High blood pressure affects your body in a number of ways, and none of them are good for your health. If your blood pressure is elevated, it can lead to bleeding in the brain caused by weakened blood vessels. Having a stroke can cause weakness, trouble with balance, difficulty swallowing, poor judgment, and depression. Some [...]
High Blood Pressure
High blood pressure is not common among children, but it does affect approximately three percent of the population. High blood pressure is not congenital. If there is a family history of heart disease, then this may be a factor when children are diagnosed with this condition. If a child has heart disease or kidney disease, [...]
We all know there are only so many hours in the day, but getting in the habit of staying up late at night to cram more stuff into your waking hours may negatively affect your health. Research has shown that there is a link between going to bed after midnight (and getting less than six [...]
Lowering your salt intake is an important part of lowering your risk of heart disease, but many people just aren’t getting the message. They are still adding salt to their food at the table, even though most packaged food is already heavily-laden with it. Hide the salt shaker at your house. Don’t put it on [...]
When you go to the doctor and your blood pressure is taken, the reading is expressed in the form of two numbers. The purpose of the test is to measure the amount of force produced when your heart pumps blood against the walls of your arteries. This force will be at its highest when your [...]
