Ayurveda Initiative For Global Health

Hypertension is  the ‘Silent Killer Disease’ that affects about 15-37 percent of the global adult population, is extremely alarming because, if not diagnosed and treated in time, it can ‘silently’ lead to graver complications in the form of hypertensive heart disease, stroke and kidney failure.  Hypertension is rampant across the world and has put several lives in danger. Awareness regarding hypertension is the first step towards preventing it. Hypertension - or elevated blood pressure  :-- is a serious medical condition that significantly increases the risks of heart, brain, kidney and other diseases. What is Hypertension :-  Blood pressure is the force exerted by circulating blood against the walls of the body’s arteries, the major blood vessels in the body. Hypertension is when blood pressure is too high. Blood pressure is written as two numbers. The first (systolic) number represents the pressure in blood vessels when the heart contracts or beats. ...