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What Is Dangerous Blood Pressure

By: Steven McCarthy

A healthy blood pressure reading of 120 over 80 says your cardiovascular system is operating properly and doing just fine. On the other hand, readings of 120-139/80-89 are an indication of pre hypertension, and you need to know this before damage is done.

Millions of people have high blood pressure for years and not even know it. High blood pressure over a period of years, when left untreated, can cause serious damage to your internal organs and can even develop fatal complications. Your risk of heart attack and stroke are greatly increased with untreated high blood pressure. So what causes high blood pressure in the 1 out of 10 people that we can trace to the cause? Lets look at some of the causes of high blood pressure

How To Control Blood Pressure

Dropping Pounds May Help Drop Blood Pressure

Some people starting a high blood pressure diet may also be overweight and by adopting a healthy diet for coronary care, they can also drop the pounds. If you're overweight, your heart is forced to work much harder to push the blood through your body so a high blood pressure diet would be a sensible approach to weight loss.

You should know that alcohol has been proven to increase blood pressure. As a result, if your blood pressure is getting high or your doctor is getting worried about it you should keep your consumption of alcoholic beverages to a minimum, to keep your blood pressure from rising.

When shopping for foods, it pays to read the ingredients to determine the amount of sodium and fats refer to a high blood pressure diet, usually offered by the diagnosing physician, on the amount allowed. If you're diagnosed as prehypertensive, meaning you're on the borderline of developing hypertension.

You should follow a high blood pressure diet. Your doctor should have one available for you. You may find you have restrictions for some foods that other people with hypertension do not, each case is individual, and each person has different sensitivities to foods.

Something to keep in mind is if your taking medicine for high blood pressure, it can occasionally cause a momentary drop in blood pressure resulting in similar symptoms. Consequently, if your regularly taking this kind of medication it is a good idea to carefully select the time of day you take your medication and to try to stick to the same schedule everyday to minimize the resulting effects of dangerous blood pressure.

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Steven McCarthy has been researching how to control blood pressure for many years and written countless papers on the subject. If your looking for answers to the questions you have been researching and not just a bunch of confusing medical jargon. Check out www.howtocontrolbloodpressure.com/

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