Stress - An Eastern Medicine Point of View
Apart from helping control sodium intake, StrictionBP this particular diet also helps its users lose weight. Obesity and overweight are key factors in high blood pressure. Reducing weight and engaging in regular exercise are of paramount importance if one is to successfully control blood pressure. Individuals with hypertension must take caution when consuming coffee or other beverages with caffeine. Caffeine is thought to cause blood pressure spikes which might be disadvantageous to people who are attempting to control their hypertension. Different studies have repeatedly produced different results on the consequences of caffeine consumption. However there appears to be some common ground in as far as agreeing that it causes hypertension spikes is concerned.
As blood circulates through the body it exerts a certain amount of force on the walls of the veins and arteries. This is known as the blood pressure. A ratio is used to specify one's blood pressure, for example 120/80 mmHg. The first number 120 describes the pressure in the arteries as the heart contracts. This is your systolic pressure. The second number 80 is the diastolic pressure which occurs when the heart relaxes.