Your risk of high blood pressure increases with age, but doing some exercise can make a big difference. And if your blood pressure is already high, exercise can help you control it. Regular physical activity makes your heart stronger. A stronger heart can pump more blood with less effort. If your heart can work less to pump, the force in Read More …
Exercise for High Blood Pressure
Your risk of high blood pressure increases with age, but doing some exercise can make a big difference. And if your blood pressure is already high, exercise can help you control it. Regular physical activity makes your heart stronger. A stronger heart can pump more blood with less effort. If your heart can work less to pump, the force in Read More …
Blood pressure (BP) is the pressure exerted by circulating blood upon the walls of blood vessels. Blood pressure is usually expressed in terms of the systolic (maximum) pressure over diastolic (minimum) pressure and is measured in millimeters of mercury (mm Hg). Normal blood pressure is 120/80 mm Hg. It will be relieving to hear that we have normal level but 
Walking is one of the easiest ways to add exercise to your day and to burn fat. The recommended amount of walking for weight loss is 60 minutes a day. Walking burns about 100 calories per mile for a 70 kg person. Brisk Walking Brisk walking means walking fast enough to make you feel slightly breathless but yet comfortable enough 
What is Labile Hypertension? Labile means ever-changing, and in labile hypertension, blood pressure fluctuates far more than usual. Your blood pressure might soar from 119/76 mm Hg in morning to 170/104 mm Hg in evening. Whatever the cause, these transient episodes of hypertension can be dangerous and should be treated. Home blood pressure monitoring over a 24-hour period helps determine 
What is White Coat Hypertension? The term “white coat” comes from references to the white coats traditionally worn by doctors. The white coat effect means that your blood pressure is higher when it is taken in a medical setting than it is when taken at home. On average, when your blood pressure is taken at home the top (systolic) number 
Hypertension is a common condition that has little to no symptoms, which means that many people that have high blood pressure don’t even know that they have it. Having high blood pressure is also a strong indicator of increased risk for heart disease, heart attacks, and strokes. That’s why it’s important to have your blood pressure checked at least annually 
What is ocular hypertension? Fluid present in eyes is called as aqueous humor and pressure caused is called intraocular pressure (IOP). Ocular hypertension means your intraocular pressure (IOP) is higher than normal. Left untreated, high eye pressure can cause glaucoma and permanent vision loss in some individuals. Eye pressure is measured in millimeters of mercury (mm Hg). Normal eye pressure 
Blood pressure will change through the various stages of your pregnancy as your body goes through a variety of changes. It will be checked by your midwife (midwives are specialists in pregnancy, childbirth, postpartum and women’s sexual and reproductive health) at your visits. If you have high blood pressure in pregnancy before week 20 it’s possible that it was a 
What is Systolic Hypertension? Systolic hypertension is defined as an elevated systolic blood pressure (SBP). If the systolic blood pressure is elevated (>140) with a normal (<90) diastolic blood pressure (DBP), it is called isolated systolic hypertension (ISH). Cause of Systolic Hypertension This type of high blood pressure is more common in older adults, especially older women. In fact, the 
What is Benign Intracranial Hypertension? Intracranial hypertension (IH) is the general term for the neurological disorders in which cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) pressure within the skull is too high. Old names for IH include Benign Intracranial Hypertension and Pseudotumor Cerebri. Intracranial hypertension can be divided into two categories: Acute IH and chronic IH. Acute IH often occurs as the result of