by Anju Mathur, M.D.
Hypertension, another word for high blood pressure, can lead to grave physical problems such as heart attack and stroke. Some people have high blood pressure for a very long time without being aware of it, because there are no symptoms. But lack of symptoms doesn't mean that damage isn't being done.
Blood pressure concerns the amount of blood in your arteries and the effort the heart must put out to pump it. The more blood pumped and the more resistance to blood flow because of narrow arteries, the higher the blood pressure.
Fortunately, high blood pressure can be easily detected. And once you know you have high blood pressure, you can work with your doctor to control it.
Unfortunately most doctors hand out prescription drugs to lower blood pressure. But those drugs have side effects and can cause damage themselves. So the doctors hand out more drugs to control the side effects. Hence, you see so many high blood pressure patients on several drugs, not just one. The categories of drugs usually used for controlling hypertension are beta-blockers, diuretics and calcium channel blockers.
There are natural ways to control hypertension and nutritional supplements are a main method of treatment. A leading cardiologist has recommended various supplements -actually a triad of three supplements - a combination of coenzyme Q-10, L carnitine and D-ribose have been found to bring the blood pressure to normal. Other studies have found herbal supplements that help, too
A sensible diet that does not load up on refined carbohydrates and sugar will also help lower blood pressure. Fortunately such a diet will also reduce weight, and extra pounds can be a cause of high blood pressure.
Just a walk around the block will make blood pressure go down. So is that a result of less stress or exercise? Both. A regular exercise program is necessary for a natural therapy for lowering blood pressure.
Prescription drugs and their side effects are simply unnecessary to attain normal blood pressure. Effective supplements with a sensible diet and exercise can do the trick with no side effects at all except a healthier you. Combining a treatment of these effective supplements with a healthy diet and exercise can lower blood pressure significantly without resorting to drugs and their side effects.
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by Anju Mathur, M.D.
You can have high blood pressure for years without a single symptom. But silence isn't golden. Uncontrolled high blood pressure increases your risk of serious health problems, including heart attack and stroke.
Although sometimes no real cause is found for high blood pressure, basically the more blood pumped by the heart and the narrower the arteries, the higher the blood pressure. It's determined by the quantity of blood the heart pumps and the opposition to the blood flow.
Fortunately, high blood pressure can be easily detected. And once you know you have high blood pressure, you can work with your doctor to control it.
The conventional approach to high blood pressure has been to put the patient on certain anti-hypertensive drugs. Hypertension is another name for high blood pressure. Commonly beta-blockers, diuretics and calcium channel blockers are the types of drugs used. Often high blood pressure gets controlled but unwanted side effects occur. For the side effects more drugs are given and more side effects occur. So the cycle goes on. Eventually patients end up on several anti-hypertensive drugs at least.
Nutrition plays a major role in maintaining normal blood pressure. Various supplements - actually a triad of three supplements - have been recommended by a leading cardiologist. A combination of coenzyme Q-10, L carnitine and D-ribose have been found to bring the blood pressure down. There are other natural alternative herbal supplements which have been shown to lower the blood pressure in many studies.
Most people can benefit from a change in diet, or at least moderation. One need not go to extremes, but a healthy diet also assists with weight management, and having a normal weight will help bring about normal blood pressure.
Just a walk around the block will make blood pressure go down. So is that a result of less stress or exercise? Both. A regular exercise program is necessary for a natural therapy for lowering blood pressure.
Prescription drugs and their side effects are simply unnecessary to attain normal blood pressure. Effective supplements with a sensible diet and exercise can do the trick with no side effects at all except a healthier you. Combining a treatment of these effective supplements with a healthy diet and exercise can lower blood pressure significantly without resorting to drugs and their side effects.
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no side effects
September 24 2009 | Anti-Aging | 1 Comment »