Blood Pressure: Up and Low ~Easy to get a stroke

You must take preventive care and do not try to ignore if your blood pressure going up and low very often. Seeking early treatment reduces the risk of stroke.

The latest study from Oxford University, United Kingdom shows, people who have high and low blood pressure often are more likely to get a stroke. Their risk is three times higher than those who have stable hypertension. A heart specialist from Hong Kong said, if you experience fluctuating blood pressure very frequent, please do not try to ignore. Seek early treatment from the doctor or professional in order to reduce the risk in getting a stroke.

A latest study in Oxford University has defined a new index for blood pressure stability. The new index is to provide convenience in reminding those who have unstable blood pressure. The study specified that patients who are categorized under “stable hypertension”, the risk for them in having stroke is 4.5%, however for “unstable hypertension” patients, their risk is 13.7%. This shows that if the blood pressure is unstable, the risk in getting stroke as compare to stable hypertension is three times higher.

Seek Early Treatment If Blood Pressure Fluctuated

Heart Specialist (Hong Kong) said, if you experience the situation where the blood pressure fluctuated very frequent, you must seek early treatment and should also taking some medicine that have a longer period of drug efficiency.

Medical doctor, hypertension patients are getting younger and younger these days, and some are even above 80 among all his patients. The main reason behind are not having sufficient rest and sleep and high work pressure.

Taking A Walk Helps Lower Blood Pressure

According to doctor, taking a 30 minutes walk every or every alternate day, or you can split it into three sessions, each session is about 10 minutes, can lower blood pressure. During the walk, try to take in deep breathes, leave the mind in peace and just concentrate in the breathing (inhale and exhale). In the other hand, for hypertension patients, the exercise must be conducted in progressive mode. They should start the exercise with a good warm up and try not to go into extreme exercises. During the exercise, when they could feel the body could totally accept the exercise rhythm; then they could further move the exercise to the next level. They should always keep in mind not to stress the body too hard. In addition, he also mentioned that besides exercise, they should maintain light diet, have more fruits and vegetables, avoid eating salty; also always maintain the peace of mind, should not be too anxious or nervous at all time and avoid too much emotional changes that might affect the blood pressure raise.