High blood pressure is one of the most common diseases in the world. It occurs as a result of kidney, blood vessel and heart diseases, which control blood pressure. Any abnormality leads to high blood pressure from the normal level. Blood pressure rises when any activity occurs. And decreases when the body sleeps.
Causes of high blood pressure
- Thyroid disease.
- Some medications, such as contraceptives for women, some analgesic drugs, and medicines used to treat colds, increase pressure.
- Eat salty foods significantly, and add salt heavily to foods.
- Take drugs like cocaine.
- There is a defect in the blood vessels.
- Kidney disease.
- Adrenal gland dysfunction.
- Preeclampsia occurs in women especially in the first trimester of pregnancy.
- The genetic factor significantly affects the elevation of blood pressure from the normal level.
- The older the person is, the greater the risk of high blood pressure.
- The incidence of hypertension is higher in males than in females, especially in youth.
- Skin color can be associated with high blood pressure; people with dark skin are more susceptible to high blood pressure than whites.
- People with obesity and obesity are highly susceptible to high blood pressure.
- Smoking is a major cause of high blood pressure because it works to constrict blood vessels, forcing the heart to work harder and stronger.
- Diabetes or high cholesterol may cause high blood pressure.
Treatment of hypertension
There are many ways to treat high blood pressure, including:
- Change the daily lifestyle of feeding method to the way of doing daily business in general; so that it suits high blood pressure.
- Weight loss if weight is the cause of high blood pressure.
- Use medications to lower blood pressure under doctor’s supervision.
- The use of diuretics, which reduce the water and sodium in the body, and thus reduce the volume of blood in the vessels.
- Eat light and healthy meals, eat vegetables, fruits and low-fat dairy.
- Exercising light for half an hour a day, or walking for half an hour on a daily basis, has a significant impact on lowering blood pressure.
- Quit smoking or try to minimize it and stay away from alcohol and drugs.
- Sleep enough to control conditions that increase stress.