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Side Effects of High Blood Pressure - Recognizing These Symptoms Can Save Your Life
By Alvin Hopkinson

Living with high blood pressure does not mean that you can't live a normal life. Many Americans who suffer from the condition are both unaware that they have it and they don't have the necessary information to manage or control it. The fact is, however, that the sooner that you are diagnosed, the better your chances are to avoid further complications. More so, you need to be aware of who is at risk and the potentially disruptive side effects of high blood pressure.

Generally, when you are diagnosed, the physician prescribes medications, yet offers additional advice regarding your daily lifestyle. The ultimate objective for any hypertension treatment is to lower the elevated blood pressure. Unfortunately, prolonged use of high blood pressure medications may harm your body and the side effects will be pronounced.

It is especially important that you recognize the signs and symptoms that your body experiences as a result of your blood pressure rising. If not treated, high blood pressure can lead to further complications related to heart, kidney, bones and brain. These side effects of hypertension are in extreme cases. Fortunately, there are signs to look for before reaching that stage of life- threatening circumstances.

Consequently, people with pre-hypertension are subsequently diagnosed with hypertension and must be treated immediately. If you exhibit any of these symptoms, you may be in the primary stages of hypertension.

• Severe headaches
• Dizziness
• Blurred Vision
• Diminished Sexual Desire
• Digestive Dysfunction
• Trembling

In the latter stages of hypertension, if not treated effectively, you could develop complications that may be fatal.

• Enlarged Left Heart
• Heart Failure
• Coronary Artery Disease
• Heart Attack
• Heart Failure
• Kidney Failure
• Erectile Dysfunction
• Bone Loss
• Peripheral Vascular Disease
• Osteoporosis

Other side effects of hypertension are the damaging of your eyes. Again, this would be an end result of inappropriate treatment of elevated blood pressure.

• Retinopathy
• Choroidopathy
• Optic Neuropathy

Side effects of high blood pressure are extremely important to identify and apply. Basically, these initial side effects may save your life. You should visit your primary physician immediately when you exhibiting any of them. Thus, you are encouraged to keep your blood pressure under control and maintain a healthy lifestyle. You should implement a regular routine such as taking medications as prescribed, keeping weight under control, low sodium intake, no smoking and plenty of physical activity. If you follow these steps, you won't have to worry about any of the above mentioned complications.

Alvin Hopkinson is a leading and avid researcher of various high blood pressure treatments. He runs a content-packed website that provides free tips to lower your hypertension and unbiased reviews on common blood pressure medications. Grab your FREE report on how to lower your blood pressure naturally and visit his site at http://www.minusbloodpressure.com

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Yoga Or Pilates?

Back Pain Sufferers - Yoga Or Pilates?
By Angus Macnab

Yoga and Pilates are becoming increasingly popular as a main stream form of exercise. The questions that have to be asked are: "What is the difference between the two, how will they benefit a sufferer of back pain and where do you go to take part in such activities?"

What is Yoga? Yoga is well regarded by people across the world as an opportunity to take time out from their busy schedule, taking a holistic approach to the body and mind, providing the "tools" to cope with hectic day to day life. Developed 5000 years ago in India, many people are drawn to Yoga for simple health and fitness, or if they are seeking relief from a particular medical condition, whether it be stress related or a physical condition brought on by over exertion. It focuses on breathing exercises, maintenance of correct posture and meditation.

What is Pilates? Pilates is a form of exercise developed by Josef Pilates in the early 1900's in New York. It involves low impact, low intensity exercises which encourage the mind to take control of the muscles, putting the body through a series of controlled movements, guiding the body into better postural habits and strengthening the spinal column. Joseph Pilates' belief was that "physical fitness is the first requisite of happiness".

What is the difference? The main difference between the two is that Yogic movements are much more static than the fluid movements involved in Pilates. The poses learned in Yoga enhance body awareness, with all movements working on both sides of the body at the same time, ensuring that stress is not put on the sacroiliac joint by putting more stress on one side than the other. This allows for a slow build up of muscle density through gradually increasing levels of exercise, developing suppleness, being particularly beneficial to those who suffer from severe back pain. Pilates is more focussed on improving the body's alignment by increasing length, flexibility and tone of muscle. It involves a series of daily exercises that aim to develop core muscles within the body and deep breathing exercises which encourage blood flow through the body, increasing the rate of repair of damaged muscles or ligaments, being more beneficial to sufferers of degenerative disc disorders and joint complaints.

Where to find a suitable class: visit fitness venues.: select a class type and enter the area postcode. If you have a back complaint, before taking part in any of these forms of exercise it is advisable to seek advice from your GP who may recommend that one is more suitable than the other.

References:

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Angus BR MacnabBSc (hons) Medical Biochemistry

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