Lowering Blood Pressure

Blood pressure refers to the force that your blood exerts against the blood vessel walls.  When the force exerted is too strong, your blood pressure is said to be high.  Also referred to as hypertension, high blood pressure is dangerous to your health because it causes your heart to work harder to pump blood and your blood vessels to harden, leading to heart failure.

High blood pressure or hypertension affects more men than women and is often diagnosed in people over the age of 65.  Many people are unaware of their hypertension or simply ignore the warning signs until they develop more serious symptoms or worse, suddenly experience heart failure.  Don’t wait for heart disease to strike.  Learn the warning signs and take care of your heart with proper nutrition and lifestyle changes.

Signs and Symptoms
You may have high blood pressure if you experience a combination of the following:

1. Dizziness
2. Headache
3. Insomnia or lack of restful sleep
4. Redness on the face
5. Hot palms and feet
6. Shortness of breath
7. Fatigue
8. Palpitations
9. Anxiety attacks
10. Chest pain

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