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How to lower high blood preasure

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High blood pressure (HBP) is a serious condition that can lead to coronary heart disease, heart failure, stroke, kidney failure and other very serious medical conditions. “Blood pressure” is the force of blood pushing against the walls of the arteries as the heart pumps blood. If this pressure rises and stays high over time, it can damage the body in many ways. About 1 in 3 adults in the United States has HBP. The condition itself usually has no signs or symptoms. You can have it for years without knowing it. During this time, though, HBP can damage your heart, blood vessels, kidneys, and other parts of your body. Knowing your blood pressure numbers is important, even when you are feeling fine. If your blood pressure is normal, you can work with your health care team to keep it that way. If your blood pressure is too high, treatment may help prevent damage to your body’s organs. Blood pressure numbers Blood pressure is measured as systolic (sis-TOL-ik) and diastolic (di-

How to know stroke early warning

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The main reasons for handicap in adults, and the fourth dominant reason of death in America is the stroke. Stroke is a grave medical condition and it happens when there is not blood supply to certain part of the brain. The strokes can be of two types, ischemic and hemorrhagic. Caused by reduction or barring of canals to your mind, the more common strokes are the ischemic and they can lead to gravely reduced blood flow. Induced by hemorrhaging in the brain, hemorrhagic strokes are not that common. Recognizing the manifestation of a stroke therefore obtaining medical help is of great importance in order to diminish the risk of serious damage to the mind. The risk of death and handicap can be lowered and it can increase the chances of recovery. The symptoms and signs can have different manifestation depending on the type of the stroke, the affected brain part and the seriousness of the damage. Nevertheless, they have the tendency to happen without warning. Here are some of the