Hypertension Causes, Prevention and Treatment

Hypertension Causes, Prevention and Treatment

Andrew Johnston of Charlotte couldn't believe it. Dr. Cook at the Charlotte East Clinic broke the bad news. He had arterial high blood pressure.

Andrew had a good excuse. After all, as a field vice president in Pennwalt Corp, he certainly had his share of stress. And, let's not even talk about the pipe smoking.

According to Dr. Cook just being male was a strike against him. The fact that he was 40 years old certainly didn't help.

Unfortunately, arterial hypertension rarely causes any symptoms until it has caused damage to the blood vessels. In fact, hypertension can be impressively high before there are any symptoms.

Your blood pressure goes up and down throughout the day. If you run up a flight of stairs your pressure will go up. Even if you just see a exciting scene on your home theater you will see a rise in your blood pressure.

If you took your pressure right after that, it would give you a false impression.

Things you eat, drink and smoke can also increase your pressure. Caffeine drinks like coffee will do the same. Nicotine from chewing tobacco stimulates the heart to increase your pressure as well.

You may think that alcohol relaxes you, but the long term effects of all those alcohol, cocktails, and liquers drinks take their toll as well.

Spending too much time in your favorite recliner instead of getting some exercise increases your chances of blood pressure problems.

Fortunately, there are many places you can get your blood pressure checked today. Many stores and pharmacies have automatic blood pressure machines you can use. Just sit down for a couple minutes and get it checked. If you pressure is up slightly three different times, you should see a doctor. If it is over about 160 just once, you should also seek medical advice.

Rest makes your pressure go down. Because of that, the best time to take your blood pressure is when you first get up in the morning.

But, back to Andrew. His family history made a big difference in his hypertension. He had a father who died at age 59 of a ruptured aortic aneurysm. Genetics can really increase your chances of needing treatment for hypertension.

Fortunately, these days, there is a lot you can do to decrease hypertension.

Changing your diet will definitely help. You will improve your blood pressure as well as your overall health by increasing your intake of fruits and vegetables. You should get regular exercise, lots of water and a good night's sleep. If you can stop using tobacco and limit or cut out your alcohol altogether that will help a great deal.

If you don't completely normalize your blood pressure by those means, many different medications are available today that will help. You will want to find a physician that you can work with on keeping your pressure normal.

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