Hypertension: prevention and treatment

Increased blood pressure often occurs from adolescence. This disease is rapidly getting younger, like most other diseases of the cardiovascular system. Atherosclerosis and hypertension are the major causes of premature mortality.

What are the symptoms of hypertension

• high blood pressure;
• headache;
• noises in the ears;
• flies before his eyes;
• pain in the heart;
• heartbeat.

Headache often be felt in area of back of the head most often in the morning. Are sore also parietal and temporal areas. Pain becomes more physical and mental strain. Extremely severe pain occurs when hypertensive crisis - expressed and sudden rise in blood pressure. At the same time a person very concerned about dizziness and blurred vision. Pain in the heart of in hypertension is different - the compression, behind the breastbone, by type angina - long, short, stabbing. A long time existing hypertension complicates the work of the heart, the pulse quickens, the heart becomes larger in size.

How to treat hypertension

The process of treat hypertension - it is very complicated, which require from a doctor maximum knowledge and experience, and from the patient - patience. Hypertension is good to treat with the help of leeches (hirudotherapy) - about six to ten sessions.

In the treatment of essential hypertension big role is assigned influence on nervous system. Admission sedatives in the early stages of the disease help patients reduce the pressure to normal levels.

Preventive measures

Those who care for their health need:

• Regularly engage in sports;
• Keep your weight within the rules, since obesity leads to hypertension, diabetes, coronary heart disease;
• From time to time to hand over blood tests for sugar;
• Do not need to grieve over trifles: the unpleasant thoughts and anxiety leads to hypertension;
• Regularly measure the level of your blood pressure;
• Once or twice a year, need to rest for at least two or three weeks, try to completely change the situation;
• Give up smoking, nicotine constricts blood vessels, which provokes an increase in pressure.