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High Blood Pressure

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Let\u2019s read a story about hypertension or high blood pressure
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Sunita's mother had not been feeling well for a few days. She had cough and cold. Sunita convinced her to see a doctor and they went to Doctor Mahi.  Sunita's mother informed Dr. Mahi that she had been having cold and cough for the last couple of days. She was also getting tired easily.  The doctor examined her and said that she should take rest and drink warm water to soothe her throat. She assured her that the cold and cough would go away soon.

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While the doctor was examining her mother, Sunita saw the doctor open a box-like instrument. The inner side of the lid had a scale next to a tube containing some liquid substance, and it was linked to a rubber bag with a cuff and a pump lying in the box. Dr. Mahi kept talking to Sunita's mother while winding the cuff tight around her arm. She also used a stethoscope. She asked her, \u201cWhat is your age?\u201d She also enquired about food habits and stress. She then said that the blood pressure was is currently higher than normal and would need to be checked regularly. \u201cBlood pressure? What is that?\u201d Sunita asked.
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\r\nDoctor Mahi told her, \u201cBlood pressure or BP of most people varies within a certain range during most of the day\u201d. The doctor continued, \u201cThat range is considered normal. Sometimes, for a person, blood pressure becomes constantly higher than the normal range and this can be dangerous for our body.\u201d
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\r\nSunita\u2019s mother\u2019s BP was higher than normal. Dr. Mahi prescribed some medicines and asked her to come in after one week. She advised Sunita\u2019s mother to reduce salt and oil in her food and told her to get her BP checked from time to time.
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\r\nYou may know some people around you who suffer from high BP. High BP is not only a problem among the elderly, it is a common problem among most adults. It is now recommended that people above the age of 30 should get their blood pressure checked regularly.
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\r\nBlood pressure is affected by many factors: your family history your diet, whether your weight is normal or excessive, your personality someone who gets anxious and annoyed soon, or someone relaxed, whether you are under some stress. It also varies during the day, depending on what you are doing and feeling, and on the balance of many things in your body.             

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High Blood Pressure

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Blood pressure of a person depends upon various factors. Blood flow through the pipes is one of the factors. When blood flows through the pipes in our bodies, they exert pressure on the walls of the pipes. The ease with which blood flows is indicated by our \u2018blood pressure\u2019. The flow gets affected by the diameter of blood pipe and any obstruction in them. Our food habits, stress level and exercise also affect our blood pressure in complex way  Blood pressure is also influenced by hereditary factors. If both or either of the parents have high blood pressure then the chances of their son/daughter having high blood pressure increases.
\r\nOften high blood pressure does not show any specific symptoms in a person.  Hence it is advised to check it regularly after age of 30. Regular check-ups would be able to detect if the range is not normal. Keeping the blood pressure in normal range is very important to avoid complications like heart attack and stroke.

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