Thursday, April 30, 2009

High Blood Pressure. . . is it treatable by Natural means? Learn more about this dangerous condition and a Natural Treatment.

By Conrad Blomberg

High Blood Pressure is thought to be virtually epidemic in the United States. This is a life threatening condition. Why is it dangerous? We will cover many of the reasons in this article.

High Blood Pressure is also termed Hypertension. It is also referred to as HTN or HPN when it appears on medical charts. Medical people most often use the term Hypertension when referring of this condition. Although there are medical treatments for Hypertension, there also appear to be Natural treatments for this condition.

Just what is High Blood Pressure? Well, High Blood Pressure is a medical condition in which the blood pressure is chronically too high. In current usage, the word "hypertension"without a qualifier normally refers to systemic arterial hypertension.

Hypertension can be classified in two ways: either Essential (primary) or Secondary. Of these two, essential hypertension indicates that no specific medical cause can be found to explain a persons condition. Secondary hypertension develops when high blood pressure is a result of another condition, such as kidney disease or tumors.

Chronic high blood pressure --- what dangers lurk there? There are many.

Persistent hypertension is one of the great risk factors for strokes, heart attacks, heart failure and arterial aneurysm. It is a leading cause of chronic kidney failure. So, hypertension is an important indicator in the human body as far as disease in the future is concerned.

Even moderate elevation of arterial blood pressure leads to shortened life expectancy. At severely high pressures (defined as mean arterial pressures 50% or more above average) a person can expect to live no more than a few years unless appropriately treated. Thus, treatment should certainly not be overlooked.

For those who are older than 50, hypertension is considered to be present when their systolic blood pressure is consistently 140 mm Hg or greater or when the diastolic blood pressure is consistently 90 mm Hg or greater.

Beginning at a systolic pressure of 115 and diastolic pressure of 75 (commonly written as 115/75 mm Hg), cardiovascular disease risk doubles for each increment of 20/10.

Prehypertension (defined as blood pressure from 121/81 mm Hg) is a designation chosen to identify individuals at high risk Blood pressure is normal if it is 120/80 or below according to the Mayo Clinic.

People with blood pressures over 130/80 mm Hg along with Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes, or kidney disease are at risk. Recommendations are to promptly seek out further treatment. Today, it is possible to have a small, hand-held instrument which reads blood pressure. Those with any of the conditions or diseases mentioned above would be wise to have such an indicator. And, to use it with regularity. - 14130

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