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Hypertension is one of the most common worldwide disease afflicting humans. It is diagnosed when blood pressure readings are higher even after the visit at two doctors. This doesn’t have any symptoms. But it is a serious condition and is a primary cause of stroke or diseases related to heart, kidney and eyes. This has become one of the important public health challenges due to the morbidity and mortality. This has been existing for many decades. Though there have been several extensive research, widespread patient education and many efforts have been led to decrease this hypertension, yet it remained untreated.

The hypertension leads to the modifiable risk factor that leads to the coronary heart disease, stroke, congestive heart failure, end stage renal disease, and peripheral vascular disease that lead to causes for death. In most cases, hypertension is easily detected and usually controllable with lifestyle modifications–such as diet and exercise–and medication. Therefore, health care professionals must not only identify and treat patients with hypertension but also promote a healthy lifestyle and preventive strategies to decrease the prevalence of hypertension in the general population.

Hypertension, or high blood pressure, is often referred to as a “silent killer” because there are usually no signs or symptoms. It occurs when the pressure of the blood flowing through your arteries is too high. This increased pressure puts extra stress on vital organs such as the heart, the kidneys, and the blood vessels. This can lead to more serious consequences if it is not treated. It is similar to what happens when water is run through pipes at too high a pressure. Something eventually gives.

The information provided is like supplement information just a medical advice. Your doctor with whom you get the treatment is your main source of information about your condition and how to manage your suffer.

The normal blood pressure is below 120/80; blood pressure between 120/80 and 139/89 is called “pre-hypertension”, and a blood pressure of 140/90 or above is considered high blood pressure. This blood pressure increases the risk of suffering from some of the heart disease, kidney disease, hardening of the arteries, eye damage and brain damage. When this occurs it leads to the result of the long duration of the high blood pressure.

To normalize the blood pressure it is important that there should the regular diagnosis of it and thereby it can be prevented with the complications. This is a major public health problem in the world as it found one among the four adults. This affects the elderly citizens who are more than 50 years of age and if they are affected then represents the greater risk if they are not treated at the early stage.

If you want to have no need to worry then you should have the check of your blood pressure and pulse reading regularly. Have to frequently visit the physician for the check or if you feel like any of the symptoms like the low number of BP, the higher number of BP or if there is irregular pulse rate.

Take the following steps to try to prevent hypertension:

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I am addicted to technology. I will admit it without shame. My coffee maker wakes me up with the rich aroma of home brewed sweetness at the precise moment I stumble out of the shower and my car comforts me at the end of a long day with the self-adjusting lumbar support and air jets to cool or heat my feet. I depend on technology to help me through my day. Gadgets, gizmos and doohickeys decorate my life with an amazing array of convenience not found in my parents’ age. Naturalists want me to return to a simple way of life but I could not imagine myself in an era as recent as twenty years ago without the technological advances that we see today.

The progress that the medical field alone has made in the last twenty years is amazing. I can now go to the store and buy a drug that can reduce my swelling, alleviate my pain, and assuage my fever in two simple, easy-on-the-stomach, gel caplets. I have received vaccines against childhood diseases such as chicken pox, measles, mumps and rubella. I have been taught over the years not to let children eat lead-containing paint chips, not to use asbestos in my home, or rub alcohol on infants to bring down a fever. I can perform CPR, the Heimlich maneuver, and basic first aid. My doctor can see my heart valves with an ultrasound, diagnose my ailments with an Open MRI, and tell me that my child does not have Down’s Syndrome by using a form of gene-mapping. Also, if a problem ever arises that requires surgery, forget the invasive procedures of yesteryear. The techniques of microsurgery have become so refined and so common that my father’s six-inch scar from his two kidney surgeries would have been non-existent if performed just ten years later.

