Hypertension (High Blood Pressure) – Causes, Symptoms and Remedies

Hypertension, generally known as High Blood Pressure, is a disorder known for its chronic damage that it causes to a human body. The patient is often unaware of the fact that how much damage this common disorder can cause, some of the conditions being life threatening. Usually the symptoms and causes of this disease are not known, but sometimes they are so obvious that it becomes hard to ignore them.

There is a normal limit of blood pressure, which if exceeded above or below, can cause the blood pressure to fluctuate and threaten other mechanisms of the body. The normal blood pressure range is 120/80 mm of Hg. This range should be maintained, otherwise the whole body gets affected.

Causes of Hypertension:

Generally, the causes that are known to lead to the problem of high blood pressure are as follows:

• Addiction to smoking
• Addiction to alcohol
• Stress
• Obesity
• Sedentary lifestyle
• Growing age
• Genetics
• Presence of disease in forefathers
• Any kidney disorder
• Gland disorders, particularly of thyroid and adrenal gland
• Extra salty food

Symptoms of Hypertension

You need to be careful of the following high blood pressure symptoms to avoid being seriously hit by the disease:

• Chest Pain
• Fatigue or restlessness
• Headache
• Bleeding while urination
• Irregular blood flow throughout the body, especially through the heart
• Eye sight problems

If left untreated, these symptoms can cause chronic hypertension and can even cause heart attack, stroke, eye problems and uremia (kidney failure). The usual blood pressure treatment in Pakistan is a regular check-up and some medications as prescribed by the doctor. But there are many herbal treatments to this problem as well. In fact, high blood pressure herbal remedies available are safer than the other medications and are found to be more effective. There are many certified and highly qualified physicians who specialize in treating high blood pressure through herbal remedies and have managed to help hundreds of clients to get rid of this chronic disorder.

Whether herbal cure or allopathic remedies, your decision should be made after carefully considering the pros and cons of both these options. Although herbal treatments are much better than the rest, always stay on the safer side by analyzing the effectiveness of all the possible treatments carefully.

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