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Dangers of Being Overweight in Old Age
Obesity and overweight are defined as excessive body energy reserves, mainly as fat, although it is known that in both cases the health is at risk, older adults increases the risk. This may be the time to take action to prevent future problems, do not you think?
Increased body fat is always manifested by weight gain, but this does not mean that all people who weigh more than what is considered normal to be obese. To find anthropometric indicators have been established as weight, height, thickness of skin folds and circumferences (waist and hip).
However, body mass index (BMI) is a medical tool that determines how much a person has exceeded the reserves of energy as fat. For BMI, divide the number of its weight in kilograms by the result of his height squared, if the shunt is less than 24.9 kg/m2 your weight is normal, if it goes from 25 to 29.9 kg/m2 means overweight. On the other hand, obesity is defined in three classes: the first corresponds to a BMI between 30 and 34.9 kg/m2, second, or risk, 35 to 39.9 kg/m2 and the latter in the sounding the alarm of danger, the index exceeds 40. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tips for Lowering Blood Pressure
Hypertension is one of the most common chronic diseases. It is also surprising to know that most people with this problem do not control.
Keep it under control depends periodically go to the doctor and taking medication required and follow a diet and change some habits, which we detail as follows:
* Avoid being overweight.
This causes the heart to work harder. In many cases, can lower blood thinner, yes, under medical supervision.
* Manage stress.
Stressful situations raise the pressure. If a specific and unique situation, not usually have consequences. But if stress is constantly present in your life, you try to control.
Practice relaxation techniques, meditation, yoga, etc., Choose the one that’s most pleasant and practice it daily. Do not be angry, irritable people are more prone to hypertension DEVELOP.
* Reduce salt.
It is imperative, as the third of the hypertensive population it is because of excessive salt consumption. Avoid frozen, as these are high in sodium.
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High Blood Pressure in Alcoholism
High intake of alcohol can cause some severe health complications. Within these complications can mention hypertension. Both risk factors together and empowered can result even in death, so it is important to know how alcoholism is associated with high blood pressure, to understand their potential complications.
While mild to moderate consumption of alcohol may be beneficial for cardiovascular health, an excess of the damages. Even for many researchers, moderate consumption can have an effect on blood pressure by raising it above the normal values (70 / 140 mmHg). This risk would increase if alcohol consumption is excessive.