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11Jun 2019 by Tonya Breaux-Shropshire

Poor Sleep Quality Causes Resistant Hypertension

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Poor sleep causes resistant hypertension. Adults require 7-8 hours of sleep to get good sleep. If you are getting less than 7 hours of sleep a day, you have poor sleep quality. Another way you may have poor sleep quality is if you have obstructive sleep apnea. Obstructive sleep apnea is very dangerous. It happens when you are asleep on your back. Your tongue or other soft tissue in the back of the throat blocks your throat, causing you periods of not breathing (apnea), shallow breathing, or frequent pauses in breathing. At this point, your body is not getting enough oxygen causing unnecessary stress on your body while you are asleep. This will increase your blood pressure, and over time this could cause resistant hypertension, heart attack, or stroke. Sleep…

09Jun 2019 by Tonya Breaux-Shropshire

How To Decrease Inflammation In Your Body

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Inflammation in your body is not a good thing and decreasing inflammation is recommended based on research. Inflammation damages your blood vessels that contributes to hypertension. Although we do not know the cause of hypertension in over 90% of the population with hypertension, inflammation may be the cause of hypertension. Research has shown that hypertension stem from dysfunction in the blood vessel from inflammation. Causes of Inflammation Too much iron, fried food, fast foods, and sugar cause inflammation and tissue damage. So, make sure if you are taking multivitamins, it does not contain iron unless your doctor has prescribed. Cook good whole food at home for the best way to avoid fried and fast foods. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3pqjuJ1fJs Chronic inflammation damages to your blood vessels. It is caused by the response of…

08Jun 2019 by Tonya Breaux-Shropshire

How To Select Your Own Hypertension Treatment

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Select your own hypertension treatment to effectively lower your blood pressure. Then, you may likely have good control of your blood pressure. Nevertheless, there are some people who just try to follow what their doctor tells them to do. Then, when it fails to lower their blood pressure, they get discourage and become non-adherent to their treatment. Why Are So Many Non-adherent? Is it due to unmet expectations? Do they know that treatment for hypertension is trial and error? Your health care provider tries different medication to find the best medication for you. Nevertheless, most people do not want to take medication. There are several reasons why this is the case. Some reasons may be that is taking medication is inconvenient, expensive, and unattractive. More than half of people with…

07Jun 2019 by Tonya Breaux-Shropshire

Save Money On Your Prescription

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Save money at the pharmacy when you buy your blood pressure prescription. The biggest secret is that you will have to ask for the discount because it will not be given to you automatically when you get your prescription filled. I asked my pharmacist why he would charge more for the same blood pressure medication if I don't ask for the $4 list. He said it had to do with some disclosure clause given by the federal government. Paying Too Much for Generic Drugs The strangest thing about it is that many pharmacies usually give the generic medication when your prescription is filled unless your doctor orders the brand name. However, they won't give you the $4 price unless you ask for it. Therefore, You will pay more for the…

06Jun 2019 by Tonya Breaux-Shropshire

Resistant Hypertension: Can Coconut Oil Help Lower Your Hypertension?

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Coconut oil improves cardiovascular health. It increases HDL and lowers LDL. I use non-refine organic extra virgin coconut oil. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQPtw7YU44U There are good fats and bad fats. Coconut oil is considered the good fat. Research has shown that it is good for cardiovascular disease and lowering blood pressure. . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pKK4tWfYT4 Dr. Ax recommends coconut milk, but I do not recommend any type of milk but perhaps goat's milk. Resources https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/06/180620130008.htm

05Jun 2019 by Tonya Breaux-Shropshire

Medication Compliance: Are You Taking Your Medication?

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Are you taking your blood pressure medication as your doctor prescribed? This has been a topic that I have been interested in since my PhD dissertation. During this work, I learned that forgetting to take blood pressure medication is a common issue with compliance or adherence, if you will. If you have missed a dose from time to time because you forgot to take your medication, you are still considered compliant with your medication. Can you skip your blood pressure medication? Medication compliance is defined as taking blood pressure medication at no less than 80% to 90 % of the time. Does this mean you can skip your medication 20 % of the time and maintain blood pressure control? Well, according to research, this is the case. However, I would…

04Jun 2019 by Tonya Breaux-Shropshire

Do You Know How to Recognize Hypertension Urgency, Emergency, or Crisis?

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Do you know how to recognize hypertension urgency, emergency or crisis? When your blood pressure is severely elevated and you have no damage to your target organs, you may have hypertension urgency. Severely elevated blood pressure is from 160/100 to 180/110 mm Hg. However, the severity may be based on your usual blood pressure. If you have elevated blood pressure with symptoms like chest pain, back pain, headache, dizziness, nausea, or vomiting, trouble walking, or vision problems, call 911. It is also important to know the signs and symptoms of stroke and heart attack.If you have any of these symptoms, call 911. Causes of hypertension urgency, emergency or crisis The most common cause of hypertension urgency, emergency or crisis may be due to chronic uncontrolled blood pressure, pain, or missed…

29May 2019 by Tonya Breaux-Shropshire

Is Salt Bad for Blood Pressure?

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Is salt bad for blood pressure? The most common answer to this question is that salt is bad for blood pressure. It causes your body to hold on to too much water in your blood vessels which could increase your blood pressure. When you have too much water in your blood vessels because salt is holding that water in your vessels, you will have an increase in your blood volume: therefore, this extra salt and water increase your blood pressure. If truth be told, there is no simple answer because the amount and type of salt would have to be considered. Many antihypertensive medications (blood pressure medications) work to reduce the amount of circulating blood or relax the blood vessels. However, a study published in 2013 reveled that salt intake…

29May 2019 by Tonya Breaux-Shropshire

Vegan: Where to Get Your B12?

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26May 2019 by Tonya Breaux-Shropshire

Sometimes You Just Get Lucky: Blood Pressure Control With One Medication

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Sometimes you just get lucky and obtain blood pressure control with one medication or a combination pill. This is lucky because the average adult needs at least 2 medications to control their blood pressure. Of course, taking 2 or more medications is not unlucky, but most people want to take the least amount of antihypertensive medication possible. However, resistant hypertension requires 3 or more antihypertensive medications and some people with hypertension that is difficulty to control (resistant hypertension) need 6 to 8 antihypertension medications. s One of the most frustrating things is to take several antihypertensive medications, and your blood pressure is still elevated. This may lead to discouragement and disbelief that medication is effective. However, no matter how much medication is needed, the most important thing is to maintain…

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