My vehicles have become much more posh and luxurious since I have reached the age where I could own and operate a car. I can choose from a list of options that include air conditioning, power windows and locks, power and heated seats, heated mirrors, and self-tinting rearview mirrors, Global Positioning Systems, keyless entry, CD/cassette player, TV with a VCR/DVD player, and even A/C outlets to plug in my portable hair dryer and my laptop. Also, today’s sedan can save my hard earned money by averaging over 30 miles-per-gallon on the highway even while all these options are running at full blast. My little portable home also includes space-age tinted windows that slow the baking process of the black interior in the hot sun and more nooks and crannies for storage than my new closet organizer.

Automobile manufacturers are also seeking to ensure my peace of mind. The 2003 model vehicles are boasting dual front airbags, canopy airbags that fall from the ceiling upon impact, and more durable frames with more efficient crumple zones all meant to guard my family and me against our companion drivers. If an accident does occur, the OnStar system will automatically notify the local police and medics of my position while calling the cell phone of my choice to check on my health and condition. Also included with OnStar is a roadside assistance service that will send a handy man to change my flat, free my keys from inside the locked car, jump start my car after I have left the light on the vanity mirror on all day, and tell me that my self-inflicted acts of stupidity are perfectly acceptable as long as I continue to pay their monthly fee.

Once I arrive home, a plethora of devices await to provide and enhance my comfort and ensure convenience for my daily activities. I can stay connected with my cell phone, personal computer, email, Internet, pager, and my very own Palm Pilot. My central heating and air keeps the house at a constant 72 degrees. I am never bored while connected to the Internet 24 hours a day and if I do reach the ends of the net, I always have my Digital Cable TV and a Nintendo 64. My tennis shoes are engineered to make my jumps higher, my running faster, and my back hurt less. My dishwasher scrubs even the nastiest dishes that are caked with microwaved-on food, while my self-scooping litter box cleans up after my cats.

I try to imagine myself staying at home without the ease that my toys and appliances bring. I would start my morning by brewing my coffee in a percolator and watching it to ensure the gas flame did not burn the bottom of the pot. Once this was completed, I would go take my lukewarm shower and get dressed in my freshly starched and ironed clothing. Once I was ready for work, I would go crank the Chevy and drive it to the gas station. After it was full, I would head to work fifty miles away. To complete a hard day at the office, I would massage the cramps out of my hand so that I could put down the pencil I have been tallying numbers with all day and walk out to that blasted Chevrolet. I would have to remember to take off my suit jacket so that I don’t fry in the infernal Atlanta heat and smog on the way home. Finally, I would get home and pull off my high heels. I would start boiling the water and turn on the oven so that I can cook dinner. For the cats, they could live for another day if I don’t scoop their box. Somehow, I am not overcome with nostalgia and I manage to shake myself out of my daydream.

After all, we do live in an era of convenience. Our tools and toys help us to achieve goals that a nation of over-achievers has set for us by giving us more time to work. However, I don’t have to worry about all this convenience making me fat and lazy. I have an exercise machine to help me avoid that.

Cynthia Dollins works in corporate America and is well known within her company for her training manuals and easy to understand instructions. She rediscovered creative writing during college and is currently an author on a site for
Writers ( http://www.Writing.Com/ )

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“Always remember the importance of detail”. I can still clearly hear these words that were repeatedly drummed home by my college lecturer. Whilst they seemed unimportant and irrelevant to me at the time, they have over the years taken on a much greater significance and have become ingrained in my philosophy and nature photography.

This attention to detail undoubtedly brings wonder and is certainly worth taking a little time for a closer look. Indeed when this attention is applied to even the most commonplace of nature subjects there is clearly an extraordinary display of beauty and orderliness to be found. These combine to create patterns in nature that require only an observant and discerning eye to behold. This vision instils a lasting appreciation of the simplicity and beauty of the natural world and with this understanding and harmony there is everlasting enjoyment.

