Blood Pressure Direct

by Mike Herman

High blood pressure can be a serious health problem.

High blood pressure, or hypertension, is a common risk factor for heart disease and kidney disease and a host of other health problems.

Heart disease remains the number one killer of adults in the U.S. and one in four adults have high blood pressure as a health issue.

Some adults are aware of their high blood pressure and the health issues it can cause, and others are not.

High blood pressure can't be cured, but it can be managed with medications, a healthy diet, and moderate exercise, among Read the rest of this entry »

by David Riewe

Knowing about your body can be very beneficial to your health as you age. Knowing about your blood pressure can help prevent strokes, heart disease and kidney disease. In this article you will find everything you should know about your blood pressure.

Anyone can have high blood pressure. It doesn't matter your age, race, ethnicity or gender. Many people suffer from high blood pressure and have a higher risk of strokes and heart diseases than those with regular blood pressure.

What is high blood pressure?

High blood pressure is the force Read the rest of this entry »

by Keith Londrie

High blood pressure (hypertension) is among the first causes of stroke. Almost 70% of all strokes are caused by hypertension, the statistics say. Moreover a person with hypertension is four times more likely to have stroke than a person with healthy blood pressure.

Having read the above, you probably have at least a few questions ready in your mind. We have tried to answer them below.

What is blood pressure?

Blood pressure is the measurement of the force that the blood exercises over the arteries walls when passing through. If the hypertension is high the blood is Read the rest of this entry »

by Rita Lambros-Segur, M.H.

Sounds ridiculous, doesn't it? Well, that's what many renowned natural health practitioners refer high blood pressure to.

What causes hypertension or high blood pressure? Some people think it's being overweight, stress, salt and a host of other factors.

Here's another idea. Your blood becomes dirty. Normally, the dirt is filtered out by the liver. But eventually your liver gets dirty too. So your blood can't flow easily through the liver, and it gets blocked. Often medical doctors put patients on blood thinners to thin it out to work it through the liver.

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by Jamesina Goulbourne

Do you really want to control high blood pressure naturally but fear you will lose the battle? Then the first point you need to understand is that it all starts in the deep recesses of the mind. Your thinking patterns! You`ve heard of the saying "You are what you eat", well the same rings true with " You are what you think!" because thoughts transfer into actions.

As an exercise: I want you to think which of the following personalities best fits you, and then see how you can start to implement those thoughts into actions.

Are you a person who likes a challenge? What Read the rest of this entry »

by David Silva

The most recent blood pressure guidelines have adjusted some of the previous high blood pressure numbers and the way they're interpreted. If your readings are coming in higher than 140 mm Hg systolic and/or higher than 90 mm Hg diastolic, you're now considered to have hypertension.

Treatment is designed to get your numbers below these levels. In fact, if you've got diabetes or chronic kidney disease, treatment should reduce the numbers below 130 mm systolic and less than 80 mm diastolic.

Those with a systolic reading of 120 to 139 mm Hg or a diastolic reading of 80 to 89 Read the rest of this entry »

by Brue Baker

The dangerous thing about most medical conditions that relate to the heart, such as high blood pressure, are that there are often no symptoms that indicate a problem. The only way to know if your heart is healthy is to see a doctor once a year for a checkup.

Getting a blood pressure reading is imperative in diagnosing high blood pressure. If you haven't had your blood pressure taken before the procedure is painless, non-invasive, and easy.

Basically, the nurse on hand will wrap a cuff around your arm, inflate it and then deflate it, while listening to your heartbeat. What Read the rest of this entry »

by Jan Oliver

Hypertension, also known as high blood pressure, can be an extremely dangerous condition. It is often called the "silent killer" due to the fact that people who are suffering from hypertension or high blood pressure are often unaware of it until they are struck with a sudden heart attack or stroke. In many cases high blood pressure is not identified until a checkup at the doctor's, often for some unrelated problem. So it's important not to take any unnecessary risks and to pay attention to the following hypertension symptoms that you could suffer from.

It's true that it's easy to Read the rest of this entry »

by Jan Oliver

One of the most important pieces of medical data about your body is your blood pressure. A key component in understanding blood pressure is the ability to read blood pressure charts. Blood pressure is analogous to the water pressure of water going through plumbing in your house or through your garden hose.

Blood pressure is measured by two different numbers – diastolic blood pressure is the pressure (measured in milligrams of mercury) between beats of your heart, and systolic blood pressure is the amount of pressure put on your arteries when your heart is contracted, forcing blood Read the rest of this entry »

by Armughan Riaz

Are you looking for Blood Pressure Monitors? This article will give you comprehensive information about all types of blood pressure monitors.Taking your blood pressure and keeping a record of the measurements is important. It will give you and your doctor information, how much your blood pressure changes during the day. Blood pressure monitor is an important tool in tracking your blood pressure. It is important to keep track of your blood pressure to monitor your condition. Blood pressure monitor detects your both systolic and diastolic pressure. Having this kind of tool will help you understand more Read the rest of this entry »