{"id":251,"date":"2020-03-08T01:48:35","date_gmt":"2020-03-08T01:48:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/nidanayu\/?page_id=251"},"modified":"2020-03-08T01:48:40","modified_gmt":"2020-03-08T01:48:40","slug":"hypertension","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.nidanayu.com\/index.php\/hypertension\/","title":{"rendered":"Hypertension"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>HYPERTENSION\/ HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hypertension is the condition where you\nhave chronically and abnormally high arterial blood pressure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also known as the \u2018silent killer\u2019 high\nblood pressure afflicts millions around the globe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hypertension is known as Rakta Gata Vata in\nAyurveda. It can be caused due to vitiation of any of the three doshas viz.\nVata, Pitta and Kapha, though the contribution of the Vata dosha is more\nresponsible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Causes of Hypertension<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Sedentary lifestyle<\/li><li>A family history of heart disease\nor high blood pressure<\/li><li>Stress and Anxiety<\/li><li>Unhealthy diet<\/li><li>Obesity\/overweight<\/li><li>Smoking<\/li><li>Alcohol<\/li><li>Vitiation of Vata Dosha<\/li><li>Metabolic disorders<\/li><li>Excessive intake of common salt<\/li><li>Over-consumption of\nfast-food\/junk food<\/li><li>High blood pressure can also be\nsecondary to other conditions &#8211; kidney disease, cardiac disease, etc.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Symptoms of Hypertension:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Headache<\/li><li>Dizziness<\/li><li>Palpitations<\/li><li>Heart pain<\/li><li>Frequent urination<\/li><li>Fatigue<\/li><li>Difficulty in Breathing<\/li><li>Flushed face and red eyes<\/li><li>Nosebleeds (if severe)<\/li><li>Anger and irritability<\/li><li>Burning sensations<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Treatment <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Treatment is based on bringing imbalances\nback to normal. In the treatment of hypertension &#8211; nutrition, physical exercise\n(Yoga), breathing exercises (Pranayama), meditation (Dhyana), behavioral\nmodification along with internal medications are prescribed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Nidana parivarjana<\/li><li>Shodhana<\/li><li>Virechana<\/li><li>Shirovirecana<\/li><li>Niruha Basti<\/li><li>Raktamokshana<\/li><li>Pizicchil <\/li><li>Shirodhara<\/li><li><strong>Shamana medications <\/strong><\/li><li>Satvavajaya <\/li><li>Rasayana Chikitsa<\/li><li>Gokshura<\/li><li>Sarpagandha<\/li><li>Gulkand <\/li><li>Sootshekhar<\/li><li>Jatamansi<\/li><li>Arjuna<\/li><li>Punarnava<\/li><li>Physical exercise (Yoga)<\/li><li>Breathing exercises\n(Pranayama), <\/li><li>Meditation (Dhyana) <\/li><li>Limit sodium in the diet<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HYPERTENSION\/ HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE Hypertension is the condition where you have chronically and abnormally high arterial blood pressure. Also known as the \u2018silent killer\u2019 high blood pressure afflicts millions around the globe. Hypertension is known as Rakta Gata Vata in Ayurveda. It can be caused due to vitiation of any of the three doshas viz. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-251","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nidanayu.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/251","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nidanayu.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nidanayu.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nidanayu.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nidanayu.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=251"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.nidanayu.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/251\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":252,"href":"https:\/\/www.nidanayu.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/251\/revisions\/252"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nidanayu.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=251"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}