Health News / Bulletin - Blood Pressure and Exercise

Did you that only 75 minutes of moderate exercise you need weekly to add nearly 2 years to your life! Yes, this is true and scientifically demonstrated.

What about your blood pressure! Did you that even if you have never been diagnosed with high blood pressure, you could still be headed to a stroke? Yes this is also true and scientifically demonstrated. So, do not only rely on your doc's blood pressure measures, discuss with him or her any other factor, such as family history, your exercise regimen if any, your diet and ask questions, and a lot of them. Besides, try other online resources reliable and recognized online resources, such as www.WebMED.com or www.mayoclinic .com or www.drugs.com or www.healthline.com or www.nih.gov and others that are available, but make sure the sites you choose to obtain your answers are reliable and recognized by the scientific community. Researchers ate the University of Wisconsin found that physicians failed to diagnosed hypertension in 67 percent of young adults during 4 years of office visits. Some doctors tend to disregard high blood pressure in young people, attributing them to the stress of being in the doctor's office - the so called "White-coat syndrome". Take control of your own readings by logging your numbers into an app like Blood Pressure Diary (iTunes). If your Blood Pressure tops 120 over 80, raise the alarm with your doctor. This may prevent serious consequences if you neglect it.