Saturday, November 14, 2009

Ways To Treat Hypertension

By Christian Goodman

High blood pressure is called Hypertension. As a rule of thumb, a person is labeled "hypertensive" when blood pressure is above the ideal 120/80.

The pressure at which your blood is exerting against the walls of your blood vessels is calculated to know your blood pressure. When you get a higher number, it means that more pressure is being forced against those walls.

Just think of a balloon with water. When more and more water fills in the balloon stretches and gets thin. When you put more water into the balloon it will reach it's breaking point some time.

The same will happen with your blood vessels. The can break when your blood pressure gets very high. If a vessel bursts in the brain you will suffer a stroke. The same if it bursts in the heart you will suffer a heart attack.

With any symptoms the blood pressure can become life threatening. Blood pressure is also termed as silent killer.

The bottom number, or the diastolic pressure, measures the pressure within the blood vessels in between beats, when your heart is temporarily at rest. The top number of a blood pressure reading, or the systolic pressure, measures the pressure within the blood vessels with each 'beat' of the heart as it pumps blood out.

Among these the bottom number is often seen as more critical. If your diastolic pressure is over the ideal number of 80, this means that extreme pressure is being exerted on your vessels, even when your heart is at rest.

Losing weight, exercising regularly, non smoking are the best ways to lower your blood pressure.

But the best way is you can avail of my Hypertension Program, which I designed to lower your chances of heart attack or stroke by lowering your blood pressure to acceptable levels. What's more, it does not involve drastic lifestyle changes or hours of sweating in a gym.

It is composed of simple exercises that you can do easily, but the result is nothing short of life-saving.

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