If you suffer from hypertension or high blood pressure, taking steps to control it could add years to your life and give you a better quality of life too. Surveys are carried out on a regular basis because the complaint affects a high percentage of the world’s population. Having your blood pressure checked regularly will […]
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How to Save Yourself from Hypertension
Hypertension is the number one cause of heart attacks, heart failure, kidney failure, and strokes. Yet there are millions of Americans walking around with high blood pressure, or hypertension, and they don’t even know it. They don’t know it because they haven’t had it checked. These unsuspecting people don’t feel bad. As a matter of […]
Hypertension Prevention and Treatment
Gerald Silva of Jackson couldn’t believe it. Dr. Neal at the Jackson Central Clinic broke the bad news. He had arterial hypertension. Gerald had a good excuse. After all, as an executive, he certainly had his share of stress. And, let’s not even talk about the cigarette smoking. According to Dr. Neal just being male […]
Blood Pressure Checks Important to Identify Possible High Blood Pressure, Risk Stroke Heart Failure
It is important to have your blood pressure checked regularly. 20% of people with high blood pressure do not know they have it, including an increasing number of children and young people. High blood pressure can lead to stroke, heart failure and kidnet failure. Dr. Knotresha Stewart describes the importance of monitoring your blood pressure […]
Free Diabetic Supplies – Places to Get Diabetes Supplies
The fastest growing disease in America, diabetes afflicts millions of people. In order to maintain proper health with diabetes, one’s blood sugar must be checked on a regular basis. Routine checks require testing strips and a small blood sugar monitor, not to mention the various syringes, pumps and lancets one needs to administer insulin. The […]
What Are Hypertension Symptoms?
Hypertension or better known as “high blood pressure” is a very dangerous disease. It is often called the “silent killer” because most of the people suffering from hypertension do not know that they already have it. There are basically no hypertension symptoms at all. You will only know that you have hypertension if you have […]
What Are the Hypertension Symptoms?
Commonly referred to as high blood pressure, hypertension is a medical condition characterized by the elevation of blood pressure. There are different kinds of hypertension but the most common is the arterial hypertension. This condition could also be classified into two – essential and secondary. High blood pressure, or hypertension, generally has either no outward […]
Reasons For Having Your Blood Pressure Checked Regularly
If you are a hypertension sufferer and you know it, the chances are that you are controlling it by having your blood pressure checked regularly and adjusting your lifestyle accordingly. But statistics tell us that up to 30% of the sufferers worldwide are unaware that they are a victim of hypertension. There are many signs […]
Hypertension – The Silent Killer
It is estimated that about one quarter of Americans (50 million people) have high blood pressure. Of those 50 million people, about one-third of them don’t even know they have it. That’s about 15 million people with undiagnosed (and untreated) hypertension. Many of these 15 million people will find out that they have high blood […]