The Normal Blood Pressure for Men Analyzed
The Normal Blood Pressure for Men Analyzed
There is no difference between the normal blood pressure for men and women. It is the pressure exerted on the arteries as the heart pumps the blood through them. Regularly checking will ensure that there is no damage being done to your vital organs, such as the heart. The normal blood pressure for adults is 120/80mm Hg. The top reading, called the systolic, should be 120mm Hg or less and for the diastolic, the reading should not exceed 80mm Hg. These readings are considered to be normal. It is very unlikely that the reading will be exactly as given above, but if a range close to 120/80mm Hg is shown on three consecutive readings, then it can be accepted as being normal.
It can be hard work trying to keep blood pressure at a normal level constantly, due to the lifestyles most of us lead. The habits that we have fallen into such as using tobacco, alcohol, unhealthy and irregular diet, stress, and no exercise, are all factors that are not only detrimental to your blood circulation, but they can also affect other aspects of your health in a negative way.
It has been medically proven that exercising regularly will help to control your blood pressure. The fitter you are, the easier it will be to control it. Many families have a history of hypertension, and if you are from one of them you are also very likely to suffer from this condition. To combat this, it is important that you start at an early age to take care of your body by eating well and exercising regularly.
One of the main reasons for high blood pressure is the use of tobacco. It not only affects hypertension, but is damaging to the heart …
Effective Natural Herbal Remedies for High Blood Pressure, Hypertension
Effective Natural Herbal Remedies for High Blood Pressure, Hypertension
Wake up! The last option remaining is herbal remedies for high blood pressure. Yes, you must have tried all possible treatments for your frustrating high BP and probably must have given up by now. It isn’t easy to get rid of the haunting disease. It gets the hell out of you, leaving you embarrassed and frustrated. So you will be extremely happy to hear that there’s still an option left: Simple, uncomplicated herbal remedies for high BP.
High blood pressure (hypertension) is known as the disease of our epoch, often regarded as silent killer. With time, its incidence is drastically increasing. It may lead to coronary heart disease, heart failure, kidney failure, stroke and other health problems. In this chronic medical condition, the systemic arterial BP is elevated. Except for a meager number of cases which are caused by some conditions that affect the kidneys, arteries, heart or endocrine system, the cause of most of the high BP cases cannot be found. Of course preventive measures like regular and controlled diet, physical exercises, relaxation therapy, meditation etc. must be observed. But if you are reading this, it’s obvious that they all must not have worked. Anyway don’t lose hope as one option is still left and that’s herbal remedies for high blood pressure.
Garlic is regarded as one of the most effective herbal remedies for high blood pressure, considered to be excellent for thrombosis, hardening of arteries and high blood cholesterol. However, garlic supplements should only be used under the supervision of a qualified health practitioner as it is seen to thin the blood, reducing its ability to clot.
Arjuna (Terminalia arjuna) is a coronary vasodilator. It protects the heart, strengthens circulation and helps to maintain the health and tone heart …
Control HBP and Protect Yourself From a Silent Killer – Part 1
Control HBP and Protect Yourself From a Silent Killer – Part 1
Protect yourself against a “silent killer” by knowing the facts. Although millions of Americans are afflicted by high blood pressure (HBP) or hypertension, it largely remains as a silent killer because of the absence of symptoms. Thus, you may be walking around with a HBP without even knowing it.
HBP is a known leading cause of heart attacks, strokes and chronic kidney diseases (CKD). On one hand, chronic kidney diseases also cause HBP. The good news is HBP can be controlled! And it follows that if you are in control you minimize the risk of these complications. Recommended measures to control HBP include: losing excess weight, consuming less salt, getting more active, and quitting the cigarettes.
But before going any further let us define HBP. According to MedicineNet HBP occurs when repeated elevated blood pressure exceeds 140 over 90 mmHg (systolic pressure above 140 with a diastolic pressure above 90). It further states that it can cause blood vessel changes in the retina, thickening of the heart muscle, kidney failure and brain damage.
In relation to kidney diseases, HBP speeds up the loss of kidney function. Tests to find out kidney damage as a result of HBP include measuring the amount of protein in the urine and by estimating the glomerular filtration rate (GFR) from a blood test. Normal functioning kidneys keep protein in the body. However, damaged kidneys result to protein leaking into urine. Persistent protein in the urine occurs when two positive tests for protein is detected in the urine over several weeks. Meanwhile, a low GFR means your kidneys are not capable of removing wastes from your body.
These tests are very important because most people who have HBP don’t even know that they are …
Flu Prevention Tips
Flu Prevention Tips
Nearly everyone has experienced a bout with the flu. The best way to ward off the flu is to protect yourself from becoming infected in the first place. Taking the right precautions can spare you from having to spend time in bed feeling terrible. The good news in all this is that it’s not hard to avoid this virus.
Of course, frequent hand washing is a must. Make sure your hands are clean before you eat. Keep your fingers out of your mouth, eyes, and nose, especially if you have touched railings, elevator buttons, public computers, or any other objects that others touch. Keep your distance from infected people.
