Shravan Gupta on hypertension

Shravan Gupta : Hypertension

Hypertension is a medical name given for a very common disease called blood pressure. It is measure of how much pressure your blood is exerting on your blood vessels. If you think that you have any of these symptoms then it is advisable to contact the doctor immediately. It might also happen that you may get confused about whether you have hypertension or it is just a minor headache or even might think whether your eyesight has increased. Some of the much higher level symptoms include:

● Kidney failure

● Heart disease

● Stroke

● Seizures

Though the symptoms of hypertension look very normal they can lead to some very dangerous problems. It has become a serious topic as we all lead a stressful life. It is always better to take a pause and relax rather than get into the hands of this problem.

Causes

The main reason that causes hypertension is stress. The more you take stress the more this problem increases. Let's discuss some of the major causes of hypertension:

Genes: Several people may have a genetic predisposition for hypertension. This can be from genetic abnormalities or gene mutations that you must have received from your ancestors.

Physical changes: If something happens to your body, you may start experiencing symptoms all over your body. One such issue might be high blood pressure. It's assumed, for example, that improvements in your kidney function due to age growth may disturb the natural balance of fluid and salts in the body. This shift will cause blood pressure to increase in your body.

Environment: Unhealthy lifestyle habits, such as poor diet and lack of physical activity, will take their toll on your health over time. Habits in lifestyle can trigger weight issues. Being obese or overweight will increase your risk of hypertension.

Obesity: Suffering from obesity or having more weight requires more blood to supply nutrients and oxygen to the tissues. When the volume of circulating blood increases leading to an increase of pressure on the arteries wall leading to hypertension.

Using Tobacco: Chewing tobacco immediately raises the blood pressure temporarily but the chemicals in tobacco damage the lining of the artery walls. This leads to the narrowing of artery walls increasing the chance of heart disease. You can see this pictorial presentaion and it will help you to completely understand the mechanics of blood pressure. https://issuu.com/shravangupta/docs/shravan_gupta-hypertension.docx