How to Cause High Blood Pressure
The short answer is, "you can't.
"You could smoke three packs of cigarettes a day, eat enough to be a hundred pounds overweight, and be completely inactive, and you still couldn't cause yourself to have high blood pressure.
Now, if the doctor discovers that your blood pressure is too high and you quit smoking, lose that extra weight, and start exercising, those lifestyle changes would LOWER it significantly.
Don't misunderstand me.
I am not advocating smoking, overeating, or not exercising.
On the contrary, I advocate not smoking, eating a healthy balanced diet, and engaging in good aerobic exercise at least three times a week.
Living this kind of healthy lifestyle is not a guarantee that you will not ever have high blood pressure, because while you can't CAUSE high blood pressure, you can't actually PREVENT it either.
Hypertension, is usually referred to as "the silent killer.
" That is a description that has been well earned.
The disease has no symptoms that most people would recognize as a problem.
It is possible that those who have been undiagnosed could have a headache, feel dizzy or become nauseous, but those symptoms are so unspecific that most people wouldn't even seek a doctor's advice.
Even those who never have smoked, have always maintained a healthy weight, and are very active can still suffer from hypertension.
Medical science can't tell give us a single cause for high blood pressure.
Fortunately, however, there are medications that can control it.
Often the first indication is a heart attack or a stroke.
Neither is a wake-up call that anybody would want.
The best way to be certain that your blood pressure stays within the normal range is to have it checked on a regular basis.
"You could smoke three packs of cigarettes a day, eat enough to be a hundred pounds overweight, and be completely inactive, and you still couldn't cause yourself to have high blood pressure.
Now, if the doctor discovers that your blood pressure is too high and you quit smoking, lose that extra weight, and start exercising, those lifestyle changes would LOWER it significantly.
Don't misunderstand me.
I am not advocating smoking, overeating, or not exercising.
On the contrary, I advocate not smoking, eating a healthy balanced diet, and engaging in good aerobic exercise at least three times a week.
Living this kind of healthy lifestyle is not a guarantee that you will not ever have high blood pressure, because while you can't CAUSE high blood pressure, you can't actually PREVENT it either.
Hypertension, is usually referred to as "the silent killer.
" That is a description that has been well earned.
The disease has no symptoms that most people would recognize as a problem.
It is possible that those who have been undiagnosed could have a headache, feel dizzy or become nauseous, but those symptoms are so unspecific that most people wouldn't even seek a doctor's advice.
Even those who never have smoked, have always maintained a healthy weight, and are very active can still suffer from hypertension.
Medical science can't tell give us a single cause for high blood pressure.
Fortunately, however, there are medications that can control it.
Often the first indication is a heart attack or a stroke.
Neither is a wake-up call that anybody would want.
The best way to be certain that your blood pressure stays within the normal range is to have it checked on a regular basis.
