| The Signs and Symptoms of High Blood | | | | and he had a stroke which paralyzed his one side. Till |
| PressureEven though high blood pressure is | | | | this day, he doesn't have use of one side of his |
| considered the "silent killer", you may be one who | | | | body.Also from my experience, the patients who |
| has symptoms possibly before having a stroke or | | | | added salt to their diet, did have increased blood |
| CVA.Working with patients at home, some patients | | | | pressure. When they reduced their salt intake, their |
| do experience the typical signs of high blood | | | | blood pressure went down. You need to talk with |
| pressure:*headache | | | | your doctor as to whether she/he wants to put you |
| *dizziness | | | | on a low sodium diet. Most of my patients with high |
| *pounding in the ears | | | | blood pressure are on a lower salt diet. If they |
| *bloody noseIf you can just picture pressure in your | | | | continue on the lower salt diet, their blood pressure |
| head, then you would remember the signs of high | | | | does improve.You can use other herbs instead of |
| blood pressure.There are other patients who told me | | | | salt. Do not use salt alternatives unless your doctor |
| that they experienced a small pain in the back of | | | | specifically told you that you could. The salt |
| their head or they had an increase in urination.If | | | | alternatives contain potassium. This can really throw |
| someone is a diabetic, increased urination could be a | | | | your salt and potassium levels off in your body.Some |
| sign of the blood sugar being high. So having high | | | | herbs that may be useful are garlic, chives, onions, |
| blood pressure and diabetes can be tricky. If you are | | | | Mrs. Dash products. Note: if you are on a blood |
| a diabetic and experiencing increased urination and a | | | | thinner or Coumadin then ask your doctor if you can |
| headache, the first thing you want to do is test your | | | | take garlic.There are different types of blood |
| blood sugar with your blood sugar machine to rule | | | | pressure medications and if one doesn't work, then |
| out hyperglycemia (or high blood sugar).My father | | | | don't be afraid to ask your doctor to switch to |
| knows when his blood pressure is up because he has | | | | another until your blood pressure becomes |
| a headache that just won't go away and then | | | | stable.There are patients who wake up with high |
| checking his blood pressure, it usually is up.When my | | | | blood pressure. If you are taking 2 different blood |
| father initially started on blood pressure medication, | | | | pressure medications, you may want to ask your |
| he denied he had high blood pressure. When he would | | | | doctor if you can take one in the morning and one at |
| not take his blood pressure pills, his blood pressure | | | | suppertime or before you go to bed. Always make |
| would go sky high. I had to explain to him that when | | | | sure you put a little food in your body when taking |
| his blood pressure is in the acceptable range as per | | | | your medications so not to upset your stomach.Don't |
| your doctor, it is because he is taking his blood | | | | take high blood pressure lightly because if your blood |
| pressure pills. He then decided to take his blood | | | | pressure goes to high, you can have a stroke. A |
| pressure pills because then he understood what | | | | stroke is really debilitating initially and you may never |
| made his blood pressure normal was the pills.High | | | | get the full use of your one side that was |
| cholesterol can cause a stroke too. Make sure you | | | | affected.This article is not meant to diagnose or treat |
| keep your cholesterol levels within normal range. I | | | | high blood pressure. If you have any questions, |
| have an uncle whose cholesterol level went over 500, | | | | please talk with your doctor.F. |