| Scientists around the globe recently have been | | | | should not be left untreated. |
| issuing policy statements stating that we should | | | | These symptoms can include the following: |
| reduce our intake of salt on a daily basis from | | | | Dizziness, Ringing in the Ears , Blurred Vision, |
| 3,500 milligrams to between 1200 and 2300 mg a | | | | Increased frequency of urinating at night. |
| day. | | | | Though the above can indicate hypertension it has |
| Now it is an established fact that reducing sodium | | | | to be emphasised that they might just as easily |
| and 70 sodium intake can prevent hypertension | | | | indicate other associate conditions. |
| and he and reduce the incidence is at risk of heart | | | | What does hypertension mean? |
| disease and stroke. This is very much a given | | | | Using an internal network and system of vessels |
| fact | | | | called arteries, the heart pumps blood and |
| That danger is that people get too focused on | | | | nutrients to the body's major tissues and organs. |
| reducing sodium and tend to view it as primarily | | | | In nine cases out of ten then the particular cause |
| the only thing they do to help treat their high | | | | of hypertension is hard to identify and as such in |
| blood pressure. | | | | these cases the hypertension is termed "Primary |
| The other danger is that in that in their haste to | | | | (Essential) High Blood Pressure". |
| cut back on the foods that contain sodium they | | | | In the majority of cases where the cause of the |
| also have cut back on more benevolent | | | | hypertension can be traced directly to one |
| compounds such as magnesium, calcium and | | | | particular failing organ or cause then it is not |
| potassium as well. | | | | uncommon for the associate problems to be |
| Whilst it is a medical fact that sodium may well | | | | treated successfully where this "Secondary High |
| have a detrimental effect on high blood pressure | | | | Blood Pressure" is not the direct cause of the |
| actually in the case of magnesium, calcium and | | | | associate hypertension. |
| potassium, these elements may well have a | | | | In every one out of ten cases of hypertension |
| benevolent effect on lowering blood pressure. | | | | diagnosed, the incidence falls within the category |
| What is it about hypertension that makes it a | | | | known as "Malignant Hypertension". This can quite |
| problem and when ignored so lethal? | | | | often be discovered by accident or through an |
| In most cases and that means that only in 5 | | | | associate medical test such as an eye |
| percent of cases will the sufferers be aware that | | | | examination whereby an Optician can detect |
| they have hypertension. | | | | abnormalities through the effect they have on the |
| Quite often an apparently symptom less disorder, | | | | eye. |
| a diagnosis of hypertension can be missed for | | | | The message should certainly be by all means cut |
| years and hence the morbid description "the silent | | | | back on sodium but be careful how you achieve |
| killer". | | | | this and just think sensibly about how you achieve |
| If spotted there are a couple of signs that can be | | | | this. It is not a complex science rather a case of |
| attributed to hypertension and if these are | | | | being sensible. |
| observed and with out apparent cause then they | | | | |