The pressure of the blood in our vascular system is important for blood to flow throughout or bodies. With no blood pressure we would simply stop to exist. It is important that the pressure of the blood in our body fall within a normal and healthy range. To much pressure can be the cause of many health problems.
So it is important that you educate yourself about blood pressure and what you can do to control it. There are many thing that we can do to insure that our blood pressure stays within a safe range.When your heart beats, it pumps blood and this in turn creates pressure on the arteries.
Blood pressure is created by both the force that your heart creates by pumping blood and the by the arteries as they resist the flow. For healthy blood pressure both the heart and the arteries must be functioning properly. healthy normal arteries are stretchy and elastic and how much they stretch has a direct effect on our blood pressure. If they are not elastic then they are unable to deliver proper healthy blood pressure. Recent studies have concluded that as many as one third of adults in America have high blood pressure. High blood pressure is known as the silent killer because it has almost no symptoms.
It quietly does its damage and unless it is checked can lead to heart attack and stroke and many other health related problems such as kidney failure. Information is the key to preventing high blood pressure. Knowing what causes it and what prevents it is the only way you are going to control your blood pressure.
There is only one way to find out if you have high blood pressure and that is to have yourself checked. Your doctor can do this and tell you what is a healthy range for your blood pressure. After you learn to check your blood pressure you can do it yourself, its easy to do. After you are checked you then can work to bring it down to a reasonable level if it is high or if is normal you can make sure you take the steps necessary to keep it there. The first place to look is at your diet.There are high risk groups for high blood pressure, find out if you fall into one of these groups.
If you do see what needs to be done to get yourself out of a high risk group. Quitting smoking and eating right are the first steps you can take. Excess salt in your diet can cause a high blood pressure. Salt is an acquired taste and just as you got used to it you can slowly get unused to it. Start slowly reducing the salt you use. There are low and no sodium salt substitutes available at your food store, just ask the clerk.Remember it is you that is ultimately responsible for your own health. Prevention is the key to a healthy body.
If you mistreat and neglect your health then don’t be surprised if in the future your health mistreats you. So make you blood pressure a part of you health maintenance program. Do the right things and you will be rewarded with blood pressure in a healthy range and you in turn can avoid the health problems that high blood pressure can bring.
Sven Ullmann
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What is the best blood pressure medicine for extremely high pressure?
My mother has extremely high blood pressure. Last night she went to the hospital with 233/100. They got it down using Cardizem, and prescribed that to her. She’s been on a bunch of different pills over the past few years.
She lives in rural West Virginia, and the doctors there have not really been, shall we say, the cream of the crop, so I’m not sure how up to date they are with the available medicines.
She’s 68 years old and she is a heavy smoker, but otherwise has great mobility, still drives, etc. (And she’s a very good cook!)
Thanks,
John
Your mother needs to Quit Smoking! Smoking increases blood pressure. If your mother is overweight that too will increase blood pressure. Is she watching her sodium/salt intake? Only her Dr. can prescribe the best blood pressure medication that suits her medical condition. Your mother is very lucky she did not suffer a stroke or a heart attack.
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heart patient
You likely know this, but trying to find drugs to lower blood pressure for someone who is a heavy smoker just doesn’t make sense. If she’s concerned about her heart health and her blood pressure, she needs to quit smoking http://www.smart-heart-living.com/quit_smoking.html .
I’m not a doctor so cannot recommend any type of medication, but certainly the smoking is a major contributor to her high BP. See also http://www.smart-heart-living.com/high-blood-pressure.html
Good luck to your mom.
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http://www.smart-heart-living.com
Here is what she should do.
1. Stop smoking
2. Eat green vegetables and bananas
3. Reduce salt in her diet
4. Walk 45 minutes a day, no exceptions
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http://www.collectivewizdom.com/FoodsThatReduceBloodPressure
your mother may want to ask the doctor to consider adding a beta blocker ie.Metoprolol,and/or ace inhibitor ie.lisinopril to her medication regimen. She already on a calcium channel blocker which is good. she also needs to quit smoking. She is severly increasing her rick for having a heart attack, coronary artery disease, and more. I see it on a daily basis. If you need any more info, please feel free to contact me.
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Im a cardiac icu nurse
Only her doctor can decide which medication is best suited for your mother.
A large factor in your mothers blood pressure, as many have stated before me, is her smoking. She should really attempt to quit. There are several medications that are able to help with that if she is having problems.
She should also limit her sodium intake. Processed foods contain a high amount of sodium, so limiting the intake of these will be a big help. She should also strive to not add salt to any foods. There are many other spices and things that can help with adding flavor to foods without the added sodium.
If she doesn’t already, she should begin exercising. Be for doing so, she should probably consult her doctor.
Last thing. If you/she doesn’t like her doctor, simply find a new one. There are plenty of them out there that would be more than willing to add her to their case load.
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Exercise Physioloist
Don’t worry John, she will pull out of the situation as smokers suffer from COPD and give a tough fight at low oxygen saturation too.The doctor will give her diuretics as she might have retained water in the body and some BP lowering pill (except beta blocker, if she has lung problem).
You will be enjoying her hand made cookies very soon.
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I am a doctor.