Maintain Healthy Blood Pressure. It’s Crucial!

Keeping your blood pressure at an optimum level is one of the most important factors when it comes to supporting your good health. Blood pressure indicates how much force your circulating blood is putting on the walls of your blood vessels, specifically those in your heart. 

Valhalla Wellness & Medical Centers closely monitors the blood pressure of all of his patients because it’s such a vital component of their overall wellbeing. If necessary, Dr. Nye will help you take steps to make sure it’s at its best level. 

Many people aren’t even aware that they have high blood pressure (also known as hypertension). Knowing if it’s elevated is crucial because you’re then conscious that extra strain is being put on your arteries and heart. 

Over the course of time, this dangerous burden can make the arteries thicker, weaker and less flexible, which can result in one or more clogged arteries, blood clots, heart attack, stroke or kidney disease. 

Blood pressure is measured by its systolic pressure (when the heart beats) and its diastolic pressure (when the heart relaxes). Those figures are imperative when examining your overall health. When recorded, the systolic number is above or before the diastolic number; for example, 120/80, which is considered a healthy level.

Treatment of hypertension includes these changes in lifestyle:

• Cutting down on salt.
• Eating lots of fresh fruits and vegetables every day. 
• Drinking alcohol in moderation. 
• Losing weight if you exceed your recommended BMI (body mass index). 
• Exercising for at least 30 minutes five days a week; physical activity gives your heart a good workout and helps your arteries stay flexible.

Some of these actions can lower your pressure in just weeks, while others can take a bit longer.

By Valhalla Wellness & Medical Centers

June 23, 2021