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Top Ten Reasons why We Get Hypertension

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Written by Christian Goodman

Saturday, 19 April 2008

While doctors say that there are no direct cause of Hypertension, a number of lifestyle factors have been proven to raise blood pressure. Here is my very own Top Ten Causes of Hypertension.

by ChristianGoodman

While doctors say that there are no direct cause of Hypertension, a number of lifestyle factors have been proven to raise blood pressure. Here is my very own Top Ten Causes of Hypertension.

10.) Stress. Doing more than you can handle at work will give you too much stress that sticks with you even after you stop working for the day. It is one of the reasons for hypertension, among many other ailments.

What you can do is pace your work throughout the day, doing the harder tasks earlier on in the day.

9.) Worrying too much. Anxiety has also been found to cause spikes in blood pressure. Some experts claim that making worrying a habit can cause as much damage as chronic hypertension.

Things that you can do to relax include meditation, yoga, and massage.

8.) Eating the wrong things. Whether or not you're overweight, and whether or not you exercise regularly, taking in a lot of the bad stuff can cause your blood pressure to rise.

Unhealthy food includes cholesterol, trans fat, and salt. The new food guide pyramid can start you off to eating right, and putting your blood pressure back on track.

7.) Lack of exercise. Most of us spend our days sitting down, whether at work, at school, or at home. Lack of exercise can lead to obesity, which is thought to be a leading cause of hypertension.

Get up and walk the last few minutes to work, use the stairs instead of the elevator, and play a sport during the weekends.

6.) Being overweight. This is the brainchild of the previous two ways to get hypertension. Inadequate eating and exercising habits will force your heart to deal with all that extra weight.

Eating healthier and exercising more often should slowly help you get down to your ideal weight, as well as your ideal blood pressure.

5.) Too much caffeine. Many of us depend on coffee to keep us on track for the rest of the day. Caffeine has been found to cause a temporary rise in blood pressure, which becomes more sustained the more caffeine we take in one day.

Limit coffee intake to two cups (24 oz.) a day, and you will be okay.

4.) Binge drinking. We normally deal with all the stress and anxiety by binge drinking. This however causes blood vessels to contrict and increase your blood pressure by about 10%. If you have hypertension, you need to avoid drinking too much alcohol. One glass of wine or a can of beer a day should be your limit.

Of course, you can screw the whole thing and just follow my suggestions in #1, but I'm getting ahead of myself. Now for the top three:

3.) Smoking. Each cigarette you smoke causes your blood pressure to spike by 5-10 mm Hg. The nicotine also reduces the amount of oxygen in the blood, causing your heart to work overtime to keep the body's cells healthy.

Kicking this bad habit will manifest in numerous health benefits within minutes.

2.) Not getting enough sleep. People who get less than six hours of sleep are twice more likely to suffer from hypertension than those who get more than six hours.

Lack of sleep lowers your energy level, which is compensated by the heart by making it work harder. If you can't get enough sleep, try to take midday catnaps-which can help lower the risk of heart disease.

And the number one reason for hypertension?

1.) Not using my hypertension program. This is serious - I've advised my clients to follow my tips on how to avoid the first nine items, but the only thing that made them lower their blood pressure to ideal levels is when they did the simple exercises in my hypertension program.

About the Author:

Christian Goodman is a famous health researcher and an author of several revolutionary natural health alternative methods. One of his resent breakthrough is his research on managing high blood pressure . You can learn more about Christian on his Natural Health Blog.

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