TREATING HYPERTENSION WITHOUT MEDIC ATION
Blood pressure is the pressure exerted by your
blood against the walls of your blood vessels.
Your heart pumps blood with some pressure
so that it will be able to reach all part of your
body.
This is important...
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TREATING HYPERTENSION WITHOUT MEDIC ATION
Blood pressure is the pressure exerted by your
blood against the walls of your blood vessels.
Your heart pumps blood with some pressure
so that it will be able to reach all part of your
body.
This is important because your cells need the
nutrient and oxygen-rich blood for their energy
requirement.
But sometimes extra pressure is
exerted by your heart and this causes your
blood pressure level to go very high.
The
medical term for high blood pressure is
hypertension.
A blood pressure of 140/90 and
above means you have a high blood pressure.
A lot of people are not aware that they have hypertension and this is because the
symptoms of hypertension are similar with those of other health conditions.
This is also
the reason why it has been tagged as the “silent killer”.
High blood pressure increases
your risk of having a heart disease, kidney failure, eye damage and stroke.
When you have high blood pressure you are most likely to have two or m
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