Dangerous High Blood Pressure
Posted on 16. Oct, 2009 by Bret Finnego in Diet & Nutrition
Its easy to walk about day after day without a second thought about your health, but you do not have to feel sick for there to be a problem. Blood pressure is one of those health issues that seems to go unchecked and I should know because I never got mine checked and it was high without my knowledge, there are plenty more walking around with the same condition.
Why not buy yourself your own blood pressure monitor and then you can check your families as well as your own. A good Pharmacy will also do a check for you or there is always your Doctor, its only a quick procedure. Don’t wait for your health to be at risk before you think about taking this simple test, you can feel perfectly healthy and still have high blood pressure.
Get your BP checked a least once per year or more so if you have had or have high blood pressure. Don’t let the fact that you might be a young person stop you from having the test, Hypertension can affect the young as well as the old, so do not hide behind that excuse.
It is possible to lower blood pressure naturally through some changes that can be made to the way you live your life. So there is no reason to go straight onto medication to bring down your blood pressure. It can be changed with some effort on your part.
Any good Doctor will first advise on the possible changes that can be made to your lifestyle after a short investigation into your present lifestyle, so for your own good it pays to be totally honest about what you eat, drink and how much exercise you do on a regular basis.
Take note of the recommendations that your Doctor has given you with regard to the changes that are needed to make a difference to your Blood pressure. This will give you the best chance of lowering you blood pressure and keeping it in the normal range in the future.
Avoid consuming to much salt as to much can raise the blood pressure so cutting down could reverse this, the same goes for alcohol and smoking, these are just a few things that could make and quick difference, but there are lots more things to help. Start a proper exercise routine, after talking to your Doctor and sort out that diet, make it healthier with lots of fresh fruit and vegetables.
Do not put off having your blood pressure checked any longer, do it for yourself and for your family. it will not take long, it may well be normal which will be good news, but you can still revise your lifestyle for the better. If it is high then take the steps needed to reduce it to the normal level and avoid the medication if possible. Remember your health is important, what are you without it.
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