Drink plenty of fluids and maintain a healthy diet. This will help keep your immune system functioning at its best. Take vitamin supplements daily. This will also help your body ward off infections. Zinc and vitamin C are especially effective in boosting the immune system. They will give your body the necessary boost to prevent viral infections.
Research suggests that elderberry extract can also help with prevention efforts. This herb has a history that goes back hundreds of years as a natural medicine. It was first used for making wine, syrups, marmalades, and other desserts. It is also a popular treatment for vision and respiratory ailments.
Scientists attending the 15th Annual Conference on Antiviral Research analyzed the ability of elderberry extract in the prevention of influenza. The results were published in The Journal of Alternative Complimentary Medicine. According to the results, this herb prevents influenza infections by preventing the virus from connecting to host cells.
Eat fresh fruits and vegetables but first thoroughly wash them. However, avoid eating fruits and vegetables at restaurants during flu season.
You can also take steps to physically protect yourself from infection. You …
What is the Difference Between Epidemic and Pandemic Level Outbreaks?
What is the Difference Between Epidemic and Pandemic Level Outbreaks?
Both epidemic and pandemic refer to the proliferation of contagious diseases among a given population. There are basically two differences between epidemic and pandemic. A much larger population is affected by a pandemic, and it affects a bigger region or area, and sometimes could affect the entire global population.
The difference between epidemic and pandemic is that an epidemic usually occurs when an illness pervades over an unusual number of persons, or more than what is expected. A pandemic, meanwhile, affects a larger group of the population, or much more than an epidemic.
The flu, for example, becomes prevalent in a particular area or locality, or perhaps a city or county. This becomes an epidemic. Larger in scope, if the disease or illness, or in this instance the swine flu virus, bears across countries, and even permeates different continents and spreads through different populations, this turns into a pandemic.
The difference between epidemic and pandemic can also be determined by the concentration levels or incidence of the spread of disease. It could be that an illness or disease has spread across an entire nation, but the concentration level is not pronounced. This is an epidemic.
But once the prevalence or the concentration becomes so high, then even if it is confined in a single country, this can already be considered as a pandemic outbreak. An epidemic turns into a pandemic when the spread of the disease goes out of hand and gets relatively out of control.
Swine Flu Vaccinations
the H1N1 vaccine has become available in the United States, but at levels far below what hase been promised. While the supply is increasing daily, it has been a real, nail-biting effort to get enough vaccinations to cover the people who …
Nursing Care For Flu Patients
Nursing Care For Flu Patients
Swine flu has been given a significant amount of attention in the media in recent months as healthcare workers and the general public prepare for the next wave of flu infection to hit the U.S.
Understanding how the flu virus can cause infection in the body and the resulting symptoms can greatly increase your chances of detecting the virus early on to minimize the potential complications that can arise.
There are a lot of articles on the web right now that play into the media attention being given to Swine Flu. These articles emphasize the risks of contracting Swine Flu, the death rates in countries with minimal health care, and the need to protect the population from this flu.
But what is a virus? How does a virus work? How does it go about making us sick?
It’s good to know the death rates and risk of the virus, but we also need to have an idea of what to expect when we contract a virus. Knowing how the virus goes about infecting the cell and causing damage to the body gives us an indication of ways we can prevent the virus from attacking us in the future.
We also need to know the symptoms of viral infection. Just informing people that there is a risk of swine flu infection is not helpful. People need to understand the symptoms that are expressed when we contract the Swine Flu, and the symptoms of potential complications to the flu that need to be watched for.
Viruses are basically just a set of genetic information collected in a protective coating that uses a host cell to reproduce. As they do this, they cause negative affects in the body that we perceive as illness.
There are multiple types of …
Stock Up on Homeopathic Remedies That Heal Injuries & Minor Illnesses
Stock Up on Homeopathic Remedies That Heal Injuries & Minor Illnesses
Homeopathy stimulates a person’s vital force allowing the body to naturally resist infection and heal itself. Every home medicine cabinet and first aid kit should be stocked with certain homeopathic remedies that will relieve symptoms from the common cold, the flu or everyday minor injuries like burns, stings, scrapes and bruises.
First Aid:
o Apis 30C: For treating bee, wasp, and fire ant stings – look for redness and swelling
o Arnica 30C: For bumps, bruises, muscle soreness, and shock from injuries
o Calendula 30C: Speeds healing of internal injuries, wounds and skin irritation.