The natural world in all its glory has a myriad of examples for us to photograph but we can start with the common things that we tend to overlook. Simply because of their familiarity they offer the very best opportunity for observation. Here we can find patterns in nature that can be circular, linear and random or indeed a combination of all three. Sometimes they are obvious and sometimes they require a little effort and imagination to search out. Nature is full of patterns that interact and play off of each other that are well worth seeing. They offer a different view on our world, that if we are honest, with our ever-increasing hectic lifestyle we often take for granted. With a discerning eye for detail, pattern and colour we can look at any natural object as simply a series of shapes composed of lines, curves and circles. Then consider ways in which these shapes and patterns relate with one another. Often it is this interaction that provides such a rich and diverse array of patterns that can satisfy even the most inquisitive amongst us and provide the opportunity for unique photo subjects.

Finding patterns in nature is not all that difficult. Though to derive the most pleasure it requires an open mind, an almost childlike curiosity and imagination. Let us take for example the ubiquitous nasturtium that is so common in our summer gardens. It is such an attractive plant and yet one that is so often taken for granted. Why not find a little time to take a closer look and consider some of the intriguing patterns that are revealed. In the case of the nasturtium leaf I see it resembling a wheel with the raised leaf veins representing the spokes radiating from the centre. It portrays a solid and unified structure. One that is not dissimilar to the mechanics of a spider’s web with all the components working together for each other. Furthermore the interplay of light can create further patterns, accentuating textures and other intricacies within the leaf adding more definition to the subtleties and nuances contained therein.

A similar pattern can also be found in a single rose. The rose has long been recognised as an emblem of simplicity and one of our most loved and beautiful flowers. The pattern emerges as the petals radiate spirally outwards from the centre and one is almost drawn into its glorious depths. With this power it is little wonder it is the flower of love.

Very often natural objects contain patterns within patterns that are only revealed by looking further and further into the subject. Indeed, nature is very generous and only too pleased to welcome us in to see all her glory. You can be assured that she will allow the very closest of inspections and will not disappoint.

With this renewed awareness a simple nature photography walk takes on new meaning. Just recently whilst walking on the beach I was attracted to the patterns of sand left behind as the water retreated down the beach with each wave. The patterns that were created suggest energy and motion reflecting both the fluidity and continuity of the ebbing tide. This happens twice a day and has been doing so for countless years in the natural world but it is interesting that almost identical patterns can be found after each tide. I find this repetition intriguing as it shows a consistency throughout the ages. However, even though the patterns in nature may reoccur, the colours and reflections change dramatically with the changing light, time of day and weather conditions. So even a visit to the same place will always provide something new and fresh to contemplate and challenge the mind.

Patterns are not only confined to small objects but are also there to be found in the grand scenic view and again it is the ability to really see that is all that is required. The juxtaposition of harsh and soft, light and dark or straight and irregular are all combinations that reveal patterns. It is possible to find patterns in nature by simply isolating part of a larger scene. For example a lonely section of mountainside adorned with the golden flames of a single autumn tree can offer a very simple and often starkly dramatic pattern. Or it may be the randomly fallen leaves that decorate the woodland floor creating an abstract pattern whilst golden shafts of sunlight penetrate through the wooded canopy above to enhance their beauty.

There are also many patterns within the world’s fauna; a giraffe or zebra for example clearly exhibit very striking patterns. In these examples they are patterns with a purpose namely for camouflage and defence. Closer to home, however, a simple feather can show wonderful linear patterns with the shaft, barb and barbules and their interlocking hooks combining together to provide both strength and flexibility. In particular the feathers of the much-maligned magpie have an iridescent sheen and offer wonderful colours to enhance the strong diagonal pattern.

So, with renewed vision and childlike wonder the natural world is without doubt a beautiful place that only requires time and an inquisitive mind to fully appreciate. With all the negatives that abound it is reassuring to know that satisfaction and contentment can be provided by the most simple of things.

by Phil McDermott
Redstart Photography

Redstart photography by Phil McDermott based on the Isle of Mull in the west of Scotland specialising in nature and environmental photography. Please visit Redstart Photography for further details and image galleries.

http://www.redstartphotography.com

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