High Blood Pressure never appears all of a sudden, it is usually developed over time either through unhealthy lifestyle choices, such as not getting enough regular physical activity.
High blood pressure/hypertension is a serious medical condition that significantly increases the risks of heart, brain, kidney, and other diseases.
Blood pressure is the force exerted by circulating blood against the walls of the body’s arteries, the major blood vessels in the body. Hypertension is when blood pressure is too high.
Blood pressure is determined both by the amount of blood your heart pumps and the amount of resistance to blood flow in your arteries. The more blood your heart pumps and the narrower your arteries, the higher your blood pressure.
Like I stated earlier, it is usually developed through habits, and in this article, I will list just 5 habits that could lead to hypertension.
1.) Excessive Tobacco Intake
Generally, the chemicals in tobacco can damage the lining of your artery walls, either by eating the tobacco or by smoking.
This can cause your arteries to narrow and increase your risk of heart disease. Secondhand smoke also can increase your heart disease risk.
2.) Being Obese Or Overweight
The more you weigh, the more blood you need to supply oxygen and nutrients to your tissues. As the amount of blood flow through your blood vessels increases, so does the pressure on your artery walls.
3.) Consuming Too Much Alcohol
Having more than one drink a day for women and more than two drinks a day for men may affect your blood pressure.
Over time, heavy drinking can damage your heart.
4.) Eating Too Much Salt
Having too much salt(sodium) in your diet can cause your body to retain fluid, which increases blood pressure.
5.) Certain Chronic Conditions
Certain chronic conditions also may increase your risk of high blood pressure, including kidney disease, diabetes and sleep apnea.
Sometimes pregnancy contributes to high blood pressure as well.
Although high blood pressure is most common in adults, children may be at risk, too. For some children, high blood pressure is caused by problems with the kidneys or heart. But for a growing number of kids, poor lifestyle habits such as an unhealthy diet and lack of exercise contribute to high blood pressure.
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