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Handbook on High Blood Pressure provides reliable, practical, easy-to-understand information on preventing and managing high blood pressure. This book supplements the advice of your personal physician, whom you should consult for individual medical problems.

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Publié par	Diamond Books
Date de parution	06 avril 2020
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9789352613120
Langue	English

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Handbook on
HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
A Medical, Nutritional and Social Approach to Understanding of High Blood Pressure

eISBN: 978-93-5261-312-0
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Publisher: Diamond Pocket Books (P) Ltd .
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Edition: 2008
Handbook on High Blood Pressure
By - Shalinni Chakrabarty
PREFACE
Handbook on High Blood Pressure provides reliable, practical, easy-to-understand information on preventing and managing high blood pressure. This book supplements the advice of your personal physician, whom you should consult for individual medical problems.
High blood pressure is a deceptive illness because it causes a few, if any, symptoms. That’s why many people, perhaps even you, don’t view it as a life threatening condition. High blood pressure is a leading cause of stroke, heart attack, heart failure, kidney failure and premature death. If you don’t take it seriously, it can shorten your life by 10 to 20 years.
There is no cure for high blood pressure. But the good news is the condition is both preventable and treatable. Adjustments to your lifestyle and, if necessary, medication can help you take control of your blood pressure and keep it at a safe level. Within these pages you will find practical advice, you can put to use today, to manage your blood pressure in a better way.
In order to work toward a happy ending, the reader will have to be realistic and confront some unpleasant facts. The reader will also have to be open to discover some new ideas and a whole new approach to living. The good news is that a happy outcome is the reward for those, who pursue changes in the way they live, eat, work and play.
The incidence of obesity, diabetes & high blood pressure is rising rapidly in India. Drug companies are quickly taking up marketing positions to sustain a multi-billion dollar a year market for drugs that lower blood sugar, lower blood pressure and lower blood cholesterol. The cost to individuals and the health care insurers will increase every year until the health care system breaks.
In the pages that follow you will learn how high blood pressure develops and why it is so harmful if it is not controlled. We discuss the steps involved in diagnosing the disease and the factors taken into consideration in deciding how best to treat it. Most importantly practical tips and suggestions are given that you can use each day to help you manage your blood pressure. These include information on how to control your weight, improve your diet, increase your activity level, reduce your stress level and limit use of tobacco, alcohol and caffeine. You will also read about proper use of medications, monitoring your blood pressure at home and regular follow up care.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Shalinni Chakrabarty was born in the religious city of Varanasi, U.P., India. Inspired by her father that food should never be wasted as many more don’t get the same every day, she started pondering ways and means by which common food items can help the poor and destitute families to fight diseases. At very young age when most children think of career and other general issues, Shalini used to think about eradication of food and health related problems of the world. After completing her schooling, she went to study Nutrition from renowned Lady Irwin College of Delhi University. But she wanted to get the feel of rural India, which is still agri based and where medicines means a M.B.B.S. doctor in some 10 sq kilometers range, Census might say something else. She did her Masters in Nutrition and Dietetics from Allahabad Agricultural University where she turned out to be a Gold Medalist. Her journey to change began with Prayas - NGO for neglected children, where she used to make diet plans with maximum nutrients and cheapest food. She then started working as a Nutritionist in Saaol Heart Centre, Delhi which aimed at preventing and curing Heart Diseases through changing Food and Lifestyle habits. Following which she was with Sitaram Bhartia Institute of Science and Research, Delhi where she worked as Nutritionist & Diabetes Educator to counsel patients regarding all chronic ailments in the body and most importantly Diabetes. Her current assignment is with Indian coalition for Control of Iodine Deficiency Disorders, Indian subsidiary of an International NGO headquartered in All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi. The organisation aims at eradicating IODINE deficiency disorders in India, which are highly prevalent in the community due to the lack of adequate knowledge about iodised salt, deficiency of which in nursing mothers can lead to less IQ in school children, increased dropouts from the school and poor scholastic performance.
