Why Risk of Hypertension Increases as Your Weight Increases
A quarter to one-half of all Americans today, based on studies, are overweight. It is sad to know that these figures are not limited to adults. A sharp increase from 5% to 14% of children are overweight now than they were a few decades ago.
Experts have agreed that this is so because people nowadays are exercising less than before. Also, the wrong kinds of food are finding their way into the kitchens of american families who are becoming more affluent.
And while schools are doing their share in combating this problem by requiring students to take up Physical Education or JROTC, the growing number of obese children proves that we need to do more.
It's a well-known fact that the risk of hypertension is directy related to one's weight. If more weight is being carried by the body, more work is being done by the heart to counteract it. As time passes, the heart grows larger and weaker.
Hardening of the arteries may also happen, which impedes the blood from circulating around the body.
A Blood pressure reading of over 120/80 mm Hg is an indication of hypertension. An individual with hypertension is more likely to suffer heart attacks, strokes, kidney failure, dementia, blindness, and impotence.
Studies have shown that overweight individuals are at a much greater risk of suffering from high blood pressure - up to three times more likely - than those who maintain the ideal weight for their height.
There are numerous conventional hypertension treatments out there, from medical therapies to suggestions on how to exercise and eat healthier. However, as I've mentioned before in a previous post, in every three individuals, less than one actually use these treatments.
Some of these treatments are expensive, while others have side effects which people would much rather do without.
How about good old fashioned exercise then to reduce weight? The most well-known answer to that would be, "I'm too lazy", or "I don't have time to exercise" which is another way of saying "I'm too lazy."
So what's the deal?
Some of these treatments are effective, as I've tried some of them. Just a 10-pound reduction of body weight by exercise, weight reduction, and healthier diet, lowers blood pressure significantly.
Still, not all of us are willing to part with the little joys in life. That's where my Natural Blood Pressure Exercise Program comes in.
My exercises don't involve long hours or vigorous physical activity - actually, they don't even involve any weight loss. Instead, they effectively lower blood pressure by clearing the body of nerve tension and emotional stress.
And all it requires is a conviction to spend a few minutes each week to do the exercises.
I am healthier and my hypertension is better controlled by doing these exercises than the other treatments I've tried before. Please click on the link found at the upper-right-hand side of this website.
It wouldn't hurt at all if you lose a few pounds as well by doing the exercises, right?
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Christian Goodman is a natural health researcher and the author of several health guides. Two of those guides are his Hypertension No More program and a special method to lose weight called Weight Loss Breeze Program.
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