve started eating better and I do an hour a day on the eliptical machine.
morisssey | Feb 1, 2010 | Reply
Well, I dropped my high BP with eating NO animal fat at all = NO Cholesterol,NO eggs. I eat delicius warm chinese homemade food , lot of garlic, veggies, olive oil, mushrooms and soy sauce. I can’t eat so much raw veggies and fruits, it’s no fun. I love warm meals as mongolian mushrooms, vegetable stir fries with rice, mexican meals with NO animal fat, NO meat, The blood pressure drops this way nicely down!
villagefem | Feb 1, 2010 | Reply
IKeep up the good work … Handsome…..winks.
LauraBeachnut | Feb 1, 2010 | Reply
1:12 – 1:13 “WTF dude, can I talk? WTF did you invite me on here for if you are gonna wag yer gums. STFU dude”
jessomglol | Feb 1, 2010 | Reply
@dillon822
lots and lots and LOTS of vegetables and other raw foods such as nuts, hemp, spirulina have EFAs and “real” protein. Mexico used Spirulina algae as their main source of protein for over 5000 years.
Burleyson | Feb 1, 2010 | Reply
Arnold I love these videos. Both the videos and you are 110% hokie but I still cant stop watching these videos. BTW I think eating raw is the way to go. You are a good man, possibly a minsh.
mkmason2002 | Feb 1, 2010 | Reply
Yes, he is a good lookin’ guy!
korvix | Feb 1, 2010 | Reply
@dillon822 yes but not the commercial frozen burgers full of chemicals and dead enzyms
dillon822 | Feb 1, 2010 | Reply
meat is actually good, we need it to power our brains, we need the essential fatty acids and real protien. its how we evolved….
therawfooddiet | Feb 1, 2010 | Reply
I happen to view your video, and was kind of impressed by your work. Great job! Try to watch my video thanks~~
amphaynes | Feb 1, 2010 | Reply
well before it was high, i even had to go to the hospital cause i was having an anxiety attack because of it and that made it worse…it was around 160/100, but i bought a juicer and read up on veggies that are supposed to lower HBP and it has worked…i juice celery, asparagus, kale, carrots, beets, cucumbers. chard, broccoli, spinach, and other weird stuff i can find at a farmers market…not necessary all together. worth a shot cause regardless all that stuff is really healthy anyways
Desolator1 | Feb 1, 2010 | Reply
@amphaynes how long did it take you to drop your blood pressure to normal? By juicing you mean drink a lot of juice or eat a lot of fruits or both? What was your earlier BP? 115/73 is superb BP! Well done! Hope to get somewhere close to that soon…
amphaynes | Feb 1, 2010 | Reply
@Desolator1 ..i am 28 in the exact same boat, weight 178, 6″1 and workout including a lot of cardio…my HBP is caused by anxiety, but i dropped my medicines and took up juicing it has worked wonders. now my blood pressure is pretty consistantly at 115/73 or so.
Desolator1 | Feb 1, 2010 | Reply
hmm interesting, I have 138/82 wich is a handicap level for a 20 year old physicly active guy. My organs like heart and kidneys are in perfect shape and I don’t smoke or drink or anything like that. However I hate fruits, barely eat any at all but I do like vegetables. Doctors have no idea why I have HBP and I hate ANY kind of medication yet I am cused to use BP pills for the rest of my days. Looks like I will give fruits a try, hopefully I can get better…eat balanced food people
Ronald | Feb 1, 2010 | Reply
there is a lot of factor about u hbp, family gen, u dad or u mam has hbp too?? or bad diet , u have a hbp for sure and u have to take the atenol for a while in conjunction with a strict diet, try only vegetables, no salt, no sugar, change the white sugar for the brown, no sweets, change the sweets for fruits, no rice, change the rice for steam potatoes, on Saturday and Sunday eat meat white and red, avoid the fish and crab ..ah for sure avoid the coca cola and other sodas, avoid the orange juice and other no natural juices change for natural juices -avoid the sugar-. Avoid the alcohol and dont smoke. Do exercises Monday to Friday if you get tired only Monday to Thursday and rest Friday Saturday and Sunday, with 30 minutes run in the tread mil -4- is enough, and do abs and lift weight. Well i think is not the stress at the school maybe a little bit but for sure is about your body, maybe when u go to the doctor u get a little bit nervous, try to use u own bp machine at the school or in u free time anytime and u can check or usually at the supermarket. But for sure take u meds and keep u diet this is for long time, but dont worry everything is g b OK, u dont need to go to another doc is OK is not the end of the world.