High Blood Pressure

High Blood Pressure

Blood pressure is the force of your blood pushing against the walls of your arties. Each time heart beats, it pumps blood into the arteries. High blood pressure is a common condition in which the long terms force of the blood against the artry walls is high enough that it may eventually cause health problems, such as heart disease. If your blood pressure is highest when your heart beats, pumping the blood. This is called systolic pressure. When your heart is at rest, between beats your blood pressure falls. This is called diastolic pressure. Blood pressure uses these two numbers. Usually the systolic number comes before or above the diastolic number.

Symptoms

Most commonly high blood pressure causes no symptoms at all but people with uncomplicated high blood pressure, they may experience headache, blurred vision, dizziness and shortness of breath.

Treatment

 Dietary approaches to stop hypertension (DSH) diet can lower your blood pressure by as much as 10 mm Hg systolic. The DSH diet consists of:

Eating fruits, vegetables, and whole grains

Eating low-fat dairy products, lean meats, fish, and nuts

Eliminating foods that are high in saturated fats, such as processed foods, full-fat dairy products, and fatty meats