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Submitted by bplnet on December 18, 2005 - 7:50pm.Lyc-o-mato: Tomatoes and Blood Pressure
Submitted by bplnet on January 17, 2006 - 2:35pm.Can eating tomatoes or tomato supplement lower blood pressure?
High blood pressure might be lowered by taking a daily diet supplement derived from tomato.
Blood Pressure and Memory Problems
Submitted by bplnet on January 9, 2006 - 10:55am.If you have high blood pressure and it's not properly treated then you could be setting yourself up for memory problems in the future.
A new study shows that with blood pressure very high a worsening of short term memory can result. These brain functions and congnitive abilities are lost more quickly when high blood pressure is not well controlled.
Salt and Blood Pressure - Can Lowering Salt Intake Make A Difference
Submitted by bplnet on January 2, 2006 - 10:07pm.Blood Pressure and The Impact of Salt Intake
What impact can reducing salt in the diet have on blood pressure? How closely does the amount of salt we eat correlate with the level of our blood pressure? What's the link between salt and high blood pressure
Will eating less salt mean that you can avoid the need for blood pressure medication - or perhaps cut down on your medication dose? Read on below for more information
Blood Pressure Medication - A Beginners Guide
Submitted by bplnet on January 2, 2006 - 9:49pm.Blood Pressure Medication
A Simple Overview Guide to Blood Pressure Medication
Please remember that you should always seek advice about your blood pressure medication from your doctor. The information here is only very general - it is provided for your education - please don't try to use it to change your own medication doses.
Take Steps Now To Prevent High Blood Pressure
Submitted by bplnet on December 31, 2005 - 12:00am.Normal blood pressure now doesn't mean you won't have a problem later. In fact, even a healthy person with a normal blood pressure at age 55 has a 90 percent lifetime risk of developing hypertension. So anything you can do to control blood pressure and prevent hypertension is to your advantage... click link for more info.
High Blood Pressure Diet - Advice For A Lifetime
Submitted by bplnet on December 30, 2005 - 3:00pm.High Blood Pressure Diet
Diet and Nutrition Advice for a long and health life
Can diet change your blood pressure levels? Is it simply all down to being overweight or obese? Does it actually matter what you eat or do you simply need to eat less than before?
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Blood Pressure, Exercise and Diet
Submitted by bplnet on December 30, 2005 - 11:52am.High Blood Pressure, Exercise and Diet
There's a great emphasis on treating blood pressure with medication nowadays. But what about simple steps that you can take for yourself.
Would it be possible to avoid the need for medication - or perhaps to reduce your blood pressure medication dose by becoming more active and changing your diet?
Read on below for more information ...
Lower Blood Pressure with Acupuncture
Submitted by bplnet on December 29, 2005 - 8:32pm.Acupuncture Treatment for High Blood Pressure
Can acupuncture treatment be used to lower blood pressure? Chinese medicine specialists have always claimed that it could - but is there any good western medical evidence to support this idea?
Recent research may have begun to answer that question.
It seems that acupuncture combined with electronic stimulation can truyly lower high blood pressure. Experiments on rats showed that acupuncture treatment reduced blood pressure by as much as fifty percent.
Blood Pressure Monitors - New Guidelines
Submitted by bplnet on December 28, 2005 - 5:19pm.New Blood Pressure Monitor Guidelines Issued - December 05
The recommendations for blood pressure measurements have been updated by the American Heart Association. The new - soon to be published guidelines place more emphasis on out-of-office blood pressure readings, proper cuff size, and more.
The authors of the new blood pressure guidelines say that new blood pressure monitors for home use are much better than those previously available. They believe that blood pressure measurements taken by doctors in their offices may actually be unreliable in many patients. They want more people to get in the habit of checking blood pressure at home with a blood pressure monitor.
Patients should monitor their blood pressure at home, using recommended devices and then let their doctor know about these readings. This should make blood pressure treatment and control much easier.
Blood Pressure Cuffs And Their Proper Use
Submitted by bplnet on December 21, 2005 - 5:22pm.Blood Pressure Cuffs
How to make proper use of blood pressure cuffs
Using blood pressure cuffs correctly is very important yet this issue is often overlooked.
If the cuffs are used wrongly then the BP readings obtained will not be accurate.
The BP cuffs need to be placed according to the instructions given by their manufacturer.
For the most part this means placing the arrow (or other indicator mark) over the main artery of the arm. This artery is called the brachial artery.
If you feel your own elbow then you will be aware of a big knobbly bit of bone on the inner aspect. Just in front of this knobbly bone you will feel a strong pulsation. The blood pressure cuffs indicator mark should be placed over this pulse point.
The blood pressure cuffs also need to be positioned fully above the bend at your elbow.
High Cholesterol and Blood Pressure Risk
Submitted by bplnet on December 21, 2005 - 12:26pm.Cholesterol and Blood Pressure
New UK guidelines are set to demand new tougher targets for blood pressure control and for lowering cholesterol in blood pressure patients. The authors feel that a hard line approach may lower the death rate from heart disease.
