Blood Pressure Direct

by Amin Motin

Are you aware of the risk of high blood pressure, or hypertension? Do you know how to tell if you're at risk?

Unfortunately, there are many underlying causes of hypertension, or high blood pressure, and it is easy to overlook them in this busy, modern world.

But once you pay attention to high blood pressure you can then find out how to reduce it, or even control it completely.

The normal reading for the average person is usually considered to be 120/80. But it will vary during the day so you cannot take a single reading and base everything on that. You need to Read the rest of this entry »

by Jennifer Bailey

Blood pressure monitors are widely used in homes and offices. They are ideal tools for tracking your health and diagnosing diseases. Since the incidence of blood pressure-related medical conditions are on the increase today, there is a growing need for accurate and affordable blood pressure monitors.

Blood pressure monitors come in variety of shapes and sizes including manual inflation blood pressure monitors and automatic home blood pressure monitors. Pediatric and professional blood pressure monitors are also commonly used today. Durability, stability, affordability, and performance are the Read the rest of this entry »

by Tyson J Stevenson

Blood is circulated through the arteries and veins to all the parts of our body. The pressure by which the blood pushes against the arteries' walls is known as the "blood pressure". Whenever the heart beats it pumps blood into the arteries.

The heart beats 60 to 70 times per minute at rest condition.

As the heart beats while pumping the blood, the pressure of the blood rises and this is known as "systolic pressure". The pressure of the blood falls between the heart beats when the heart is at rest condition and this is known as "diastolic pressure". Both the systolic Read the rest of this entry »

by Brenda Williams

High blood pressure or hypertension damages the coronary artery lining and eventually coronary blockages form. As blood pressure goes up, the blood strikes the side of the arterial wall with greater force. This causes some injury to the lining of the artery and the wall starts to thicken. Then the blood flow is restricted and the heart has to work harder.

Blood pressure is measured as systolic over diastolic. Systolic measures the heart at work, or the pumping of blood as the heart contracts. Diastolic measures the pumping of blood while the heart is resting.

A Read the rest of this entry »

by Coni Anderson

You are probably aware of the side effects and risks associated with taking non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. Let's take a look at ways these controversial painkillers may create more damage than good. US news website ABC recently covered a study published in the American Heart Association (AHA)Journal on high blood pressure. We'll take a peak at the study and then get back to ABC in a moment.

A team from Harvard University (US) analyzed data from the first and second Nurses' Health Studies. Using information from questionnaires, the researchers gathered information on high blood Read the rest of this entry »

by Heather Colman

Lisinopril is one of the medications, which can help in controlling blood pressure. It's a drug that belongs to the angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor class. This drug is mostly used to help patients, who are suffering from hypertension, congestive heart failure, and cardiac arrests. It is also used to prevent renal and retinal complications, which may arise as a result of diabetes.

Captopril and Enalapril are the other two drugs that are ACE inhibitors. These two drugs were used for treatments in the early 1990s, before the introduction of lisinopril. There are several distinguishing Read the rest of this entry »

by Tatyana Turner

Many people don't trust drugs for high blood pressure; they prefer natural way of dealing with it. Luckily for you, several herbs are very effective to control this common condition. Discover how you can use herbs for high blood pressure to treat hypertension and to improve your health.

Herbs have always been used successfully to treat many conditions. And hypertansion treatment is not an exception. Of course, herbs don't give a dramatic effect like drugs, but their effect is more long term. Also herbs are safer and don't produce dangerous side effects.

Herbs used to treat Read the rest of this entry »

by Adam Douglas

Over 80 percent of patients who suffer from high blood pressure do not necessarily know that their blood pressure is high as the symptoms are often confused with the more general headaches, the lack of fitness or the common cold. Over the years, high blood pressure has been known as the "silent killer" because the causes of high blood pressure are hard to pinpoint and trace. Millions of people are completely oblivious to the fact that they have been having high blood pressure for years and just leave it undetected and untreated. When this condition continues, it could cause severe damage to your internal Read the rest of this entry »

by Erol Orderland

High blood pressure medicines can literally mean the difference between life and death. The "silent killer" strikes without warning. A seemingly healthy adult can be vibrant one moment and on the way to the morgue the next. Since hypertension is common among older citizens, occasional testing is recommended to monitor any physical changes, before strokes and heart attacks unexpectedly cut lives short. Although a plethora of medicines are available to lower blood pressure, individuals need to know how the medicine affects blood pressure health, and to carefully follow the dosing instructions.

Some Read the rest of this entry »

by Gwen Tanner

If you suffer from high blood pressure headaches, you have probably resorted to taking medications such as aspirin or ibuprofen. Unfortunately, when taking such medications, you run the risk of side effects.

Being that you have high blood pressure, which may already cause dizziness, blurred vision and nausea, it is best that you avoid adding to those symptoms. When you take medications such as asprin or ibuprofen tablets, you run the risk of suffering from their side effects which can also include dizziness and queasiness as well as a host of others. So, the medicines that you chose to Read the rest of this entry »