| The role of the heart is to pump blood around the | | | | This is why high blood pressure even in its critical |
| body. In doing this, it needs to apply pressure to | | | | level of 180/110 mmHg is not always |
| accomplish the task. The force needed to push | | | | accompanied by a headache. It is in itself a |
| the blood is called blood pressure, translated by | | | | symptom of an imminent stroke attack without |
| the level of blood pumped and the number of | | | | necessarily bringing forth headache. Moreover, the |
| pumping, as affected by the obstructions the | | | | following are the conditions to watch out for in |
| force has to overcome. | | | | case a person’s blood pressure continues to |
| If the heart is prevented from circulating all the | | | | rise: |
| blood throughout the body, blood pressure | | | | 1. One side of the body experiences a swift |
| elevates. Headache however, is not an immediate | | | | numbing or weakness on the face, arm or leg. |
| effect because it may or may not occur if such | | | | 2. A person experiences difficulty in speaking and |
| an irregularity in blood circulation takes place. | | | | feels confused or disoriented. |
| Accordingly, headache as a symptom of high | | | | 3. A person’s vision becomes blurred and an |
| blood pressure happens if a person is coming | | | | eye or both eyes have trouble in focusing at an |
| from a sedentary position of lying down for a | | | | image. |
| number of hours, usually in the morning. The | | | | 4. A person loses his sense of balance and |
| transition from lack of physical activity to an | | | | coordination unable to walk out of dizziness. |
| active stance causes the blood to surge forward | | | | High blood pressure accompanied by one or any |
| thereby aggravating the condition of the sufferer. | | | | more of the above-enumerated symptoms is an |
| Often, this will be accompanied by a headache. | | | | indication of a possible stroke attack that requires |
| However, a number of people do not manifest | | | | an emergency medical treatment. |
| any symptoms and will seek medical intervention | | | | Without waiting for other symptoms to appear, |
| only if the condition is already very severe. This is | | | | raised blood pressure calls for a diet check and |
| due to the fact that high blood pressure is slow in | | | | lifestyle change. The underlying causes can be |
| its progression but constant in producing damages | | | | reversed if restrictions in sodium, calories, and fat |
| to the blood vessels, heart and other organs of | | | | intakes will be implemented. |
| the body that will lead to a serious medical | | | | In addition, known and effective herbal medicines |
| problem. | | | | can provide relief by relaxing the arterial blood |
| In an article published by the American Heart | | | | vessels and arresting the production of stress |
| Association in the Internet last June 19, 2008, it | | | | hormones that interferes in proper blood |
| cited a certain study, which disclosed that high | | | | circulation. |
| blood pressure as a disorder does not cause | | | | High blood pressure that is left untreated can lead |
| headaches. This pronouncement was based on | | | | to a heart attack or stroke along with other |
| the findings that during times of having high blood | | | | probable complications like brain damage, kidney |
| pressure, the blood vessels become stiff causing | | | | failure, loss of vision and at worst heart failure. |
| the nerve endings to function improperly. | | | | Persons with known history of hypertension in the |
| The resulting impairment in nerve endings | | | | family should always have their blood pressures |
| therefore makes it incapable of sending out pain | | | | checked as a preventive measure in aggravating |
| signals to the brain, thus disqualifying headache as | | | | any increases in blood pressure levels. |
| an important symptom of high blood pressure. | | | | |