Hello Everybody,
By keeping to a walking for weight loss program we can avoid a lot of health problems. One of them is high blood pressure.
High blood pressure, or hypertension, affects 40 percent of the English population. Many people do not know they have it. Blood pressure measurement is a simple test and it should be carried out by your doctor at regular intervals. If you do have high blood pressure it means that your heart is having to work harder to pump blood around your body. This can weaken the heart and the increased pressure can also affect the arteries.
Pressure on the arteries can result in blockage or damage and the result of this may be a stroke.
There is no doubt that a stroke is a medical emergency. The results can be devastating for both the sufferers and their families. Stroke treatment is possible if medical help arrives quickly, but only 30 percent of victims make a full recovery.
There are two possible types of stroke.
An Ischemic stroke is when the blood supply to the brain is interrupted by a blood clot.
A Haemorrhagic stroke is when a weakened blood vessel bursts and causes brain damage.
You can also have a Transient Ischemic attack, which is a minor stroke and a warning that a major stroke is likely.
The symptoms of stroke include sudden muscle weakness, blurred vision, paralysis, abnormal feelings in one side of the body, difficulty speaking, dizziness and loss of balance. There is no doubt that you, and the people around you, will know something is wrong.
So high blood pressure is bad news and we should make every effort to avoid having it.
Lifestyle does seem to be a factor in whether of not you suffer from hypertension. It can affect older people more than the young and those over 65 years old are particularly at risk. It is related to smoking, excessive alcohol consumption, unhealthy diet, obesity and lack of exercise. These are not the only factors; diabetes, heart problems and family history are all things which may have an affect. But we should look carefully at what we can control by our lifestyle choices, as these are the easy things to adjust.
Smoking and alcohol consumption are well know for their ability to destroy our health. Give up smoking and reduce your drinking level to the equivalent of a daily glass of wine with a meal.
Obesity is associated with an unhealthy diet and lack of exercise. For your diet cut right down on salts and fats. Junk food contains a lot more of both than you may think. You should be eating lean meat, oily fish and fresh fruit and vegetables as your basic diet. There is a lot of information available on the Mediterranean diet, which is one of the best. Try it, you will find it tastes good and that glass of wine a day helps you enjoy your meal as well. Exercise is easily achieved by spending 30 minutes on a walking for weight loss program every day. You do not have to go to an expensive gym to get fit.
Such a change in lifestyle can go a long way to lowering your blood pressure and protecting you from strokes. A poor lifestyle is not the only reason people suffer from hypertension, but we can easily diminish our chances of becoming a sufferer. You just lose weight and get fit - surely worth a try.
See you soon,
Peter Stockwell
27 December 20009
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