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Blood Pressure
Blood pressure is the force created by the heart as it pushes
blood into the arteries and the circulatory system. When the
heart pumps, it causes blood to flow through the arteries and
into the arterioles. As the blood goes through the arterioles,
the arterioles either contract or expand altering both the
amount of blood flow and the resistance to blood flow. If the
arterioles remain in a contracted form, they create high blood
pressure. The heart must then pump harder because the
arterioles are exerting a greater resistance to blood flow.
Causes
Symptoms
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Head ache
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Chest pain
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Increased heart
beat
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Redness in eyes
Diagnosis
Blood pressure is measured at two points, a high point and a
low point. The high point is the point at which the heart
contracts to empty its blood into the circulation, called
systole. The low point is the point at which the heart relaxes
to fill with blood returned by the circulation, called
diastole. In humans, blood pressure doesn't vary greatly. In
healthy persons, blood pressure increases from about 80/45 in
infants, to about 120/80 at age 30, to about 140/85 at age 40
and over. Blood pressure increases with age because the
arteries loose elasticity.
Remedies
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Blood pressure
can be decreased if a person exercises regularly.
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If a person
doesn't smoke, limits salt intake, limits alcohol intake and
loses weights.
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Garlic is known
as one of the most effective remedy in lowering the blood
pressure.
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Taking lemon
juice daily will lower the high blood pressure.
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Gooseberry (Amla)
is an effective remedy for high blood pressure. One
tablespoonful each of fresh amla juice and honey mixed
should be taken every morning.
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Grind equal
amounts of watermelon seeds and khas khas. Take one
teaspoonful with an empty stomach in the morning with water
for lowering blood pressure.
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Soak one
teaspoonful of fenugreek seeds at night and have it in
morning with an empty stomach for a month.
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Take fresh
papayas daily on an empty stomach for a month regularly to
decrease BP.
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Grapefruit is
useful in preventing high blood pressure. This fruit is
helpful in toning up the arteries.
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