HYPERTENSION

Don’t ignore High Blood Pressure   High blood pressure is the primary factor for heart diseases Raised high blood pressure levels impacts 1.13 billion people around the globe, however, due to the low level of awareness; many people are unaware of how to manage this medical condition. What is Blood Pressure? Hypertension is defined as having a blood pressure higher than 140 over 90 mmHg, with a consensus across medical guidelines.   This means the systolic reading (the pressure as the heart pumps blood around the body) is over 140 mmHg (millimeters of mercury) and/or the diastolic reading (as the heart relaxes and refills with blood) is over 90 mmHg. Fortunately, high blood pressure can be easily detected and there are many ways to control it. Most of the people who have high blood pressure will present with no signs or symptoms, even if blood pressure readings reach dangerously high levels. There are two types of high blood pressure - Primary Hypertension and Seconda