The risk of many types of chronic diseases is increasing in the country. Now whether it is diabetes, cancer, heart attack or high blood pressure, all these increase the risk of untimely death.
Not only the elderly but statistics show that young and younger people are also falling prey to these problems and diseases. Their number is increasing day by day. In such a situation, if we believe the health experts, they say that there are many chronic diseases, whose causes can be paid attention to in time and if treatment is done at the right time, then its risk can be reduced or avoided. The important thing to note here is that due to high blood pressure, the risk of not only heart disease but also kidney-liver and brain related complications increases.
Union Health Ministry warned
Not just this, high blood Considering the seriousness of the pressure, the Union Health Ministry said in one of its posts that the problem of high blood pressure is often taken lightly. Usually people ignore it. People do not pay attention to it until it starts having a serious effect on health. Anyone can have the problem of high blood pressure, it is necessary to keep checking it. In such a situation, the problem of blood pressure that remains uncontrolled can also lead to a life-threatening disease like heart attack. Sharing information related to this, the Union Health Ministry said that one in every four people in the country may have high blood pressure.
High blood pressure: Pressure on the Heart
High blood pressure increases additional pressure on the heart, which leads to structural and functional changes in the heart muscle (myocardium). This also includes hypertrophy of the left ventricle, due to problems in which there can be a risk of heart failure. Not only this, high blood pressure also causes additional pressure on the blood vessels, which can lead to the risk of their rupture. This is the reason why high blood pressure is considered dangerous for the brain as well as the heart because it also increases the risk of brain stroke.
Blood pressure: Increases risk of other diseases
- High blood pressure can affect not only the heart but also many other organs.
- Due to high blood pressure, the blood vessels of the eyes can also be damaged, which increases the risk of many eye-related diseases, low vision and damage to the retina.
- Due to the problem of high blood pressure, there can also be problems in important organs like the kidney, liver.
Some research suggests that in many cases, high blood pressure also increases the risk of impotence.
How to control high blood pressure?
Health experts say that those who have high blood pressure problems should consult their doctor and start treatment regularly.
Along with medicines, blood pressure can also be controlled by changing your lifestyle.
- Avoid taking too much stress
- Do exercise, meditation and yoga
- Reduce sodium and caffeine consumption.
- Quit smoking and alcohol consumption.
- Take a balanced diet.
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