Acupuncture for Hypertension: How does it work?
Hypertension or high blood pressure poses a significant risk to both mortality and disability rates in India. If you are living with high blood pressure
Hypertension or high blood pressure poses a significant risk to both mortality and disability rates in India. If you are living with high blood pressure
The initiative was announced at the G20 co-branded event “Accelerating the Prevention and Management of Hypertension and Diabetes” in the presence of Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan.
The high blood pressure as it is commonly known, in fact, is a lifestyle disorder that can be treated and the person suffering from it can be rehabilitated.
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Besides causing heart and kidney problems, untreated high blood pressure can also affect your eyesight and lead to eye disease as well.
Severe high blood pressure symptoms include heartbeat, breathing difficulty, ringing in the ear, dizziness and palpitation. If you have high blood pressure, it is important to bring it under control.
Blood pressure is determined by the amount of blood your heart pumps and the amount of resistance to blood flow in your arteries. The more blood your heart pumps and the narrower your arteries, the higher your blood pressure.
Regular headaches, nosebleeds, and shortness of breath are a few symptoms of high blood pressure, these are not specific to only hypertension and don't occur till the blood pressure is at a severely increased level, says the expert.
As per the Health Risk Assessment (HRA) Score, 1 in 2 Indians is either in the 'High Risk' or 'Borderline' category. This is a massive 12 percent improvement from last year's figures where 62 percent of Indians fell into the 'Unhealthy' category.
