Get Fit, Great Health & Wellness

Greetings,

In my quest to maintain a healthy lifestyle, rid of stubborn fats, share on great information to fat/weight loss management and to better health & wellness, it really saddens me to know that there are ailments which can be better managed by a better choice of nutrition, exercise & stress management and yet most times it falls on deaf ears.

One such ailment is High Blood Pressure or Hypertension. 

Blood pressure is the force in the arteries when the heart beats (systolic pressure) and when the heart is at rest (diastolic pressure). It’s measured in millimeters of mercury (mm Hg). High blood pressure (or hypertension) is defined in an adult as a blood pressure greater than or equal to 140 mm Hg systolic pressure or greater than or equal to 90 mm Hg diastolic pressure. 

High blood pressure directly increases the risk of coronary heart disease (which leads to heart attack) and stroke, especially when it’s present with other risk factors.

When a person is diagnosed with high blood pressure, treatment of some sort needs to be started as soon as possible. There are many ways to treat high blood pressure and one or more methods will be a potentially life saving measure. The most common treatment for high blood pressure is with prescription medications. 

My preferred treatment is with Diet And Exercise. Of course, if it had been just the early diagnosis and a borderline case, this will be my personal preferred choice, unless the doctors determines that it’s too much of a risk to even start with management with one’s diet and exercise.

It has been found that diet and exercise have a great impact on treating high blood pressure.  People who are overweight have an increased incidence of high blood pressure and losing weight has been shown to have a significant effect in lowering the blood pressure.  There are also specific things a person may consume that such as a high fat, high salt diet that will increase the chance of high blood pressure.  People who reduce these substances can also reduce their blood pressure.  People wanting to treat high blood pressure may find that reducing their alcohol intake is very effective.  Another effective treatment for high blood pressure may be increasing potassium rich foods in the diet such as oranges, bananas, and melons. 

Studies have proven that exercise can have a very positive effect on high blood pressure.  People can use a regular exercise program as an effective treatment for high blood pressure.  By increasing exercise, decreasing weight, and changing specific things in the diet a person may find that they no longer have a problem with high blood pressure.

There you have it… in my opinion a much better way of managing High Blood Pressure. Of course, if you help it, prevent it first

Cheers,
Cheng