Knowing the facts: Hypertension vis-a-vis Lifestyle

High blood pressure, or hypertension, is commonly referred to as a ‘silent killer’. This is mainly because it rarely presents warning signs at its onset, considerably delaying diagnosis and treatment. Here, the basic assumption is that if you have hypertension, you would know it and recognise it, doesn’t hold true. The disease can silently damage your body for years before symptoms that substantiate diagnosis begin to appear. 

In fact, when symptoms do start to appear, like headaches, nosebleeds or blurred vision, it is highly likely that hypertension has reached to severe stage. What compounds this problem is the prevalence of common misconceptions and myths that need to be demystified in order to fully understand how serious the issue can be. This includes myths like being calm and not stressed can prevent hypertension, or hypertension only affects people above a certain age.

Bursting these myths is imperative when you consider that if left untreated, or uncontrolled in time, hypertension may cause disability, a substantial decrease in the quality of life, or even fatal issues like heart attacks and strokes. This is what makes awareness absolutely vital so that identification, prevention, treatment and management of the disease can begin well in time and helps in avoiding fatal situations like heart attacks or strokes

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Lifestyle: The Cause And The Most Effective Treatment For Hypertension