Effects of High Blood Pressure
Want to know what the effects of high blood pressure are? You may well have heard that it can lead to an early death due to cardiovascular disease. In this article, I'll describe to you the symptoms to look out for and also the consequences of not acting to fix it. Finally, I'll describe to you what you can do starting today to help yourself.
Symptoms Of High Blood Pressure
Doctors call hypertension the "silent killer" and with good reason. This is because the vast majority of cases present no symptoms whatsoever. One example is the British politician Robin Cook. He died aged 59 from a massive heart attack while walking in the Scottish Highlands. The post mortem determined that he died from "hypertensive heart disease".
This condition only shows symptoms in the few cases of extremely high blood pressure where medical attention must be given within days or else there is the risk of organ failure and sudden death. In these cases, you might have symptoms of headaches, vision problems, fits and even black-outs.
Consequences Of High B.P.
The pressure in your arteries gets too high when the walls of your arteries become too narrow. If this is allowed to carry on for too long then you risk one of any number of cardiovascular disease complications.
The most dangerous two are a heart attack and a stroke. Both of these can be devastating. Both of these risk your life as you probably already know well. A bad stroke can even leave you permanently disabled and in need of round the clock care for the rest of your life.
What Can You Do About It?
There is no reason to have high b.p. Although there may be a genetic element to its cause in some people, this is frequently used as an excuse to just not do anything about it. In fact, hypertension (another name for this condition) can be easily cured without the need for drugs if you know how.
Through a combination of making small changes to your diet and other minimal lifestyle changes you can get rid of not just high b.p. itself but also the effects of high blood pressure.
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