When someone suffers from hypertension, we mean that your blood pressure is too high. This can occur drinking age, inherited genetic factors or organic disorders or even stress, obesity, smoking and other unhealthy habits. Although hypertension usually presents no direct symptoms and many do not realize they have it, sometimes evidenced by dizziness, extreme tiredness, [...]
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After 30 years there are many lifestyles that most often affect our health. You know that an unbalanced diet is a major risk factor for many diseases, including hypertension.
Hypertensives are prohibited sodium intake directly affects blood pressure, but there are other habits or factors that may also affect both hypertensive patients [...]
In the treatment of hypertension, a proper diet are necessary to individual needs, control of sodium and a series of recommendations to guide the person towards a healthier lifestyle.
The current consumption of salt (sodium chloride) in our country is above the real needs of this mineral. Too much sodium is related to fluid retention in [...]
About 90 to 95 percent of all cases of high blood pressure is what is called primary or essential hypertension. This means that you know the real cause of high blood pressure, but there are various factors related to the disease. The risk of hypertension is higher if you:
* A family history of hypertension.
* It [...]
Hypertension, the medical term for high blood pressure is known as “the silent killer.” At least 72 million Americans suffer from hypertension and as many as 20 million of them do not even know it. Untreated, high blood pressure greatly increases the risk of a heart attack or stroke (or stroke).
The heart pumps blood through [...]