High Blood Pressure Symptoms
There are no specific visible signs of high blood pressure symptoms, so it is not
surprising that there are probably thousands of people walking the streets today who have a dangerously
high blood pressure level, yet they are completely unaware of it.
The problem with high blood pressure or
hypertension to give it it’s proper name is that it is invisible and very often people are unaware they are
suffering from it until they start suffering from side effects. This is one of the reasons why it is called
“The Silent Killer”
Other medical conditions may be high blood pressure
symptoms
Uncontrolled high blood pressure leads to many different medical conditions such
as:
v Kidney
disease
v Coronary
Disease
v Stroke
Habitual behavior may be seen as high blood pressure
symptoms
There are many different behaviors and factors that contribute to high blood
pressure and they include:
v Excess salt
v Excess sodium [Sodium Chloride]
v Excess alcohol
v Smoking
v Stress (Up to a point)
Other factors that may be construed as high blood pressure
symptoms
Diets that contain excessive amounts of salt and the ingestion
of dietary potassium have both been found to have adverse effects on blood pressure and on a person’s health
generally.
Obesity is another major problem in the Western world. Overweight people are more
liable to have a higher blood pressure than their slim counterpart. The heart and other critical organs of
the body have to work harder which leads to added strain.
Too much alcohol also plays a direct part in high blood pressure [hypertension]. It
has been found in several studies, that the higher the alcohol consumption, the higher the blood pressure.
Research has also shown that moderate drinkers appear to have a lower blood pressure than non
drinkers.
The only true way of ascertaining whether you have high blood pressure or not is by
having it checked by a nurse or doctor. This is a painless procedure, and every adult should have their blood
pressure taken at least on an annual basis. More often if there is a previous history of raised blood
pressure or associated illnesses.
The contraceptive pill can cause amongst other things, the blood pressure to rise so
it is important that all women no matter how young they are have their blood pressure checked on a regular
basis.
Though high blood pressure symptoms are not specific it is not uncommon to find
that people diagnosed with high blood pressure also suffer from headaches, blurred vision, light headedness
and dizziness.
Physical symptoms of high blood pressure
Physical symptoms of high blood pressure can often confuse an attending physician as
they can vary. Therefore it is very important that a thorough examination is made of anyone complaining of
any type of illness and their blood pressure checked at all times. Many instances of high blood pressure have
been found by doctors when they have examined patients who have visited them with completely different
symptoms ....read more about the
physical symptoms of high blood pressure
Research material on high blood pressure symptoms provided by K.
Standerline, State Registered Nurse. UK
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