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1、BLOODPRESSURE.Everythingyoueverwantedtoknowandnevermanagedtoask……………FirstofallWhatIsBloodPressure??!!Theheartisapump,anditpumpsthebloodaroundthearteriesandveinsofthebody,andbacktotheheartagain.Everytimetheheartcontracts,apulseofbloodshootsintothecirculation,andthentheflowreducesuntilthenex
2、tcontraction,orpulse.Youcanfeelthisinyourwristorneck.Thebloodpressureisrecordedastwofigures,forexample120over80.Thepressureof120isthehigherpressureofthepulseandthe80isthelowerpressurebetweenthepulses.Whyisitimportant?Againifyouequatetheheartandbloodvesselstoapumpandpipes,thenifthepressurei
3、srunningtoohigh,overtimethepumpwillfailandthepipeswillwearout…..Thisisexactlywhathappenstotheheartandbloodvessels.Withprolongedhighbloodpressure,youmaysufferheartfailure(whentheheartwearsout),orastroke(whenthereisaleakorablockageinoneofthebloodvesselsofthebrain).Persistenthighbloodpressure
4、alsocausesstresstothekidneys,sothattheyeventuallystopfunctioningproperlyandcausetoxinstobuildupinthebody.Whatmakesthebloodpressuregoup?Thiscanbebecauseofproblemswiththebloodvesselsorproblemswiththeheartorkidneys,anditcanbeaggravatedbyanunhealthylifestylebutoftenitis“idiopathic”….Afancyname
5、fornooneknows…itjusthappensandisbadluck!HowwillIknowifmybloodpressuregoesup?Theonlywaytoknowistohaveitchecked.Theolderyouare,themorecommonitistodevelophighbloodpressure,andthemoreimportantitbecomestohaveitchecked.Ifyoudon’tthenthefirstthingyoumayknowaboutitiswhenyouhaveastroke….that’sNOTgo
6、od!Contrarytopopularopinion,itisactuallyveryraretohaveanysymptomsfromhighbloodpressure.Whenyoungerthan45yearsold,Iwouldrecommendacheckapproximatelyevery5yrs,from45to60every2years,andfrom60onwardseveryyear.Thisisaguideforhealthypeople.Ifyouhaveriskfactorsforhighbloodpressureyouwoulddowellto
7、haveitcheckedmorefrequently.Yourdoctororpracticenursewillhappilycheckitforyou,andmanypharmacieshavetheabilitytodothesame.Riskfactorsforhighbloodpressureareconditionssuchasdiabetes,kidneydisease,beingasmoker,obesity,familyhistoryofhighbloodpressure,andheartdise
