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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
I have almost 10 Yrs having hypertension , My age is 37 Y , On my last pregnany I got BP.
last 6 Yrs I am taking medicine , Tab Aamlodipin 7.5 mg , Still My BP is 150/ 100 . I hVE Family History . I am working. But not much stress . Homeo medicine can help me . what I should do .
i am 33yrs old and am a male. 5yrs ago my girl friend, i was depressed for a very long time and that was when i first notice my bp increased. now my bp is 150over 100. i dont drink, dont smook but i eat salt and drink alot of soft drink. i really need help with this problem.
sir for last two years my bp gets elevated to around 140/90 to 160/100 and after doing ecg and echocardiography i have been diagnosed with mild pulmonary hypertension(pulmonary pressure=40 mm hg).Now i am 28 yrs old, and before i have taken lots of allopathic medicine which has’nt worked effectivelycould you please suggest what homoepathic medicine should i take to get remedy.
Sir,
I am 52 year old guy of Vasai/Virar from Bombay. Since one year I am having BP Problem. It ranges from 160/100 to 150/90. Though I am taking BP tablets regularly, it is not under control. I go to bed at around 10.30/11.00 pm. I, have to get up at 4.00 am, except on sunday. Though I am non-vegetarian, Monday to Sat. I eat fish in the morning and only on sunday, I am having Chicken. Mutton I eat once in a month. Evening I always eat chappatis/roti of rice with veg. I takes alcoholic drinks with soda, two/three times, when I am having off, i.e. sunday or holiday.
Sir, would you suggest some medicine, diet to control my BP, so that I, can live healthy life.
Thanks
Sir my blood pressure is 150/100. My age 32 years. Doctor suggest me a medicine , I don’t want to take allopathy medicine. How can I maintain my blood pressure. kindly suggest. Thanking you..
My heart is beating faster these days it has been four months since this started iam 34 years of age
Hi there. I am 34 female with a healthy BMI. I have had episodic blood pressure escalation over the past three years. On average it happens twice a year. I was admitted to hospital last year for an unusual reading of 164/114. Doctors performed every tests they could but at the end I was discharged without knowing what was the cause to my blood pressure escalation, all test results came negative. Nine months after I was diagnosed with palpitation, heart beat per minute raced from 104 to 110 at resting. I was again admitted but frustrating enough the specialist was not able to explain the cause.
Now I seem to be going through the same symptoms again.
I am a 3rd year medical student who has a bmi of 24.5. I found out my blood pressure was running high when we were practicing taking BP’s with other students. I saw a doctor and my BP Was 135/75 at that time. He said it was fine and I was about to embark on studying for step1 so he didn’t want to do serial measurements. I assumed it was under control and I kept eating fairly healthily with the occasional junk food day or 2. I recently started my 2nd clinical rotation that required a new physical and my BP was 152/92. Since then I have bought a cheap BP cuff from Walmart and have been getting readings of 170’s/100’s…I have been trying to begin running 5km a few times a week, but after 1 week have seen no change. I don’t know if I may have a more serious cause (as a medical student a lot of diseases are going through my head) or maybe the exercise will cause a change, but again I must say I am not overweight, my waistline is 33 inches, I’m 5’7 and weigh 157 lbs. any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
respected sir,
This is anuj from chandigarh.i am 22 years old.I am overweight with 88 kg and height 5.6″.
Sir, i has been suffering from a major problem from the last 4 years.firstly i wanna you 2 knw my medical history.During my college days, a day suddenly i started feeling restlessness and anxiety about a day before my final exam.There was not any such big tension in my mind. But, i feel that i am not able to breathe properly. it was too terrifying for me. I consulted a doctor and he told me that i am just suffering from high blood pressure.But is the prescription doesnot make any improvement. Later i consulted to other doctor . he told me that it might be due to some nassal enlargement. lastly i consulted PGI where the doctors were almost unable 2 detect the problem.After several tests,they just told me that may be i am just having a feeling of breathlessness, but there is no reality in it.this is just a misconception. They just find the high cholestrol. Sir, it is very bad 2 say that the doctors there are not very serious about the common people. Some of them even laugh at my problem. I consulted there a year back. over the last 6 months i ws having no major problem, i think it was just a matter of time. But from the last 1 month i am feeling the same problem and restlessness. Sometimes i am also prone to high bp… but i dnt understand if i am really having so much tention as i dnt think so much.
