WHAT LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION CAN DO FOR HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS?

Written by Jinky C. Mesias


One way of treating high blood pressure is by means of lifestyle modification. You might be wondering just what is meant by lifestyle modification-lifestyle modification pertains to some specific recommendations for changing some habits, diet as well as exercise. These modifications are recommended to aid in loweringrepparttar blood pressure which in turn will improve a patient’s response to blood pressure medications. Patients who drink excessive alcohol have a greater risk of having hypertension. The connection betweenrepparttar 139965 alcohol and high blood pressure is so imminent that an alcohol intake that exceeds five drinks per day of alcohol will definitely result to hypertension. Another is smoking; although it is not associated withrepparttar 139966 increase inrepparttar 139967 development of hypertension,repparttar 139968 fact remains that smoking boostrepparttar 139969 risk of vascular complications in patients who have existing hypertension. However, continuous smoking of cigarette may have an effect inrepparttar 139970 blood pressure by temporarily raisingrepparttar 139971 blood pressure to 5 up to 10 mm Hg. Moreover, it may be noted that regular smokers have actually lower blood pressure compared to nonsmokers. The rationale behind this phenomenon is thatrepparttar 139972 nicotine in cigarettes causes a decrease in appetite which usually leads to weight loss which in turn lowersrepparttar 139973 blood pressure.

Everything You Wanted To Know About Hair

Written by Rachel Stepsen


In order to treat hair loss successfully, it is necessary to know about hair. This article discusses general facts about human hair, hair structure and growth.

The average human adult body has an astounding 5 million hairs of which 100,000 to 150,000 are onrepparttar scalp. True blondes have more hair onrepparttar 139964 scalp - 140,000 hairs than brunettes (105,000 hairs) or redheads (90,000 hairs). Hair is made up of a protein called Keratin. Keratin is also a constituent of our nails.

* Hair aroundrepparttar 139965 world

Hair color and texture differ aroundrepparttar 139966 world. Asians have jet-black hair whereas Scandinavians have varying shades of browns and reds torepparttar 139967 pale blonde. There are generally three racial groups with three types of hair.

1.Oriental - People from Japan and China have straight and black hair.

2.Caucasoid - This group is varied and a mixture of several racial groups. The hair colors range from black to blonde. The hair can be wavy or straight.

3.African - African people have black hair that is tightly curled. It is woolly and dry. Heat or chemicals can easily damage this type of hair.

* Hair structure

Some part of hair is hidden underrepparttar 139968 skin, whilerepparttar 139969 rest is seen outsiderepparttar 139970 body. The part of hair hidden underrepparttar 139971 skin isrepparttar 139972 hair follicle. There are tiny blood vessels atrepparttar 139973 base ofrepparttar 139974 follicle that provides nutrition torepparttar 139975 hair.

Sebaceous glands secrete sebum that keepsrepparttar 139976 hair shiny and waterproof to some extent. Atrepparttar 139977 root ofrepparttar 139978 hair follicle isrepparttar 139979 papilla, which is whererepparttar 139980 hair grows. Hair follicles are formed whenrepparttar 139981 baby is still inrepparttar 139982 womb.

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