| This article discusses preventative measures that can | | | | per week |
| be taken to lessen your likelihood of incurring high | | | | Quitting smoking is also advisable as smoking |
| blood pressure. Also, treatments are discussed that | | | | weakens the circulatory system and constricts blood |
| may apply if you have already been diagnosed as | | | | flow. |
| having this disease. | | | | Incorporating physical activity into your life on a daily |
| High blood pressure treatment becomes a necessity | | | | basis is a lifestyle change that can tremendously |
| once your blood pressure goes over the average for | | | | lower high blood pressure as can losing weight. |
| an adult which is in the area of 140/90, keeping in | | | | Obesity is a risk factor for both men and women |
| mind a persons age, sex and medical history | | | | when it comes to both high blood pressure as well as |
| Treatment can involve changes in lifestyle and diet or | | | | other diseases of the circulatory system. |
| medications. Doctors most often recommend that | | | | Sometimes the aforementioned types of lifestyle |
| patients make positive modifications in their lives as | | | | high blood pressure treatment options are not |
| the first step in high blood pressure treatment. | | | | sufficient to lower blood pressure enough to |
| For those who have not as yet had a problem with | | | | normalize it. In that case doctors must introduce their |
| this disease, eating plenty of fruits, vegetables is | | | | patients to another category of treatment, which is |
| encouraged as is consuming low-fat and fat-free | | | | forms of medication. |
| dairy products. A diet such as this contains rich | | | | There are different kinds of high blood pressure |
| quantities of calcium, magnesium, protein and | | | | medication that can be prescribed for patients. They |
| potassium while also being low in saturated fat, | | | | include two major groups- diuretics and beta-blockers. |
| overall fat and cholesterol | | | | Diuretics get rid of excess sodium and fluids from the |
| Blood pressure in some individuals can be lowered by | | | | body while beta-blockers decrease the rate at which |
| decreasing how much salt (or sodium) they consume | | | | the heart beats and also reduce the amount of blood |
| on a daily basis. This simply means eating fewer | | | | that is circulated from the heart. |
| foods that are salty and not adding any table salt to | | | | Other medications commonly prescribed for high |
| food for flavoring purposes. | | | | blood pressure are angiotensin converting enzyme |
| High blood pressure treatment in regards to lifestyle | | | | inhibitors (ACE), angiotensin II receptor blockers and |
| changes frowns on excessive drinking. Drinking more | | | | calcium channel blockers (also known as calcium |
| than one ounce of pure alcohol or what constitutes | | | | antagonists). There is also another type of |
| as two drinks a day for males and one drink daily for | | | | medication known as sympathetic nerve inhibitors. |
| females is likely to elevate blood pressure. Drink less | | | | The last type of medicinal treatment is a category of |
| per day or limit yourself to only a couple of drinks | | | | drugs known as vasodilators. |