Dec 31, 2018 | Know Your Heart
Can weight loss reduce high blood pressure ? If you are overweight, and you change your dietary habits and reduce your weight by 5 to 10 kg gradually, your blood pressure will decrease. Salt restriction in your diet will also help reduce BP. The right amount of...
Dec 25, 2018 | Know Your Heart
Treatment of HBP. Reduce weight if you are overweight; restrict salt in food. Bringing down blood pressure to acceptable limits is the primary aim of treatment. Prevention of damage to vital organs like heart, brain, kidneys and eyes is very important in the long...
Dec 22, 2018 | Know Your Heart
How does HBP affect us? Constant High Blood Pressure makes the heart work against a higher load and so it may enlarge and ultimately fail. When vital organs like brain, eyes and kidney are supplied blood at a high pressure they may gradually be damaged, ultimately...
Dec 21, 2018 | Know Your Heart
How does salt and being overweight affect BP? A high-salt diet or overweight (obesity) are the most important reasons in the causation of HBP. Obesity burdens the heart and the lungs and thus, forces these vital organs to work harder. Also, eating more salt retains...