Hypertension or high blood pressure is a chronic disorder in which the continuing force of blood against the artery walls is very high which in the long run damages the blood vessels causing health problems like heart disease and stroke. Blood pressure depends on the amount of blood heart pumps and resistance to blood flow in the arteries. A person may have high blood pressure for years without any symptoms and this may have started to damage the blood vessels and the heart.

Evidence has revealed that 1 in 5 adults across the world lives with blood pressure are asymptomatic. It is diagnosed by measuring the diastolic and systolic pressure. The systolic blood pressure is the pressure in the arteries as the heart contracts and diastolic pressure is the pressure in the arteries as the heart relaxes.

The normal blood pressure should be below 120/80 mm/hg, if the systolic blood pressure reading measures  130 and above and diastolic blood pressure measures above 80, then it is termed as high blood pressure. Increased blood pressure indicates that the heart has to work harder to pump blood to all the vital organs, thus increasing the risk of heart disease, kidney disease and stroke.

A healthy lifestyle plays a crucial role in regulating blood pressure which includes eating a diet abundant in fruits and vegetables, following a low salt diet, regular exercise, maintaining ideal body weight, quitting smoking and restricting alcohol intake. Also Checkout: Hypertension: Follow DASH Diet To Control High BP- Infographic

Evidence has also disclosed that natural supplements facilitate controlling the blood pressure together with regular medication or it can also help to minimise dosage or totally avoid taking medicines.

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