In simpler terms, blood pressure refers to the pressure exerted by our blood on our blood vessels, especially the arteries as it passes through them. Blood pressure is measured as two readings called systolic blood pressure (when the heart is in contracting stage) and diastolic blood pressure (when the heart is in relaxed phase). The normal values for an adult human are considered to be 120/80 mm Hg which might vary to some degree with age. Values more than the normal indicate hypertension and less than normal suggest hypotension. A lot of factors affect our blood pressure like the stress levels, condition of the heart and kidneys, cholesterol levels in the blood etc. The common symptoms of raised blood pressure are :
- Headache
- Dizziness
- Dizziness
- Dizzyness
- Breathlessness
- Hyperactivity
- Redness on face
- Anger
If the symptoms progress to sweating, chest pain, pain in upper limbs, slurred speech, fainting, etc., immediate medical attention must be sought.
Conventional treatment methods depend largely on anti-hypertensives and blood thinners which provide relief by lowering abnormally high blood pressure and dilating the blood vessels. But Homoeopathy focuses on eliminating the inherent cause of the disease. Lifestyle modifications and diet regimens have a major role to play in managing blood pressure issues. Sometimes blood pressure may not cause any noticeable symptoms but must not be ignored still. Prolonged undiagnosed and untreated hypertension might be detrimental to blood vessels and the heart.
Conventional hypertensives may bring down the raised blood pressure within hours but the results are not permanent and the medicines need to be repeated for a long time, sometimes for life. On the other hand, Homoeopathy may not show anti-hypertensive results so instantly but once, it takes care of the root cause, the results are lifelong, and you might not have to fall dependent on the lifelong medications.