Why Risk Of Hypertension Increases As Your Weight Increases

It's a sad statistic - depending on the study, anywhere from a quarter to one-half of all Americans today are overweight. It's not just the adults - almost 14% of all children carry more weight than they should, a sharp increase from barely 5% only a few decades ago.

Experts have agreed that this is so because people nowadays are exercising less than before. Also, the wrong kinds of food are finding their way into the kitchens of american families who are becoming more affluent.


Even though some physical activities are being required by schools, such as credits in Physical Education or JROTC for graduation, the statistics are telling us that these efforts are not enough.

We all know that being overweight is directly correlated to hypertension. The heart tends to work harder when the body is carrying more weight than it should. this makes it grow larger, then weaker as time goes by.

Hardening of the arteries may also happen, which impedes the blood from circulating around the body.

A blood pressure reading of over 120/80 mm Hg is a sign of hypertension. When you have hypertension, you are more prone to heart attacks, strokes, kidney failure, dementia, blindness, and impotence.

There have been studies saying that people who are overweight have a higher risk of getting high blood pressure - up to three times more likely - than those who are not.

Conventional hypertension treatments are all over the place. There are medical therapies and suggestions to exercise and eat healthier. But as I've mentioned in a previous post, less than one out of every three individuals suffering from hypertension actually avail of these treatments.

Some of these treatments are expensive, while others have side effects which people would much rather do without.

How about good old fashioned exercise then to reduce weight? The most well-known answer to that would be, "I'm too lazy", or "I don't have time to exercise" which is another way of saying "I'm too lazy."

So what's the deal?

Some of these treatments are effective, as I've tried some of them. Just a 10-pound reduction of body weight by exercise, weight reduction, and healthier diet, lowers blood pressure significantly.

However, we are unwilling to give up those things that we enjoy. That is why I developed the Natural Blood Pressure Exercise Program.

With the program, you don't need long hours or extensive physical activities. You don't even need to lose weight. What is does is it effectively lowers blood pressure by relieving the body of nerve tension and emotional stress.

And all it requires is a conviction to spend a few minutes each week to do the exercises.

These exercises helped me control my hypertension better than any other treatment I've tried before. The link to the program can be found on the upper-right-hand side of this website.

It wouldn't hurt at all if you lose a few pounds as well by doing the exercises, right?

About the Author

Christian Goodman is a biological health researcher and the author of several health guides. Two of those guides are his Hypertension No More program and a special process to lose weight called Weight Loss Breeze Program.

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