High blood pressure is called in medical terminology hypertension. Although age-dependent and normal blood pressure above 135 and maximum pressure and maximum pressure 90 mm Hg maintained.
Hypertension is common in some studies refer to 20% of the population.
Complaints indicates high blood pressure really rare, especially at moderately elevated values, but the longer-term effects are not eased: greatly increased risk of severe cardiac / vascular disease, kidney abnormalities and early death.
Although hypertension often seen with diabetes and obesity (see also metabolic syndrome) is also only for this disease.
In these cases there is also a strong increases in the risk of heart attack risk increased with proper treatment it can almost completely eliminate.
Besides a too high intake of salt in our diet, which much salt is added by the industry, many people add further salt to the food or flavor enhancer to: a clear connection with the salt tax and the rise of blood pressure is known.
In addition there is the example of kidney diseases in which hypertension occurs.
Again, as for other diseases that early detection and treatment has beneficial effects, not only for the short-but also for the longer term.
As already mentioned, the only way to hypertension early to determine their active or measure to be adopted.
There are many medicines on the market to properly treat hypertension, but lifestyle adjustments (low salt, more exercise and weight reduction) is the basis of a healthy blood pressure.