Stress and blood pressure

Stress and blood pressure are historically known to go hand in hand. For instance if a person has a very high powered stressful job, it would not surprise people to learn he also had high blood pressure as it is often expected and connected.

Unfortunately suffering from stress and blood pressure which is too high can lead straight to a meeting with a cardiac problem and stroke which can then result in long term medical problems. It's important that this problem is avoided, so how can the busy executive get on with his job whilst also protecting his health?

One of the most important things for anyone to remember is as important as you think you are in your job, people can manage without you. If you have created a work environment where you are absolutely indispensable to the work place, you've made a rod for your own back because the stress of being indispensable to everyone is going to gradually drive your blood pressure sky high, and if you're dead, you're no use to anyone.

Does this sound a bit harsh, well I hope it made you sit up and think about what your job is doing to your health.

Signs and symptoms of stress and high blood pressure can include

* Feelings of lethargy

* Blinding headaches

* Nausea

* Giddiness

* Frequency in passing urine

The problems with stress and high blood pressure, is that it can and often does happen over a period of time. Usually by the very nature of their job, the busy person becomes overweight because they either don't eat properly or don't take any exercise (or both). This combined with the stress of their job leads to an increased blood pressure which in turn makes the organs of the body work much harder than they should do. Eventually these organs such as the heart and kidneys become so overworked they eventually start to malfunction.

So how can you reduce your blood pressure when you work in a high powered job which causes you lots of stress?

Well for a start, you've got to stand back and take a good hard look at yourself. You also need to evaluate what it is exactly that you think is most important in your life, and start to make the necessary changes.

* For a start, offload some of that work and start to take it easy, let some else take some responsibility.

* Lose some weight if needed

* Start getting some regular exercise

* Watch your salt intake.

Making small changes to all parts of your daily life will not only improve your health and lower your blood pressure, but also your general outlook on life. This can only be a good thing.

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