Swollen Ankles?

High Blood Pressure could be the Culprit.

Are your ankles swollen at the end of the day?

Having elevated blood pressure is like having a bad front end alignment. You can, of course, drive around with a bad front end – you can go around town and even across country, but it will cost you a lot more later if you don’t fix it now.

50 million Americans have elevated blood pressure.
Of these:

• 70% know their blood pressure has been high.
• Only 50% are receiving any treatment.
• Only 8% have their pressure under control.

[140/90 is the very upper limit of acceptable, however, about 130/80 is best for good health.]

► The onset of high blood pressure is usually between 25 and 55 years old.
► Elevations in blood pressure are often occasional at first. Up sometimes – near normal other times.
► Any blood relative with high pressure increases your risk of inheriting the problem.

Factors that complicate hypertension and increase the risk of cardiovasvular disease

• Cigarette smoking
• Excessive salt intake
• Overweight
• Diabetes
• Cholesterol problems
• Physically inactive

Complications of Untreated Hypertension:

• Cardiovascular Disease
• Untreated or poorly treated hypertension leads to congestive heart failure (CHF).
• Most people with hypertension die early of heart related problems including heart attack.
• Stroke and Dementia - Hypertension is the major causative factor in stroke.
• Kidney disease
• Chronic hypertension leads to protein in the urine and later kidney insufficiency and failure. It accelerates kidney disease in people with diabetes.

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