i have hypertension and i was wondering what may be the symptoms that may lead t!
Question: what exercise and other diets to help me.
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go have a look and good luck
http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=60837
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Hypertension will lead to both. Heart attack and stroke.
A low salt diet works for me. Depending on your weight and ability exercise. Walking is best. Any and every where.
Don't worry nothing is going to happen to you just control it .I also have the same.Get it checked regularily.You can do all the exercises what you can but afterall take Doctor's advice,because I am not a doctor.Don't think you are a patient,it is the state of body.
here is somthng that might b helpful to u:
Hypertension
1.Elevated blood pressure is called hypertension. Any pressure above 140/90 mm of Hg is abnormal and requires treatment. Hypertension is a leading cause of heart disease.
2.120/80 is the ideal blood pressure.
3.Instrument called sphygmomanometer is used to measure blood pressure. The measurement generates two figures: the upper reading is systolic pressure and the lower reading is the diastolic pressure. In a normal person, the systolic pressure fluctuates between 90 and 140: higher than 140 is hypertension. Similarly, the normal diastolic reading is any pressure below 90 mm of Hg: higher than 90 is hypertension.
4.Patients suffering from hypertension may experience headaches, fatigue, dizziness. The majority, however, have no symptoms whatsoever.
5.Treatment of hypertension calls for vigorous and positive intervention:
vStop smoking, zarda, khaini, snuff and pan masala.
vReduce body weight to ideal level by regular physical exercise and by adopting a healthy diet.
vLearn to manage stress at office and home. Work schedules should be interlaced with regular periods of rest and relaxation.
vMedicines
7.The ideal diet for hypertension is low in fat, low in simple carbohydrates and low in salt: basically, the aim should be to eliminate sugar, sweets, ghee, butter and fried food.
8.It is not desirable to completely eliminate salt in the diet. Profuse sweating is a feature of our warm/hot climate and this leads to substantial salt loss. This salt needs to be replaced. Instead of complete discontinuation, it is strongly recommended that the intake of salt should be kept low: 1 to 3 gms daily.
9.A wide variety of medicines are available for treatment of hypertension. The aim is to control hypertension with whatever number of drugs it takes to do so. Most of the currently available drugs are perfectly safe. Not only that. Appropriate treatment with these drugs eliminates the life-threatening sequel of hypertension like heart failure, renal failure, paralysis, etc.
first of all, with reference from the link above, pulmonary hypertension is different for systemic hypertension
heart attack and stroke, may or may not have any symptoms preceeding them.
they may have symptoms, but they are very generalized that if I write them here, then everybody may think that they have some problem, the symtoms may be like.breathlessness, chest pains..on exertion.etc.blackouts..et.
the best thing is to consult your doctor.
and about exercise for hypertensives . it is different from normal individuals.strenous exercise is prohibited,
this is because exercise causes an elevation in your blood pressure. so for hypertensives, light to moderate walk is recommended
diet is very important, low salt diet is necessary
smoking is prohibited, fatty food intake to minimum.
all the lifestyle changes depend upon the grades of hypertension, as it is classifiend upon the severity of the disease. and associated conditions like diabetes..etc..
mild exercises also helps in production of new vessels in the heart that lead to decreased risk of heart attack.
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my profession
Symptoms of a heart attack:
-Pain in the chest (angina).
-Pain in one or both arms, jaw, back, stomach
-Shortness of breath
-Sweating
(Most frequent symptom being pain in chest, jaw or arms).
Many people experience angina but do not have a heart attack. However, angina is one symptom of coronary artery disease, the underlying problem that frequently leads to a heart attack.
Symptoms of a stroke:
-Sudden weakness or numbness of the face, arm or leg — especially on one side of the body
-Sudden, severe, inexplicable headache
-Confusion, dizziness, loss of balance.
-Difficulty seeing clearly
-Transient Ischemic Attacks (TIAs) often have symptoms similar to a stroke (which is why they may be called a mini stroke) but they come and go in a couple of hours. People who have TIA's are at a ten-fold risk for a stroke.
Strokes, like heart attacks, are often caused by a clot in a major artery (in the case of a stroke the artery supplies blood to the brain instead of a heart as in the case of a heart attack). However, some strokes are caused by a ruptured aneurysm (bleeding in an artery at a weak spot called an aneurysm). Technically doctors differentiate between ischemic (clot-caused) and hemorrhagic (bleeding) strokes.
Treatment for a stroke depends upon whether or not it is caused by a clot or by bleeding. As you can imagine, the treatment is a life-or-death choice: patients with a clot are often given anti-clot medication, but that would spell disaster for a patient with bleeding. A patient with hemorrhagic stroke must have the artery physically repaired and sutured to prevent further bleeding.
Treatments for cardiovascular disease generally involve medication that lowers blood pressure (typical are beta blockers) as well as a diet and exercise regimen that reduces cholesterol (total cholesterol down below 200). Systolic blood pressure (the bigger number) should generally be about 100-130 mm Hg and diastolic about 60-90 mm Hg. The rule of thumb is that the lower number should be about 1/2 the bigger number +10. So if your systolic is 120, the diastolic is ideally about 70. If the lower number is above 100, you most likely have high BP regardless of the bigger number.
One new test for cardiovascular disease involves the measurement of something called CRP (for C-reactive Protein). This protein is present in larger quantities in people who have arterial inflammation. However, CRP levels may be elevated for other reasons, and it is therefore important that CRP be used in conjunction with other tests for cardiovascular disease and not alone.
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Beta Blockers:
http://www.tmc.edu/thi/betameds.html
Heart attack:
http://www.ehealthmd.com/library/heartattack/HA_symptoms.html
http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3053#Heart_Attack
Strokes:
http://www.merck.com/mmhe/sec06/ch086/ch086a.html
Ischemic Stroke:
http://www.merck.com/mmhe/sec06/ch086/ch086c.html
Hemorrhagic Stroke:
http://www.merck.com/mmhe/sec06/ch086/ch086d.html
TIA's:
http://www.nethealthbook.com/transientischemicattackstia.html
Angina:
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/Angina/Angina_WhatIs.html
CRP:
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003356.htm
As for me, I was place on a diet and tiold not to take too much of groundnut oil in my cooking, and I should limit my eating habit of too much fried things. But I believe that with the help of exercise, it keeps your heart more alife allowing free circulation tof blood through the heart
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