The new pointers will tell doctors to actively screen everyone over the age of forty - whether or not they have risk factors for heart disease previously. Earlier guidelines took a more lenient approach and only screened those otherwise thought to be at risk.
This is likely to increase the demand for drugs like Statins for cholesterol control.
The guidelines were written by The Joint British Societies - a group of six medical bodies. They believe that many heart attack or stroke deaths can be avoided if the targets are made tighter.
High Blood Pressure Symptom Patterns
Submitted by bplnet on December 20, 2005 - 5:20pm.High Blood Pressure Symptom
Is there such a thing as a specific Hypertension Symptom?
People often ask if high blood pressure causes any particular symptom or pattern of symptoms. Often the answer is no - and the lack of any predictive high BP symptom is one reason why many people who have hypertension live for years without having it detected.
However, while it's true that there is no one single symptom of high blood pressure, there are a group of symptoms that might indicate that you need a BP check.
High Blood Pressure Symptoms
Headache
If headache is present as a high blood pressure symptom then it is often felt at the front of the head or behind the eyes. Some blood pressure treatments can cause headache
Fatigue
Fatigue is a common and very non specific symptom - it can be a symptom of many other conditions and should not be regarded simply as a hypertension symptom. Many blood pressure medications cause a sense of fatigue.
Nose Bleeds
A recurrent pattern of nose bleeding may be a high blood pressure symptom
Facial redness or flushing
This may be a symptom in some people - more in men than in women
Ringing or noises in the ears
High BP may cause tinnitus (ringing in the ears) or it may create a pumping or blood rushing noise in the ears
Dizziness
Dizziness is a common symptom although it can also have many other causes
No symptom at all
Don't ever forget that the commonest symptom is No Symptom At All - if you have not had a blood pressure check recently then go arrange one now !
High Blood Pressure - What Is It?
Submitted by bplnet on December 20, 2005 - 5:11pm.What is High Blood Pressure?
There is no such thing as the ideal blood pressure reading.
If they have a patient on blood pressure treatment then some cardiologists say that the target level (or the “best” reading to aim for) - is the lowest level the patient can tolerate without feeling light headed, faint, dizzy, or without actually falling over!
Many heart specialists aim to have their high BP treatment patients feel “just a little light headed” if they get up quickly from a chair.
If you feel like this then your blood pressure reading is low enough to improve your cardiovascular health. But if the actual BP reading was any lower then you would be at risk of blacking out or falling over – so take care if you feel like this on your treatment!
Diastolic Blood Pressure and Pulse Pressure
Submitted by bplnet on December 20, 2005 - 5:08pm.Diastolic Pressure
The diastolic pressure measures the force that is needed to fill up the heart as it relaxes and gets ready for its next contraction. The diastolic level is the lower of the two blood pressure numbers recorded.
Systolic Blood Pressure - What Does Systolic Mean?
Submitted by bplnet on December 20, 2005 - 4:59pm.What is Systolic Blood Pressure?
What does Systolic Mean?
Two numbers are always used to describe your BP reading.
The first number refers to the Systolic Blood Pressure and the second number relates to the Diastolic Blood Pressure.
A typical reading might be written in your doctors notes as BP = 145 / 75 mmHg. This means that the systolic reading is 145 millimetres of mercury and the diastolic reading is 75 millimetres of mercury.
When speaking about these numbers your doctor might say “one hundred and forty five over seventy five” – using the word “over” in place of the slash between the numbers
Systolic Pressure
The systolic pressure measures the force that the heart uses when it contracts and pushes the blood round the arteries of the body. The systolic level is the higher of the two numbers recorded.
White Coat High Blood Pressure or Hypertension
Submitted by bplnet on December 20, 2005 - 4:42pm.White coat high blood pressure is familiar to all doctors. It's the name given to the unavoidable rise in blood pressure that many patients experience as soon as they go anywhere near a doctor or a doctor's consulting room.
It's a real problem - and can make it much harder for your doctor to plan the best way to treat your blood pressure.
Blood Pressure Guidelines Help Improve Care
Submitted by bplnet on December 20, 2005 - 4:28pm.New Guidelines for Blood Pressure Treatment
Treating high blood pressure properly is one of the most important areas of medicine today.
Good quality care and blood pressure treatment can reduce the risk of death, the risk of stroke and the risk of heart attack or coronary disease. The British Hypertension Society produced guidelines in 2004. This is what they recommend.
Lower Blood Pressure With Yoga Asanas
Submitted by bplnet on December 19, 2005 - 5:35pm.Blood Pressure Exercise - The Importance of Fitness
Submitted by bplnet on December 19, 2005 - 5:32pm.High Blood Pressure - Exercise - Risk of Death
Here's the simple truth - if you have high blood pressure and exercise then the regular exercise will significantly prolong your life.
Moderate exercise is a critically important part of maintaining good health. People who are physically active are less likely than their sedentary counterparts to develop chronic diseases such as diabetes, high blood pressure and other heart or cardiovascular disease.