How can hypertension affect a community? Before I go further, let me first define hypertension, how it’s occur and what is the long time effect of hypertension. Hypertension which we also call high blood pressure is a condition in which the force of the blood in the artery reached higher than normal. As the years have gone by, it has been found that lower and lower blood pressure are better for preventing some complications of high blood pressure. In kidney disease this is particularly true. Really low blood pressures seem to protect the kidney from further damage in many diseases. A normal blood pressure was 120/80, but in recent years the Red Cross has brought it down to 110/70. Now we all should know that a normal blood pressure is 110/70.
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The more blood the heart pumps, the higher is the pressure. Also the narrower is the artery, the higher is the blood pressure. A long-term high blood pressure can cause health problem. How can high blood pressure cause health problem? First of all, the high blood pressure can cause many symptoms, but sometimes you can have high blood pressure for years without any symptoms. The symptoms of high blood pressure I not much of the concern. The main focus of high blood pressure is the long- term effect. A long-term high blood pressure can cause stroke and it can also cause kidney failure. How can hypertension cause strokes? When a person is hypertensive for a longtime, the force of the blood is damaged the artery and create a plaque in the lumen of the artery which later form a some blood clot that reduces the blood flow to the brain. The brain is one of the most sensitive organ in the body. The brain needs sufficient flow to get the oxygen it needs. When the brain does not receive enough oxygen, the brain became hypoxemic and it will die, and that is how strokes …show more content…
Some communities don’t have a nice public recreation park, a public clinic, a nice church, etc. The $18 billion dollars that they spend on health alone could have done a lot for the community. Spending $18 billion dollars on health care cost just for heart diseases is severely affecting the community. A community should have a clinic that is accessible for those people who doesn’t have health insurance. Specially the black community because they at more risks to develop hypertension. The community should develop some type of health promotion to educate the individual about nutrition, exercising and screening. Some simple things can improve blood pressure without taking drugs. If blood pressure is only moderately raised, these may be enough on their own. They may also mean that you get better blood pressure with tablets. Reducing the amount of salt that you eat can have an important effect. Most of us eat far more than we need and it may harmful. It is difficult to lower it a lot if you eat a lot of fast food, which is often very high in salt. Blood pressure falls if obese people lose weight. Although your blood pressure rises during exercise, regular exercise reduces average blood pressure, and is good for you in other ways as well. Smoking raises blood pressure, but even more importantly, the combination of smoking and high blood pressure increases the risk of getting serious problem with the artery to the heart and
The more blood the heart pumps, the higher is the pressure. Also the narrower is the artery, the higher is the blood pressure. A long-term high blood pressure can cause health problem. How can high blood pressure cause health problem? First of all, the high blood pressure can cause many symptoms, but sometimes you can have high blood pressure for years without any symptoms. The symptoms of high blood pressure I not much of the concern. The main focus of high blood pressure is the long- term effect. A long-term high blood pressure can cause stroke and it can also cause kidney failure. How can hypertension cause strokes? When a person is hypertensive for a longtime, the force of the blood is damaged the artery and create a plaque in the lumen of the artery which later form a some blood clot that reduces the blood flow to the brain. The brain is one of the most sensitive organ in the body. The brain needs sufficient flow to get the oxygen it needs. When the brain does not receive enough oxygen, the brain became hypoxemic and it will die, and that is how strokes …show more content…
Some communities don’t have a nice public recreation park, a public clinic, a nice church, etc. The $18 billion dollars that they spend on health alone could have done a lot for the community. Spending $18 billion dollars on health care cost just for heart diseases is severely affecting the community. A community should have a clinic that is accessible for those people who doesn’t have health insurance. Specially the black community because they at more risks to develop hypertension. The community should develop some type of health promotion to educate the individual about nutrition, exercising and screening. Some simple things can improve blood pressure without taking drugs. If blood pressure is only moderately raised, these may be enough on their own. They may also mean that you get better blood pressure with tablets. Reducing the amount of salt that you eat can have an important effect. Most of us eat far more than we need and it may harmful. It is difficult to lower it a lot if you eat a lot of fast food, which is often very high in salt. Blood pressure falls if obese people lose weight. Although your blood pressure rises during exercise, regular exercise reduces average blood pressure, and is good for you in other ways as well. Smoking raises blood pressure, but even more importantly, the combination of smoking and high blood pressure increases the risk of getting serious problem with the artery to the heart and