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High Blood Pressure Could Be Killing You While You Are Young
Research shows that high blood pressure starts much early in life and at times goes undetected for decades until it shows itself in symptoms. It usually, is one of the most common cause for heart disease. In an extensive research carried around the world for six years, a scientific panel learned that the problems in the cardiovascular system (heart and the vessels carrying blood) can begin at much lower blood pressure levels than previously believed.
It concluded that the risk of heart disease and stroke can begin to rise when blood pressure increases past 120/80. That?s why the panel developed a new range called ‘Pre hypertension’ – for readings between 120/80 and 139/89. People with blood pressure readings in the Pre-hypertension range are now encouraged to adopt life style changes to lower their blood pressure levels or else they would develop hypertension (high blood pressure) and become prone to heart disease and Stroke.
Blood pressure is measure of pressure exerted by the flowing blood on the walls of arteries. It is measured in two numbers systolic over diastolic. Systolic the top number is the pressure exerted when the heart pumps the blood, diastolic the bottom number is the pressure exerted when the heart is resting between the two beats. People with blood pressure readings over 140/90 are said to be having hypertension.
Although Pathological causes such as Pheochromocytoma (tumor of the adrenal), coarctation of aorta (bending of a major artery) and renal diseases are not so common but need to excluded as being the cause for hypertension.. When no such cause is ascertained the increased blood pressure is called as ‘Essential Hypertension.’ Essential Hypertension in young is generally an out come of a faulty living habits- which mainly include improper diet, sedentary life style, alcohol and smoking. Genetic factors also play a role in its early onset. High blood pressure is dangerous as it makes the heart work hard and contributes to hardening of the arteries. It increases the risk of heart disease and stroke. It can also lead to kidney and eye diseases.
The treatment of prehypertension and hypertension in young requires a combination of a well rounded homoeopathic intervention and restructuring of one lifestyle. Homoeopathic intervention aims at treating the whole patient and not just the symptoms. Among many homoeopathic medicines that are found useful, Nux Vomica leads the table in treating essential hypertension in the young when the cause can be attributed to faulty living style i.e. . Sedentary living, overwork, stimulants etc. Ignatia and Kali Phos are helpful when mental stress are the key causative factors. Natrum Mur helps those who are addicted to high salt diet and also where long standing grief is the cause for elevated blood pressure levels. Medicines mentioned above are for information purpose only and should not be used without professional help.
Preventing hypertension
Adopting Lifestyle modifications can be of great help for those in the prehypertension stage and also those suffering from hypertension.
Diet
Reduce sodium intake, which basically means reducing salt intake. Eat more whole grains, beans, fresh fruits and vegetables and low fat diary products. Reduce alcohol intake and for smoking, in short, don’t. Limit intake of saturated fats (animal fats).
Stress
Eliminate unnecessary elements of stress in your life and try activities like meditation, yoga, dancing, regular walks etc. Certain homoeopathic medicines are a natural form of reducing stress.
Obesity and Exercise.
Being overweight means that your heart will have to work more hard, resulting in higher blood pressure. Keep a regular check on your cholesterol levels. Regular exercise is must for maintaining ideal blood pressure levels
hello doctor am suresh age 23 recently i had gone to a govt dispensery and checked my bp it showed 140/100 and the doctor prescribed Tel 40 without food once in a day but one of my pharmacist friend told that it is the normal blood pressure in todays life style . please give your opinion on this concern
Good day dr.sharma
Am 20yrs old, about 181.7cm, weighing 96kgs….I have a hit bp of 150/90 sometimes it fluctuate to about 140/85…
Am very healthy….eat right, drink alcohol only on occasions in small quantity, I work out well, involve myself in sports like soccer..
But I don’t just wanna know why I have such a high bp?
Gone to the doctors but they keep on saying the same thing like they think cos am over-weight….but I also maintain a good work out schedule, please what can I do to lower the bp?
