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| | Blood pressure or hypertension is a disease of the modern age. The fast pace of life results rise to psychological tensions. Worry, the mental tension and physical pressures caused by the industrial and metropolitan environments increases the adrenaline in the blood stream and this, in turn, causes the pressure of the blood to rise.
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| | The circulation of blood through the arteries within the body supplies every cell with nourishment and oxygen. The force exert by the heart as it pumps the blood into the large arteries creates a pressure within them and this is called blood pressure.
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| Normal BP:
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| The normal blood pressure level is 120/70, but may go up to 140 /90 and still be normal. Within this range, the lower the reading, the better. Blood pressure between 140/90 and 160/95 is considered border line area.
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| Severe BP:
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| From 160/96 to 180/114 , it is classed as moderate hypertension, while 180/115 and upward is considered severe. A raised diastolic pressure is considered more serious than the raised systolic pressure as it has a serious long-term effect. The higher the pressure the greater the danger it causes to the wall.
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| Symptoms of Blood Pressure:
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| * dizziness,
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| * aches and pains in the arms, shoulder region, leg, back, etc.,
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| * palpitations,
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| * pain in the heart region,
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| * frequent urination,
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| * nervous tension and fatigue,
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| * crossness, emotional upset, tiredness and wakefulness.
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| A person suffering from high blood pressure cannot do any serious work, feels tired and out of sorts all the time. He may experience difficulty in breathing and suffer from dyspepsia.
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| Causes:
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| * Stress
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| * Irregular life style,
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| * smoking and an excessive intake of intoxicants, tea, coffee, cola drinks,
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| * refined foods,
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| * destroy the natural pace of life.
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| The kidneys play key role in controlling blood pressure through secretion of rennin, a natural chemical. If increased rennin is secreted by the kidneys, more salts are retained in the body, which leads to an increase in the volume of circulating blood and consequently to an increase in the blood pressure.
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| How to cure blood pressure?
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| The natural treatment may take sometime but it is the safest and best way to get rid of this disease.
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| Worth way to cure hypertension is to remove the actual cause as all drugs against hypertension without exception, are toxic and have distressing side effects. The natural way of dealing with it is to eliminate the poisons from the system which cause it.
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| * Persons with high blood pressure should always follow a well-balanced routine of proper diet, exercise and rest.
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| * Diet is of primary importance. Meat and eggs cause the blood pressure to rise more than any other food.
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| * The pressure is lowered and blood clotting diminished by partaking of a higher fruit content, lower protein and non-flesh diet.
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| * A natural diet consisting of fresh fruits and vegetables, instead of a traditional diet, is helpful in getting rid of the poisons from the body.
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| * Vegetables(preferably be taken raw) are also good for the patient of hypertension.
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| * Watermelon is another valuable safeguard against high blood pressure.
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| * More exercise like bicycling, swimming, jogging should be taken.
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