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With growing age, and
especially when one crosses the age bracket of 40, one can see many
changes in the body. Comparing both the sexes, a female body
undergoes more drastic changes than a male body. An age above 40
lands her in a stage called menopause. And menopause doest not come
alone. It comes with various things in hand. Its impact on the
woman’s blood pressure cannot be ignored.
With the onset of menopause the blood
pressure of a woman goes on a little higher than the normal.
Generally, a woman has a diastolic and systolic pressure that is a
slightly lower than that of what is present in men. But after
menopause, the systolic pressure increases by around 5 mm Hg, on an
average. A higher and uncontrolled blood pressure can lead to several
other diseases and disorders in life. Therefore it becomes important
to control the rising blood pressure levels and lead a healthy life.
But to maintain normal blood pressure,
it is important to first understand the reasons because of which this
rise is seen. There are many reasons that contribute to the rising
blood pressure during menopause. The main cause is the hormonal
changes that occur in the body of the woman after she encounters
menopause. The other factors include weight gain with age and an
increased salt sensitivity of the body. Various lifestyle changes
also contribute actively in this cause.
But, there is nothing
much to worry about. There are certain guidelines which when followed
can considerably help you lower down your blood pressure. These
guidelines will on the whole direct you to single path, which is
involvement of various lifestyle changes.
Blood pressure has a direct
relationship between the sodium intakes in your food. The richest
source of sodium in whatever we eat is salt, besides miniscule of it
is present in the rest of the foodstuffs we consume. Therefore
considerably reducing amount of sodium intake in your meals will help
you achieve and maintain a normal blood pressure.
With this, follow a good exercising
pattern on a regular basis. It will greatly help you in maintaining
normal blood pressure during menopause.
Also try to include more of fresh
fruits in your diet. Besides, at the time of menopause, women should
avoid binging on alcohol and smoking. But there are some types of
menopause blood pressure-related problems that will require more than
just lifestyle changes.
At times, to bring blood pressure on
normal terms, several medications are required. Generally a medical
professional will advice you to consume several forms of diuretics in
order to correct the rising blood pressure. The reason being, that,
with the onset of menopause, some women show tendency of fluid
retention in the body. As a result of which they gain weight and have
swelling in the body. Diuretics on the other hand reduce the water
retention in the body and thus maintain a normal blood pressure.
There is no problem in the world that
is solution-less. All you need to do is to be a little alert
and a healthy body and healthy life awaits you.
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