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Danger Living Hypertension

May 31, 2009 by Robyno Jamison  
Filed under Health & Fitness

Our Blood Pressure changes through out the day, rising and falling and adapting to different situations. It is when our Blood Pressure is consistantly high that we are at danger of Hypertension and what it can do to our body.

So that does not mean you have High Blood Pressure, it is when a Doctor tests your BP and it is higher than normal for no real reason. Now as a side note, your BP can rise in anticipation of seeing the Doctor, so your BP may show higher than it really would be if you weren’t in the Doctors office.

If your BP is higher than normal then your Doctor should test it regularly over the next month. If your BP is high at every test the Doctor does then that means you may have Hypertension and the Doctor will discuss with you what your options are to get your BP back to normal.

Before your Doctor prescribes any medication, you should be given the option to make some healthy changes to your lifestyle. There are things you can change in your lifestyle that could bring your BP down back to normal, which means there will be no need for medication.

But if I were to take note of what somebody recently wrote on a popular website, then I would not believe any of what I have written. Apparently if there is no reason to be found as to why your BP is consistently high then that would your Normal BP. As for medication they will not make the slightest bit of difference in bringing your BP down.

Would you believe a Pharmacist wrote that and something I found very weird is that he hates the companies that make the drugs. I believe that more drugs are dished out than need be and why is that, probably because of the amount of money involved.

I don’t agree with the fact that if a reason can’t be found for having Blood pressure Higher than the normal range then it is the right pressure for you. I find that complete madness and I hope that anybody who reads his article does not take that as gospel.

If you are Hypertensive and you can’t get your Blood Pressure back to normal naturally, then it will need treating. If it is not treated then you could suffer from a stroke or heart attack or problems with your kidneys. Get Hypertension sorted.

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