This book on high blood pressure is a means to bring awareness in people about the diseases, its hazards and most importantly the common and simple things which one can practice, in order to prevent and cure it. This book covers all the ways to control the same.
This book beautifully covers all the minute aspects of high blood pressure and gives a thorough understanding to its readers about the problems and the actions with measurements to cure the same.
Acknowledgement
This book is dedicated to my loving father Late Shri Piyush Kant Rastogi whose dire wish was that I become a successful nutritionist.
My sincere thanks go to Diamond for embracing the proposal for this book and making it see the light of the day.
I am deeply indebted to my younger brother Mr. Siddhartha Rastogi, who inculcated in me the desire to write to propagate the knowledge, which I have on Dietetics to the general public for their wellbeing. Due to his unwavering support and moral boost I am able to write this book in a very short span of time.
Not to forget my sweet husband Dr. Arijit Chakrabarty and my mother Smt. Alka Rastogi who were by my side in times of need and guided me whenever I was in dilemma.
I also extend my thanks to my professors who taught me at Lady Irwin College, and gave me the basic knowledge of nutrition which I grew so fond of that I took the specialization in Nutrition and Dietetics.
Table of Contents
Introduction Understanding High Blood Pressure Risk Factors Causes of High Blood Pressure Complications of High Blood Pressure Symptoms of High Blood Pressure Diagnosis of High Blood Pressure Treatment of High Blood Pressure Activity for High Blood Pressure Patients Role of Salt Prevention of High Blood Pressure Tobacco and High Blood Pressure Alcohol and High Blood Pressure Caffeine and High Blood Pressure Medications Stress and High Blood Pressure DASH diet High Blood Pressure & Diabetes High Blood Pressure during Pregnancy Menopause and High Blood Pressure 1400 Kcal Diet Plan for Hypertension Choose Sensibly When Eating Out Fat Facts & Health Soy Nutrition Work Stress Fruits Vegetables Health benefits of nuts
INTRODUCTION
The average hearts beats almost 90,000 times per day. With each beat, the heart expels blood into the arteries — strong, muscular tubes that carry blood to all parts of the body, branching into smaller and smaller tubes along the way.
When the heart beats, it generates force, which is transferred to the blood. As blood leaves the heart, it carries this force with it into the arteries. This force pushes on the walls of the arteries and the arteries push back, helping to propel the blood forward into the body.
This force also causes pressure within the arteries, which is called blood pressure. Blood pressure measurements consist of two numbers. The systolic pressure is measured while the heart is contracting, and is the larger of the two numbers. The diastolic pressure is measured while the heart is relaxing, and is smaller than the systolic pressure. These two pressures are written together, like this: 120/80 mmHg (millimeters of mercury), and pronounced “120 over 80.” Both the systolic and diastolic blood pressures are important determinants of cardiovascular risk, so both are used in evaluating overall blood pressure status.
When measured as an average value over a long period of time (weeks to months), the blood pressure is an important value that directly affects how likely you are to have a heart attack suffer a stroke develop other problems, like kidney failure
While blood pressure by itself cannot say that you definitely will, or will not, suffer any of these ailments, a very large body of scientific research has shown that high blood pressure (also known as hypertension) is a strong risk factor for developing a wide range of medical problems.

For a long time, normal blood pressure was defined as 120/80 (systolic / diastolic). Recently, the American Heart Association changed the definition of normal blood pressure to “Less than 120 / Less than 80.”
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1 UNDERSTANDING HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
High blood pressure increases your chance (or risk) for getting heart disease and/or kidney disease, and for having a stroke. It is especially dangerous because it often has no warning signs or symptoms. Regardless of race, age, or gender, anyone can develop high blood pressure. It is estimated that one in every four American adults has high blood pressure. Once high blood pressure develops, it usually lasts a lifetime. You can prevent and control high blood pressure by taking some precautions.
In this chapter, you will learn more about what high blood pressure is and what it does inside the body.

What is High Blood Pressure?
Blood pressure is the force of blood against the walls of arteries. Blood pressure rises and falls during the day. When blood pressure stays elevated over time, it is called high blood pressure.
The medical term for high blood pressure is hypertension . High blood pressure is dangerous because it makes the heart work too hard and contributes to atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries). It increases the risk of heart disease a