Andrew Hoffman of Hialeah couldn't believe it. Dr. Nguyen at the Hialeah North Clinic broke the bad news. He had hypertension.
Andrew had a good excuse. After all, as a field vice president in Celanese, he certainly had his share of stress. And, let's not even talk about the pipe.
According to Dr. Nguyen just being male was a major factor. The fact that he was 45 years old certainly didn't help.
Unfortunately, arterial hypertension rarely causes any symptoms until it has caused damage to the blood vessels and possibly a heart attack. In fact, arterial hypertension can be markedly severe before there are any symptoms.
Your arterial blood pressure goes up and down throughout the day. If you play handball for half an hour your pressure will go up. Even if you just see a love scene at the movies you will see a rise in your arterial blood pressure.
If you took your blood pressure right after that, it would read high, but not be important.
Things you eat, drink and smoke can also increase your blood pressure. Caffeine drinks like coffee orcola drinks will do the same. Nicotine from pipe tobacco stimulates the heart to increase your pressure as well.
You may think that alcohol relaxes you, but the long term effects of all those alcohol, cocktails, and liquers drinks take their toll as well.
Spending too much time in your favorite recliner instead of getting some exercise increases your chances of blood pressure problems.
Fortunately, there are many places you can get your blood pressure checked today. Many stores and pharmacies have automatic blood pressure machines you can use. Just sit down for a couple minutes and get it checked. If you pressure is up slightly three different times, you should see a doctor. If it is over about 160 just once, you should also seek medical advice.
Rest makes your blood pressure go down. Because of that, the best time to take your blood pressure is after a good rest.
But, back to Andrew. His family history made a big difference in his arterial hypertension. He had a father who died at age 58 of a stroke. Genetics can really increase your chances of needing treatment for arterial hypertension.
Fortunately, these days, there is a lot you can do to decrease arterial hypertension.
Changing your diet will definitely help. You will improve your blood pressure as well as your overall health by increasing your intake of fruits and vegetables. You should get regular exercise, lots of water and a good night's sleep. If you can stop using tobacco and limit or cut out your alcohol altogether that will help a great deal.
If you don't completely normalize your blood pressure by those means, many different medications are available today that will help. You will want to find a physician that you can work with on keeping your pressure normal.
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