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Can High Blood Pressure Ever Be Cured? |
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It is often asked, can high blood pressure
ever be cured? The answer is a definite yes. This statement definitely
requires a positive answer because if the answer is not a yes then you
could be at risk of many secondary and serious diseases. So, it is
important to know what causes high blood pressure and whether lifestyle
changes can cure you or you need blood pressure medication to do that.
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Lifestyle changes include diet for high blood pressure, losing
weight, increasing exercise or physical activity level, avoiding
environmental pollutants such as second hand smoke, avoiding overuse of
narcotics and/or alcohol, and watching the amount of sodium, fat and
cholesterol in your diet. A proper diet is essential in maintaining
normal blood pressure but other changes should be made in your lifestyle
as well. Beginning a healthy diet and exercising will allow you to lose
those extra pounds and lower your blood pressure back to normal. Avoid
crash diets or you might suffer from a heart attack soon. Diet plays an
important role in both the prevention and treatment of high blood
pressure.
If lifestyle changes do not help you to reduce blood
pressure, blood pressure medicine may be the answer. Medications may
include diuretics (help decrease the amount of fluids in the body by
increasing urine output), beta-blockers (help to prevent
vaso-constriction due to central nervous system responses), calcium
channel blockers (relax the blood vessels), angiotensin-converting
enzyme (ACE) inhibitors (prevent vaso-constriction), angiotensin
receptor blockers (ARBs), or alpha blockers. Potassium is an electrolyte
that helps maintain the body’s normal balance of salt and fluids, which
helps maintain normal blood pressure. Different amounts of potassium are
found in fruits and vegetables, lean meats, potatoes and whole grain
foods. In fact, garlic may help lower blood pressure.
So, the
question, can high blood pressure ever be cured is both irrelevant and
improper.
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