Thanks
i am 29 years old. i have 150 / 100 bp. what should i have to do to decrease my bp.
hallo dr.sharma,
how are you? i am 31 yrs old,suffering from high BP.160/90.
can you suggest me,what should be a proper diet? and what should i avoid eating? i do morning walk regularly about 30-40 minutes. walking fast can harm???
bcoz…i m 67kg weight! i want to reduce. which type of exercise should i do?
thankyou.
vidhya 🙂
Dear Dr. Sahab. I am 27 years old i have a family problem which gives me stress and anxiety which causes my blood pressure level all time high i am worried now my hair is also falling. Plz help
hii.
im 17year old boy with height 174 &weight 64.since last 11/2years i was having problem while i used to stand up after sitting or lying for more than 10mins.i used to see everythng blur(black)and loose conciousness but time time i fell down on grond and dont remember what happend next.when i visited hospital in india.doctor checked my b.p on lying which was: 122/72.then he told me to stand..when i stood my b.p raised doctor took 5readings and avg of those was 150/86.he told it can be postural hypertension.by specialist said that it was not p.hypertension,he suggested to do few checkup’s like eeg ,bloodtest,CT scan bt all were fine.he said that its not even vertigo.then he reffered me to a psychiatrics were psy.told that i am taking stress..but in reality i never take tension for anything i stay cool.im not at all satisfied with doctors as they actually dont know my problem
plse suggest me what should i do,as my age is only 16 i dont want any antidepressent medicine.and actually want to know what is the problem within me which no one here’s able to understand..
plse reply what should i do…
dear sir my wife first 6 months pregnancy no bp but suddenly blood pressure is 120/200.after taken treatement 90/140 any problem
treatment for blood pressure 150/80
Hi Dr I’m experiencing a problem here,m feeling dizzy,headech and I’m having running stomach,so for now I didn’t go to any Docter m afraid m gonna die soon ,So Doctor please what do you is that ???what is the cause ???and can it be cured nd how???
sir i am 24 year old and i am suffering from high blood pressure .my blood pressure is 180/85
pls give me advice ….
I’m 28 and my bp 160/ 80. Wat can i do 2 keep it low?
I am 22 years old, 160 lbs at 5’7″, male. I have consistently had high blood pressure for over a year. However, it has probably been this way for longer. I have only recently been going to the doctor regularly due to asthma and ADHD relief, where I get my BP checked. My father is a radiologist, when I get sick he will just call in my meds. My BP usually sits around 145-155/90-99.. for my age/weight, this is horrible. I might add that my diet is pretty awful. I tend to eat a lot of fast food, foods w preservatives, almost never anything healthy. However, I am not overweight, and have been very active up until about 3 or 4 years ago. I played soccer competitively from 8-19 years old, only having 1 or 2 days off a week. My health seems to be deteriorating, I seem to have one problem after another – – gynocomastia, (linked to high BP, developed when i was 14) asthma, diverticulosis/hemorrhoids, and on my last blood work report i was told “i have some alarming results, glucose is spilling into your urine” (just one of the things i was told).
BP 135-145 / 90-99 (sometimes higher)
Medications
Vyvanse 30mg (amphetamine ADHD) relatively low dose, still have high BP even after weeks of not using
Albuterol (again, effects cardiovascular, but only been using last 6 months)
History
premature 2 months, twin.
irregular heart beat
Hii I’m 27yr old but my blood pressure very high 150/99 plz help me plzz
My child is 14 in 10th grade and I checked her blood pressure yesterday the top number was 180 what should I do?
m just 26 years old .but my b.p is rechng 140/90 .so sir how can i reduce my b.p ?
My son has had high-ish blood pressure for 3 years (ages 16-18). He is an elite athlete, exercises 6 days a week, very little body fat, eats an excellent diet, doesn’t drink, doesn’t smoke. Any medication would probably interfere with his ability to perform at the same elite level. When getting his blood pressure taken, I have sometimes been successful in reducing his blood pressure to 125/80 by having him take deep breaths in and out and imagining himself suntanning on a beach. But my concern is that maybe his blood pressure is elevated all the time? Maybe the fact that he can usually lower it through deep breathing is meaningless?
Hi Dr.
I went to check my blood pressure today and i was told that it as crossed the border, that my blood pressure is 139, i also checked my blood content and i was told that it was normal at 95. Please what do i do to stay healthy and well again? I would to know, if mental stress can cause pre-hypertension…I am just 30 years of age.
am having high blood pressure since i was pregnacy is not going down. now i need your assisstance what can i do
thank you
I am 70 yrs old man takes 6stamlo beta . Some days I take 2 nos to control bp within range of 165/90 , so far my pulse rate never crossed 8O, BUT yesterday for the first time I felt chest pain for about an hour twice. on immediate measuring bp 199/100 pulse 111. immediately on taking servotil ,bp came down to normal but pulse is 97. pulse not comming down. KINDLY ADVICE TREATMENT .
This information was very useful. My blood pressure use to be 118/70 and 2 weeks ago it was 127/90 and today the same numbers again.