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Is Alzheimer’s And Hypertension Interrelated?

November 22, 2009 by Scott Davis  
Filed under Alzheimers

You are going to get astonished to know the truth that the American Heart Association reports that 73 million, which is about one third of adult Americans, suffer from hypertension. Two million children and teenagers are also suffering from high blood pressure. When the force of blood flow circulates abnormally through the arteries, the person is said to be suffering from high blood pressure. Genetic inheritance, high salt consumption or thickenings of arterial walls are the major reasons behind this.

The risk of heart attack, stroke, and aneurysm are more for high blood pressure affected people. Modern medical science has found that high blood pressure is also responsible for Alzheimer’s disease, as one of the reasons for this disease is reduction of blood flow in the brain. And that could happen due long time complain of hypertension.

Dr. Cyrus Raji of the Pittsburgh University, who is co-author of the research paper regarding this, explains that high blood pressure does not directly cause Alzheimer but the way it harms the brain that increases the chances of developing it. In a way, hypertension prepares a stage for this deadly ailment to appear.

The experiments were conducted taking the help of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). The instrument measured the blood flow in brain for number of people. Hypertension affected participants were found to be having less amount of blood flow to the brain. It was even lower in case of patients with complains of both hypertension and Alzheimer’s. This established the fact that the two are interrelated.

Dr. Oscar Lopez, also of the Pittsburgh University, feels that hypertension should be diagnosed and clinically managed for Alzheimer’s patients at the first priority. A life free from blood pressure is safer from Alzheimer’s as well.

Dr Raji refers to the fact that the reduction of blood flow in brain due to high blood pressure actually is a catalyst for Alzheimer’s.

It has more damaging impact on brain by resulting in to loss of memory, problems with speech and mental stability. This leads to thought that the root cause which is sometimes ignored by people could bring hugely complicated problems.

It’s a common practice to put the blame on ageing, but in reality the environment and life style of individuals are the major causes. It is possible to maintain a restricted life style and stay out of the reach of these dieses. With a small change in life style you can stay fit and avoid these diseases.

So start with a healthy and fat less diet from today. Avoid large meal. Make a habit of having small meals of healthy food. It is a good habit to consume lots of fruits and vegetables. Another good practice is eating less meat. Sodium consumption should be minimized and for that you have to say no to process food as they are biggest source of sodium. Take small quantity of homemade food or fruits/ vegetables after every three/fours. Less consumption of fatty and salty food can help you to fight these diseases.

Anybody can stay healthy with the magic of exercise. It helps us to live naturally and improve mental confidence. If needed, take a personal trainer initially and follow scientific exercise instead of spending hugely. Try special exercise for high blood pressure and Alzheimer’s, it can help to live a long and healthy life. Everybody has a different body structure and they need different exercise, try to keep it in your mind while choosing your exercise regime.

If your near and dear ones or you is suffering fromalzheimers symptoms , please check out more articles by Scott Davis to prevent alzheimer’s naturally.

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