i just waana you to give me the advice as what is the exact problem that i am facing so as it being detected can be cured.Hope you will understand my problem as it is quite difficult to spend even few minutes short of breath..thanking you.
hi doc, iam 25 years old female and today iam diagnosed with a bp 150/100.having a severe headache .
my height is 163cm and weight is 80 kg. due to my working schedules i am not regular to the gym.please suggest me some ways to bring dowm my bp to normal range quickly.
Im ramya my husband age 33.now bp is 120/100 is it very serious?what need to do come back to normal.
sir m reading in B.com final year from kolkata and m a handicapped (one leg effect via past polio) and my age is 24 as per year 2013 my all thing normal m a perfect boy one day m going for blood donation but m unable to donate due to my young highpertention my current blood pressure is 170/120. Actually m not feeling any difficulty in my life one of problem is that m feel too much hot wile travell and too much water come from my skin. Suggest me
I’m 18 years old and I weigh around 100 pounds and my blood pressure is 136/96. Is this high?
Dear Dr Sharma
I have hypertension and am on meds which don’t control it enough. I wake with a panic attack and BP reading of 190/100. I have Xanax which helps eventually but i am so frightened and desperate. Please can you advise? I don’t smoke or drink alcohol but am very overweight.
Hi Doc,
Could you please let me know if it’s better to take Homeopathy medicine for BP 140/90 and my age is 38. As I joined gym for better life style my wife is concerned that you should not do any various exercises and also consultant doctor. If I take Homeopathy medicine is there any side effects and for how many days I should take the medicine if I start. Please suggest
Hi, my name is maham and m 25 years old
I wanted to ask I get sudden rise in BP don’t know why
Usually my blood pressure remains between 120/80 and 110/70 but some times it suddenly rises to 140-150/90-100
And I get worried
I am not over weight and I do exercise as well but I do have anxiety and I take stress a lot
Thanking you
Hi Dr. Sharma. I’m 24yrs old and I just recently had my son who is 5 months old. Through out my pregnancy my blood pressure was never an issue. Just recently I took my blood pressure at a local store and it was 142/98. So tonight when I got home from work I took it again and it was 144/104…. I don’t have a doctors appt until 2 weeks from now. Should I go to the ER?
Hello Dr.Sharma,
I am having a blood pressure in the range of 140/100 at my age is 30 yrs I as per my knowledge i have considered as a high BP,I am regularly walking at about 40 to 60 mins.
Please let me know ur suggestion stating how to reduce the blood pressure.
Thanks and regards
Kp
hI DR. Sharma its as happen before 4 day i was busy in m yh office work and extremly i faint down from my seat ,doctors came to me in they checked my bp leval tht eas 140./80
after 1 hr i got normal but next day aprox same time once again i got same problem in my bp tht was also 140/80..i found my heart beating was too high and i got a small but regular pain in my headech since 2 day i ddnt go to my job now m on my home at taking rest but god grace i ddnt get same thing because i was taking rest whole day i want to just know is this problem can suffer to me as a heartstroke or can be cause if hypertention:’just give me advice about my diet & my routine m a smoker but recently i left my habbit let me know wht i have to do for same…expecting prompt reply by your side
Pankaj Mishra’
Sr.Health counsellor
Delhi India
Sir I am 24 yrs old. Today we had a blood donation camp I our company. There I got to know my blood pressure is 170/120. I was shocked looking into readings, doctor suggested me to come after 2 hrs since I had smoked 30 mins back. I again went with relax then it was 156/110. I weigh about 76 kgs and 5.8 feet. I am afraid about my health. I smoke 8 cigrates daily nd take alcohol twice in a month. I am a non vegetarian too. Even I have to work extra hours in office. I had habbit before sleep, I masturbate to get sleep. Without doing it I don’t get sleep. I think my testosterone levels are high also I am short temper guy.
Please suggest me to come to normal life, I am very afraid of my health.