o Calendula Gel/Cream/Ointment: Apply to wounds, cuts, rashes and sun – a natural antibacterial agent
o Cantharis 30C: For burns, sunburns and scalding – may be raw and inflamed
o Hypericum 30C: For nerve injuries or shooting pain along the nerves especially fingers and toes
o Phosphorus 30C: For nosebleeds and other minor hemorrhages
Flu and Common Cold:
o Allium Cepa 30C: For watery eyes & burning, runny nose – relief from cold or allergy symptoms
o Belladonna 30C: For sudden fever or inflammation with redness and intense heat – may be delirious
o Gelsenium 30C: For gradually increasing fever with weakness, heaviness, droopy eyes, and trembling
o Ipecacuanha 30C: For nausea and vomiting, esp when vomiting does not relieve nausea
o Oscillococcinum 30C or 200C: Reduces duration and severity of all types of flu – fever, chills, body aches and pains
All homeopathic remedies are FDA regulated and are considered safe and effective when taken under the supervision of a professional homeopath practitioner. Keep in mind when self-prescribing that two key principles of homeopathy is “like heals like” and the “minimum dose” … this means that taking the least amount of a remedy that …
How To Remember Taking Your Blood Pressure Medications
How To Remember Taking Your Blood Pressure Medications
Knowing that you have a high blood pressure condition is half the battle one. What follows is a lifetime of carefully ensuring that you have your BP well managed and under control. Doctors find enough trouble with patients falling to maintain their BP schedules. Some patients altogether forget to take their BP meds, some abscond because they are feeling much better others simply abandon the drug regimen due to side effects. Whichever route a person chooses away from taking drug the reality of the matter is that resistant hypertension may take over. This is hypertension that fails to respond to medications.
To better understand the importance of remembering to take medication, it is worthwhile noting that hypertension as a condition is not curable. This specifically applies to essential hypertension whose causes are not known in 90 to 95 percent of all hypertension cases. In the case of secondary hypertension, the causes are known and are usually underlying medical disorders such as diabetes, kidney disease and others. Once these underlying conditions are addressed the elevated BP often also disappears within a relatively short period of time. When left unchecked or uncontrolled, essential hypertension will lead to hypertension end-stages such as heart failure, stroke and even blindness in some people.
Considering these terrible yet avoidable final effects untreated of high BP, it is more than imperative for you to remember taking your BP drugs. The following are some common steps that you can take to remember taking your drugs;
1. Put sticky notes in places that you frequently visit reminding you to take your medications. These places will include the kitchen, bathroom mirror and front door.
2. Find a partner who also is on daily medication so that you can remind one another.
3. …
Seasonal Flu and Other Flu Types
Seasonal Flu and Other Flu Types
A week’s stay at a hospital with flu is probably the last thing on your mind ahead of the festive season. But seasonal flu is one of the most common types of influenza affecting many men, women and children each winter. Caused by certain strains of RNA virus, this type of flu can be resisted with annual influenza vaccines, but not with 100% guarantee. Tamiflu oseltamivir can be another choice to prevent and treat seasonal flu. This Roche drug is capable of shortening the outbreak of symptoms quicker than other available influenza treatment options. Clinical trials have shown that Tamiflu can even help tackle an influenza pandemic if you take it for 6 weeks at a stretch.
Apart from the very real threat of seasonal flu, certain other types of influenza can also mar your celebrations this winter. The 2 most common types include bird flu and swine flu. Both these flu types have created widespread pandemics in the past, most notably in 2004 and 2009.
The 2004 bird flu pandemic was an important event in the history of influenza treatment. It was caused by a subtype known as H5N1 and is as infectious as the H1N1 influenza. But no treatment options were available at the time H5N1 caused the pandemic. However, the good news about bird flu is that there is no evidence to suggest that it can be transmitted from one individual to another. Experts are confident that even if a novel strain appears some time in future, we can fight it with medication.
While seasonal influenza can be caused by all three subtypes of the RNA virus, bird flu and swine flu are caused only by viral type A. To a great extent, influenza treatment is developed on the basis of …
Blood Pressure Guidelines – The Dos and The Don’ts
Blood Pressure Guidelines – The Dos and The Don’ts
Blood pressure guidelines, if followed properly, can help immensely in maintaining normal blood pressure, keeping hypertension and its associated complications in check. Hypertension is distinguished by a marked rise in blood pressure, consistently over a long period of time. Hypertension can be differentiated into primary and secondary types, on the basis of duration and cause of the condition.
Primary hypertension persists over a longer period; it has no specific cause, but is a combination of genetic and environmental factors. Secondary hypertension is caused by mental stress and depression. In secondary hypertension, the blood pressure returns to normal as soon as the stress and depression are alleviated.
Hypertension is only detected after the associated symptoms appear, usually after extensive damage has been done to the body. So, effectively stopping the appearance of symptoms is akin to controlling hypertension, which needs to be the primary goal.
The symptoms of hypertension are extensive, including nausea, vomiting, dizziness, fatigue, headaches, convulsions, confusion, breathing difficulties, abdominal pain, chest pain, and irregular heartbeat. Monitoring blood pressure is the most effective way of stopping the symptoms from appearing and controlling these conditions.
For controlling hypertension, your diet needs to undergo certain necessary changes. Foods having excess fat and cholesterol can cause a lot of health complications, and their consumption needs to be minimized. Healthy foods, including fresh fruits, should be consumed instead, in the form of juices and servings. Seven to nine servings of fruits should be eaten every day. Not more than 6 ounces of protein is recommended for daily consumption. Potassium containing foods should be substituted for sodium containing foods, as sodium is a known hypertensive agent. Caffeinated drinks, cigarettes, and alcohol should be abstained from, as they not only contribute to hypertension, but are harmful …